St Peter's Church

Registered charity 1159207 · since 2014stpeterschertsey.org.uk·Surrey·Updated 29 October 2026

At a glance

£6,485

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 Peter's Church does not accept unsolicited requests, so a small nonprofit should not send it a cold application; the only route is by invitation, and the best first step is to make a connection through people who already know the church.
Its total giving is modest, at £6,485 in its most recent annual report, and no typical grant size is given, so any approach should describe a small, specific need.
Its stated focus is Christian ministry and community provision through its church work, so an organisation whose work sits in that area will fit most naturally.
Because its tithe goes to a set group of four or five trusts identified every three years, the window for a new recipient is narrow, and the church's own relationships are likely to matter more than a written proposal.

Overview

St Peter's Church is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1159207).

St Peter's Church is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1159207). Its purpose is promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the church, and it seeks to minister widely across Chertsey and serve the wider community. Its most recent annual report records £6,485 awarded. The PCC aims to give 10% of congregational giving to a General Fund, identifies four or five charitable trusts as recipients of its tithe every three years, and also gives funds to other charitable trusts each year.

What they fund

Priority Areas

St Peter's Church’s primary objective is the promotion of the gospel of Jesus Christ according to Church of England doctrines and practices. It seeks to minister widely across Chertsey, drawing men, women and children into a living relationship with Jesus Christ and serving the wider community. Its church work includes provision for the community through baptisms, funerals and weddings, and ministry to retired people, babies, children, teenagers and families. Alongside this work, the PCC directs its tithe to four or five charitable trusts, with local, national and international recipients, and gives funds to other charitable trusts each year. The website describes members’ giving as supporting the church’s provision for its community.

Themes

Christian ministry

How to apply

Every three years the PCC identifies four or five charitable trusts as recipients of its tithe; it also gives funds to other charitable trusts each year.

Where they fund

Registered area of operation (Charity Commission)

Surrey

Similar funders

Funders supporting work similar to St Peter's Church.

St Peter's Church HammersmithNo public process St Peter'sNo public process The Ecclesiastical Parish of All Saints WestonNo public processGave £1,180 St Peter’s PCCNo public processGave £8,983 St Peter's ChurchNo public processGave £2,805 St Mary's Church, Thorpe, SurreyNo public process The Bourne ParishNo public processGave £110 St Peter's and St Francis'No public processGave £2,835 St Nicolas GuildfordNo public processGave £6,870 St Peter’s CharityNo public processGave £67,154

Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 December 2021	£192,084	£204,772	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2021
year to 31 December 2022	£351,331	£279,194	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2022
year to 31 December 2023	£441,099	£273,630	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2023
year to 31 December 2024	£261,396	£291,748	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2024
year to 31 December 2025	£217,325	£291,240	£6,485	Accounts for year to 31 December 2025

Grants paid, year to 31 December 2025: grants awarded in the year, as reported in the accounts.

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.