St Peter’s Charity
At a glance
Key takeaways
- St Peter's Charity's small grant-making trust makes grants to healthcare and disability charities, so work in those fields is the clearest fit.
- Its Relief in Sickness scheme helps poor people who are sick, convalescent, disabled or infirm, through items, services or facilities that are not readily available from other sources.
- It prefers local charitable organisations that give direct support to people with illness or disability in financial need or not means assessed, and it prefers projects that are not salary costs, so a request for salaries will sit less well.
- Typical grants in the annual report fall between £1,500 and £6,500, with about 8 in 10 of its 16 grants to organisations in that band, a median of about £3,350 and a largest grant of £10,000, so a modest request near the middle of that range is realistic.
- No application process is publicly published and the trustees' sub-committee meets once a year to consider requests, so ask the charity about timing before you write; grants have mainly gone to Woking and Surrey, but no geographic focus is stated as a condition.
Overview
St Peter’s Charity is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1177879).
St Peter's Charity runs St Columba's House, cares for the last remaining Sister of the Order of St Peter and its dependants, and has a small grant-making trust that makes grants to healthcare and disability charities. Grants were made to the total of £57,154, of which £23,159 came from endowed income (net of fees) and £33,995 from general funds income.
What they fund
Priority Areas
St Peter’s Charity’s small grant making trust makes grants to healthcare and disability charities. Its Relief in Sickness scheme is for relieving poor people in need who are sick, convalescent, disabled, handicapped or infirm, through items, services or facilities calculated to alleviate suffering or assist recovery where these are not readily available from other sources. It prefers local charitable organisations delivering direct support to people with illness or disability in financial need or not means assessed, and prefers projects that are not salary costs. Its wider charitable purposes also include supporting Christian activity at home or overseas and advancing health and wellbeing of mind, body and spirit.
Themes
- Healthcare
- Disability
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the annual report shows grants mainly in Woking and Surrey.
What they don't fund
- Grants to organisations other than local charitable organisations which deliver direct support to those with illness or disability in financial need or not means assessed (preference)
- Projects which are salary costs (preference)
- Items, services, or facilities which are readily available to them from other sources
How to apply
The trustees’ sub-committee meets once a year to consider grant requests and allocate restricted income from endowed, invested funds.
Application success factors
What the charity says:
- It prefers local charitable organisations that deliver direct support to people with illness or disability in financial need or not means assessed.
- It prefers projects that are not salary costs.
Where they fund
Where its grants have gone
- Woking
- Surrey
Similar funders
Funders supporting work similar to St Peter’s Charity.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 16 grants in year to 31 December 2025 by size
Median £3,427 (year to 31 December 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:
- Holy Cross Korea£10,000year to 31 December 2025
- Woking LinkAble£6,500year to 31 December 2025
- Woking & Sam Beare Hospices£6,000year to 31 December 2025
- Brigitte Trust£5,000year to 31 December 2025
- Cherry Trees£5,000year to 31 December 2025
- TALK£5,000year to 31 December 2025
- East to West£3,500year to 31 December 2025
- Woking Strokeability£3,500year to 31 December 2025
Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts. Not included above: 1 whose recipient could not be identified.
Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 December 2021 | £526,786 | £607,829 | £56,200 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2021 |
| year to 31 December 2022 | £565,892 | £692,304 | £75,358 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2022 |
| year to 31 December 2023 | £686,909 | £753,662 | £49,344 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2023 |
| year to 31 December 2024 | £695,237 | £855,053 | £55,878 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2024 |
| year to 31 December 2025 | £707,713 | £974,131 | £67,154 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2025 |
Income vs grants paid
IncomeGrants paid
Total value each financial year
Grants paid stayed within income across the 5 years shown.
- Grants paid, year to 31 December 2021; year to 31 December 2022; year to 31 December 2023; year to 31 December 2024: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
- 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.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
- stcolumbashouse.org.uk
- stcolumbashouse.org.uk/about-us/the-charity-today · read on 30 October 2026
- stcolumbashouse.org.uk/contact-us · read on 30 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 31 December 2025)
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 30 October 2026.
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At a glance
Applying to St Peter’s Charity?
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Contact
- 01483 766498source
- St Columba’s House, Maybury Hill, Woking, Surrey, GU22 8ABsource
- stcolumbashouse.org.uk
Applying to St Peter’s Charity?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- 01483 766498source
- St Columba’s House, Maybury Hill, Woking, Surrey, GU22 8ABsource
- stcolumbashouse.org.uk