Guild of Servants of the Sanctuary
What it does
Religious activities
Its charitable purposes
1. TO RAISE THE SPIRITUAL TONE OF ALTAR SERVERS. 2. TO PROMOTE A DISINTERESTED AND CONSCIENTIOUS PERFORMANCE OF THE DUTIES OF ALTAR SERVERS. 3. TO ENCOURAGE MORE FREQUEST ATTENDANCE AT THE HOLY EUCHARIST IN ADDITION TO TIMES OF DUTY.
Causes
- What it works on
- Religious activities
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- How it works
- Provides services
Where it works
- Elsewhere
- Throughout England and Wales
Area of benefit in its governing document: Not Defined
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £32,270 and spent £12,986.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £32,270 | £12,986 | Not reported | 20 |
| 31 December 2024 | £28,469 | £20,348 | Not reported | 20 |
| 31 December 2023 | £31,852 | £17,356 | Not reported | 20 |
| 31 December 2022 | £165,969 | £147,829 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2021 | £119,853 | £113,751 | 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
- Down 73%, from £119,853 in the year to 31 December 2021 to £32,270 in the year to 31 December 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 40% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025. It spent less than its income in each of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 December 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
3 trustees run the charity.
- Father Darren Smith SSCChair
- James Farmer
- Michael Andrew
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | 31 October 2026 | Received 22 October 2026, 9 days early | Received 22 October 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | Received 17 October 2025, 14 days early | Received 17 October 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | Received 16 October 2024, 15 days early | Received 16 October 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | Received 21 October 2023, 10 days early | Received 21 October 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | Received 3 October 2022, 28 days early | Received 3 October 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 251735
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 2 August 1967
- Governing document
- MINUTES OF INAUGURAL MEETING HELD ON 3RD DECEMBER 1898 AS AMENDED BY MINUTES OF MEETING OF THE 20TH MAY 1967
- Website
- guildofservantsofthesanctuary.co.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.