St Matthias Church

Registered charity 1130983 · since 2009st-matthias-church.org·Torbay·Updated 29 October 2026

At a glance

£14,455

Annual giving, year to 31 December 2025

From filed accounts

Invitation only

Unsolicited applications are not accepted

This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. Don't spend time on an approach; the similar funders below support the same kind of work.

Key takeaways

St Matthias Church takes applications by invitation only and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a cold application is unlikely to be considered.
Your best first step is a personal contact through your own church or network to ask whether an approach would be welcome.
Its giving supports other churches, the local community and charitable organisations, so frame any request around one of those themes.
The annual report shows annual giving of £14,455, a figure the register does not confirm, so a modest request is more realistic than a large one, though no grant range is stated.
The annual report gives no geographic focus, so do not assume the area either way; the Charity Commission records its area of operation as Torbay.

Overview

St Matthias Church is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1130983).

St Matthias Church is a charity whose purpose is promoting, in the ecclesiastical parish, the whole mission of the Church. It also serves the local community through religious services, meeting, function and catering facilities for a wide variety of local groups and societies, and Pre-School facilities for local children. Its annual giving is £14,455 according to the annual report. Six main recipients receive support each year, namely Church Mission Society, Church Pastoral Aid Society, Linx Christian Youth Trust, Mission to Seafarers, Torbay United and Tearfund, and the full Mission Tithe represents 10% of voluntary income.

What they fund

Priority Areas

The foundation's stated giving supports other churches, the local community and charitable organisations. It maintains a commitment to paying a full Mission Tithe from voluntary income. Six main recipients receive support each year, and additional charities are chosen annually to receive a tithe donation. This organisational giving sits alongside the church's wider purpose of promoting the whole mission of the Church, including pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical work. The PCC also has operational and maintenance responsibilities for the Church and Church Centre, and oversees its assets and activities.

Themes

Churches
Local community support

How to apply

The charity states that it takes applications by invitation only.

Where they fund

Registered area of operation (Charity Commission)

Torbay

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Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 December 2021	£369,203	£310,081	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2021
year to 31 December 2022	£423,986	£355,635	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2022
year to 31 December 2023	£348,760	£363,831	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2023
year to 31 December 2024	£420,711	£382,219	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2024
year to 31 December 2025	£463,791	£453,427	£14,455	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.