St Matthew's Worthing

Registered charity 1134774 · since 2010stmatthewsworthing.org·International, Worthing·Updated 29 October 2026

At a glance

£27,027

Annual giving, year to 31 December 2025

From filed accounts

year to 31 December 2024 grants not yet published.

Key takeaways

St Matthew's Worthing's stated priorities are Christian outreach in Worthing and further afield, and charities mostly with a Christian foundation, so work with a clear Christian mission or Christian foundation is the closest fit.
Its total annual giving is £27,027, which may include grants to individuals, and no typical or largest grant is stated, so a modest request is the realistic size to consider.
No application process is published, so the sensible first step is to get in touch using the contact shown and ask how the PCC considers requests.
Giving is decided by the PCC and runs through personal contacts, so a relationship with the church is likely to count for more than a cold application.

Overview

St Matthew's Worthing is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1134774).

St Matthew's Worthing is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales, and its PCC exists to promote the whole mission of the Church in the ecclesiastical parish. Its Tithe Fund receives ten percent of donations to the General Fund and distributes it to mission causes outside the parish, as the PCC determines. Its giving also covers Christian outreach in Worthing and further afield, missionaries and mission organisations, and local, national and international charities, mostly with a Christian foundation. The annual report gives annual giving of £27,027.

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 directs its tithe to mission causes outside the parish, as determined by the PCC. It supports Christian outreach activities in Worthing and further afield, and missionaries and mission organisations working in various countries. It also supports local, national and international charities, mostly with a Christian foundation. The church describes its support for outreach as both prayer and finance, and says it has personal contact with people serving in a variety of nations and people groups. Its giving encompasses mission work beyond the parish alongside charitable work in the local community, with Christian outreach and a mostly Christian-founded charity portfolio among its stated priorities.

Themes

Christian mission
Christian charities

Geographic Focus

Priority: Worthing; international.

How to apply

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

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

International
Worthing

Similar funders

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6 years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 December 2020	£171,691	£207,710	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2020
year to 31 December 2021	£192,854	£219,417	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2021
year to 31 December 2022	£328,554	£322,013	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2022
year to 31 December 2023	£267,197	£254,475	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2023
year to 31 December 2024	£278,173	£277,692	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2024
year to 31 December 2025	—	—	£27,027	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.