The United Society Partners in the Gospel

Registered charity 234518 · since 1964uspg.org.uk·International·Updated 30 October 2026

At a glance

£1.7M

Annual giving, year to 31 December 2025

From the Charity Commission register

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

USPG works through partnerships with churches of the Anglican Communion and the communities they serve, so a grant writer should check first that their work fits that partnership model.
The annual report does not state a grant range, and the one stated figure is up to £15,000 for an Exchanging Places programme, where sending and receiving churches are also expected to contribute to appointment costs.
Do not send an unsolicited request, because USPG accepts applications by invitation only.
For Exchanging Places, the receiving church makes its request through its USPG Regional Director on the Receiving Church Form, and Regional Managers discuss applications with bishops before formal submission, so the approach is relationship-led.
Organisations seeking a staff appointment from the same diocese to a post in the same diocese should not apply to Exchanging Places, because it excludes that.

Overview

The United Society Partners in the Gospel is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 234518).

The United Society Partners in the Gospel is a registered charity that partners churches across the Anglican Communion in rethinking mission, energising church and championing justice. It has played a significant role in worldwide Christian mission since its foundation and runs over 60 programmes across the global church. Its annual giving was £1,729,011 according to the Charity Commission register. Its programmes include Community Engagement & Health, Leadership, Strengthening capacity and locally identified initiatives, and it also makes one-off emergency response grants to partners facing a natural or man-made emergency.

What they fund

Priority Areas

USPG works through partnerships with churches of the Anglican Communion and the communities they serve, developing programmes jointly with partners to meet their strategic needs and priorities. Its programmes include community engagement and health, leadership, strengthening capacity and locally identified initiatives, alongside theological education, church health and advocacy for justice on issues including race, gender, climate and economic equity. Through Exchanging Places, partner churches share mission personnel and expertise across the Communion; USPG facilitates links, recruitment and practical support and may contribute to appointment costs. The programme prioritises South-South exchanges while welcoming participation from all parts of the Communion. Partnerships are built on mutual support, encouragement and shared knowledge, and programme funding is formalised through memoranda of understanding.

Themes

Community Engagement & Health
Leadership
Strengthening capacity
Theological education
Church health
Justice
Mission personnel exchanges

Geographic Focus

Priority: Worldwide.

What they don't fund

Exchanging Places only: staff appointment from the same diocese to posts in the same diocese

How to apply

For Exchanging Places, a receiving partner church seeking recruitment help submits a completed Receiving Church Form through its USPG Regional Director. Regional Managers discuss applications with the bishops before formal submission, then submit forms, recommendations and a jointly agreed budget for Global Mission Team review.

Application success factors

What the charity says:

The programme prioritises South-South exchanges, while welcoming participation from all parts of the Anglican Communion.
Sending and receiving churches are expected to contribute financially to the appointment costs.
A mutually agreed joint budget is the starting point for a successful appointment.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

International

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Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 December 2021	£3,124,000	£3,114,000	£1,166,000	Accounts for year to 31 December 2021
year to 31 December 2022	£3,397,000	£3,299,000	£1,621,000	Accounts for year to 31 December 2022
year to 31 December 2023	£3,680,000	£3,912,000	£1,304,995	Accounts for year to 31 December 2023
year to 31 December 2024	£3,411,000	£4,197,000	£1,488,187	Accounts for year to 31 December 2024
year to 31 December 2025	£5,032,000	£4,503,000	£1,729,011	Accounts for year to 31 December 2025

Income vs grants paid

IncomeGrants paid

Total value each financial year

YE 2021

£1.2M grants

YE 2022

£1.6M grants

YE 2023

£1.3M grants

YE 2024

£1.5M grants

YE 2025

£1.7M grants

Grants paid stayed within income across the 5 years shown.

Grants paid, all years: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).

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.