The Community of St Mary the Virgin at Wantage

Analysis

The Community of St Mary the Virgin at Wantage is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wantage. It was registered in January 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and religious activities, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending September 2025, The Community of St Mary the Virgin at Wantage reported income of £380k and spending of £1.8m, spending 482% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £287k to £380k (+32%), an average of +7.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 512% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Community of St Mary the Virgin at Wantage sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Veterans with Dogs (£380k), County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust Charity (£380k) and Alstrom Syndrome UK (£379k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.