Burke Bequest
What it does
Relieving the charitable needs of the elderly, infirm and disabled of the congregation of St Peters including those suffering from financial hardship, sickness, poor health and both physical and mental disability. These needs include the provision of equipment and facilities to the Church of St Peters Monkmoor to enable use of the Church by the elderly infirm and disabled.
Its charitable purposes
FOR RELIEVING THE CHARITABLE NEEDS OF THE ELDERLY OF THE CONGREGATION OF ST PETERS INCLUDING THOSE SUFFERING FINANCIAL HARDSHIP SICKNESS AND POOR HEALTH; AND FOR RELIEVING THE CHARITABLE NEEDS OF THE INFIRM AND DISABLED OF THE CONGREGATION OF ST PETERS INCLUDING THOSE SUFFERING FROM PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DISABILITY; WHICH CHARITABLE NEEDS MAY INCLUDE THE PROVISION OF EQUIPMENT OR FACILITIES TO THE CHURCH OF ST PETER MONKMOOR TO ENABLE USE OF THE SAID CHURCH BY THE ELDERLY INFIRM AND DISABLED; IN SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION SHALL THINK FIT.
Causes
- What it works on
- Health and saving lives
- Disability
- Preventing or relieving poverty
- Religious activities
- Environment, conservation and heritage
- Who it helps
- Older people
- Disabled people
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- How it works
- Makes grants to individuals
- Makes grants to organisations
Where it works
- Elsewhere
- Shropshire
Area of benefit in its governing document: St Peters Monkmoor, Shrewsbury
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2026, it had income of £1,127 and spent £1,750.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £1,127 | £1,750 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2025 | £1,290 | £860 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | £921 | £900 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | £565 | £1,500 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £28 | £2,092 | Not reported | Not reported |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 3,925%, from £28 in the year to 31 March 2022 to £1,127 in the year to 31 March 2026.
- Spending against income
- It spent 155% of its income in the year to 31 March 2026. It spent more than its income in 3 of the 5 years shown.
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
4 trustees run the charity.
- Bernice Doris Firmin
- Christine Julie Poharyskyi
- Hannah Elaine Smith
- Katherine Elisabeth May
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 4 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | 31 January 2027 | Received 22 September 2026, 131 days early | Not required |
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 6 October 2025, 117 days early | Not required |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 7 January 2025, 24 days early | Not required |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 17 May 2024, 107 days late | Not required |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 21 November 2022, 71 days early | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1118197
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 2 March 2007
- Governing document
- TRUST DEED DATED 4 MAY 2006.
- Website
- www.shrewsburyabbey.com
- Council area of its contact address
- Not matched to a council area
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 18 April 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.