St Mary's Church, Saffron Walden

Registered charity 1128863 · since 2009stmaryssaffronwalden.org·Essex·Updated 29 October 2026

At a glance

£10,179

Annual giving, year to 31 December 2025

From filed accounts

Key takeaways

The PCC supports only a small number of charitable entities, reviews its amounts and recipients each year, and publishes no application process, so a cold application is unlikely to be the best route in; start with the contact shown.
No grant range is stated and annual giving is £10,179 in total, which may include grants to individuals, so a modest, specific request is the realistic kind to make.
Its giving combines regular support for a few chosen bodies with special collections for appeals and foodbank support, so check whether your need fits one of those routes.
Its aim is to give between 5 and 10% of planned giving, which is a share of planned giving rather than of grants, so do not read it as a fixed share of its grant money.
No eligibility rules or exclusions are stated, so nothing here rules you out, but ask the contact before the annual review of amounts and recipients.

Overview

St Mary's Church, Saffron Walden is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1128863).

St Mary's Church, Saffron Walden is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales, and its purpose is promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church. The PCC supports a small number of charitable entities, both at home and overseas, including the local Church of England Primary School in Saffron Walden. It aims to give between 5 and 10% of planned giving, and its annual giving is £10,179.

What they fund

Profile based on the charity's Charity Commission register entry and annual report (year to 31 December 2025) only. Every statement is checked against them. Sources read on 25 October 2026.

Priority Areas

The PCC supports a small number of charitable entities, both at home and overseas, including a local Church of England primary school. Its aim is to give between five and ten per cent of planned giving, with amounts and recipients reviewed annually. It also holds occasional special collections for appeals and foodbank support. Its grants therefore combine a small set of regularly reviewed charitable support with additional collections for particular causes, and include local as well as overseas giving. Its charitable grants form part of the parish council's wider church work.

How to apply

No application process is published in the charity's annual report, its register entry or its website. The contact shown is for getting in touch.

Where they fund

Registered area of operation (Charity Commission)

Essex

Similar funders

Funders supporting work similar to St Mary's Church, Saffron Walden.

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Chigwell and Chigwell RowNo public processGave £2,782 Chelsfield: St Martin of ToursNo public processGave £6,213 St Mary RedcliffeNo public processGave £8,718 Redditch Holy TrinityNo public process Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of WadhurstNo public processGave £14,500 St Mary's Church, WendoverNo public processGave £9,134 St Philips Church, W8RollingGave £1,432 St Peter's PrestburyNo public processGave £7,240 St Thomas of Canterbury Church of EnglandNo public processGave £3,508 Bramhall Parish ChurchNo public process

Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 December 2021	£273,214	£336,966	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2021
year to 31 December 2022	£361,397	£401,155	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2022
year to 31 December 2023	£397,783	£303,440	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2023
year to 31 December 2024	£259,365	£313,045	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2024
year to 31 December 2025	£279,661	£277,035	£10,179	Accounts for year to 31 December 2025

Grants paid, year to 31 December 2025: the accounts do not say whether this is grants awarded or paid.

Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.