POOR VICAR'S CHARITY

Registered charity 266091 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To augment the stipend of ten poor Vicars in the Diocese of Canterbury and ten poor Vicars in the Diocese of Ely

Objects

TO AUGMENT THE STIPENDS OF 10 POOR VICARS IN THE DIOCESE OF CANTERBURY AND 10 POOR VICARS IN THE DIOCESE OF ELY.

Area of benefit: DIOCESES OF CANTERBURY AND ELY

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity maintained its going concern status with unrestricted reserves of £67,785 against total net assets of £1,552,603. The trustees noted that investment underperformance in 2025 led to capital losses, though dividend income increased. The charity aims to distribute all available net income annually, retaining any surplus to reinvest for future income generation.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Growing Faith Foundation — “We Hear You has been released for 2025 by the Growing Faith Foundation, in conjunction with the 30k Project.” (source page)

Trustees · trustee networks

• The Rt. Revd Dagmar Winter
• The Rt. Revd Rose Josephine Hudson-Wilkin

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Cambridgeshire · Hertfordshire · Kent · Norfolk

Income and spending

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