St Stephen's

Registered charity 1131378 · since 2009st-stephens.org.uk·United Kingdom·Updated 30 October 2026

At a glance

£190k

Annual giving, year to 31 December 2025

From filed accounts

£3,000 to £15,500

Grant range

From the annual report's grant list

From the named grants only. A further £915 went in grants the report doesn't itemise.

£5,000

Typical grant (median)

10 published grants

Key takeaways

St Stephen's is a church-linked funder, and its grants so far have gone to churches, charitable organisations, a school and other parishes, so a church or community project with a faith base is the closest fit to its record.
Its stated priority is the UK, and no exclusions are stated, so no group should be ruled out on the basis of what is published.
Typical grants reported in the annual report have run from £3,000 to £15,500, with a median of £5,000, so a request in that region is a sensible starting point.
No application process is published, so your first step should be to get in touch using the contact the charity shows.
Its Transforming Communities initiative selects only a small number of local and international projects, so expect strong competition for that route.

Overview

St Stephen's is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1131378).

St Stephen's is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. It exists to promote the whole mission of the Church in its ecclesiastical parish, with a vision of being an outward-looking church that serves its community and the wider world with the good news of Jesus. Each year it gives 15-20% of its income to mission partners in the UK and overseas, and its annual giving is £190,126. Its work includes wider-church support, social action partnerships and an annual fundraising initiative for a small number of local and international community projects.

What they fund

Priority Areas

St Stephen’s gives to mission partners in the UK and overseas, and directs 15–20% of its income to this work. Its wider-church work aims to resource churches at home and abroad through prayer, courageous generosity and strategic partnerships with people and organisations. It also runs an annual fundraising initiative for a small number of carefully chosen local and international community projects whose activities transform lives and bring lasting change. The church supports individuals and families sent on mission and works through social action partnerships. Its organisational grants have included churches, charitable organisations and a school, alongside support to other parishes.

Themes

Wider church
Community projects
Mission partnerships
Social action partnerships

Geographic Focus

Priority: The UK.

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.

Application success factors

What the charity says:

The Transforming Communities initiative selects a small number of local and international projects whose activities transform lives and bring lasting change.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

United Kingdom

Similar funders

Funders supporting work similar to St Stephen's.

St Stephen's TonbridgeNo public processGave £34,202 St Stephen's Church, EalingNo public processGave £38,425 City Rise St Mark's BatterseaNo public processGave £38,028 PCC of All Saints Church, Weston, BathNo public processGave £34,383 St Michael's Church, Stoke GiffordNo public processGave £118k The Anglican and Methodist Church of St. Andrew Paddock WoodInvitation onlyGave £25,172 St John's ChurchNo public processGave £6,907 St Nicholas ChurchRollingGave £58,100 Gunnersbury Baptist ChurchNo public processGave £25,173 Holy Trinity CambridgeFixed deadlinesGave £104k

Grants

10 published grants analysed · median £5,000

How much do they typically give?

Share of 10 grants in year to 31 December 2025 by size

£2.5k–£5k20%

£5k–£10k40%

£10k–£25k40%

Median £5,000 (year to 31 December 2025)

The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:

Hope Church Hounslow
£15,416year to 31 December 2025
Safe Families for Children
£15,416year to 31 December 2025
St Peter’s Church, Norbiton
£15,416year to 31 December 2025
The Nehemiah Project
£15,416year to 31 December 2025
ASHA
£5,000year to 31 December 2025
SEEN
£5,000year to 31 December 2025
St Stephen's School
£5,000year to 31 December 2025
TWMAS/Crosslight
£5,000year to 31 December 2025

Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts. Not included above: 1 with no named recipient; 1 line covering other, unnamed recipients (£915).

6 years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 December 2020	£1,041,327	£978,286	£174,371	Accounts for year to 31 December 2020
year to 31 December 2021	£1,026,184	£1,073,852	£161,455	Accounts for year to 31 December 2021
year to 31 December 2022	£1,310,867	£1,331,146	£209,162	Accounts for year to 31 December 2022
year to 31 December 2023	£1,240,172	£1,303,441	£207,418	Accounts for year to 31 December 2023
year to 31 December 2024	£1,253,699	£1,153,525	£158,166	Accounts for year to 31 December 2024
year to 31 December 2025	—	—	£190,126	Accounts for year to 31 December 2025

Income vs grants paid

IncomeGrants paid

Total value each financial year

YE 2020

£174k grants

YE 2021

£161k grants

YE 2022

£209k grants

YE 2023

£207k grants

YE 2024

£158k grants

Grants paid stayed within income across the 5 years shown.

Grants paid, year to 31 December 2020; 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.