St Mary's College Trust
What it does
The advancement of higher and further education by: (a) The maintenance for members of the University College of religious services; (b) Furtherance of the work of a Chaplaincy at the University college; (c) The promotion of research in, and development of religious education; (d) The education and training of persons who are, or intend to become, engaged as teachers or otherwise in work connected
Its charitable purposes
THE ADVANCEMENT OF HIGHER AND FURTHER EDUCATION BY (A)THE MAINTENANCE FOR MEMBERS OF THE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF RELIGIOUS SERVICES. (B)FURTHERANCE OF THE WORK OF A CHAPLAINCY AT THE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE. (C)THE PROMOTION OF RESEARCH IN, AND DEVELOPMENT OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION. (D)THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF PERSONS WHO ARE, OR INTEND TO BECOME, ENGAGED AS TEACHERS OR OTHERWISE IN WORK CONNECTED WITH RELIGIOUS EDUCATION; (E)THE GRANTING OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER OR FURTHER EDUCATION ESTABLISHED FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES ONLY AT WHICH PROVISION IS MADE FOR THE TRAINING OF TEACHERS; FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE SCHEME.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- How it works
- Makes grants to individuals
- Makes grants to organisations
- Other charitable activities
Where it works
- In Wales
- Throughout Wales
Area of benefit in its governing document: General
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 July 2025, it had income of £41,487 and spent £82,432.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2025 | £41,487 | £82,432 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 July 2024 | £39,322 | £61,335 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 July 2023 | £40,709 | £23,090 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 July 2022 | £38,311 | £22,396 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 July 2021 | £39,318 | £63,030 | 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 6%, from £39,318 in the year to 31 July 2021 to £41,487 in the year to 31 July 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 199% of its income in the year to 31 July 2025. It spent more than its income in 3 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 July 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 July 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 July 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
13 trustees run the charity.
- The Right Reverend GREGORY KENNETH CAMERONChair
- Christine Barker-Jones
- Enlli Mon Thomas
- Helen Ruth Pritchard
- Joshua Andrews Dr
- Louise Margaret Williams
- Lucy Huskinson
- Professor Edmund Burke
- Rev Andy Stuart Grimwood
- Rev Robert Townsend
- The Reverend Canon Tracy Jane Jones
- The Rt Revd Dr Manon Ceridwen James
- Tricia Kathleen Sterling
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2025 | 31 May 2026 | Received 8 December 2025, 174 days early | Received 8 December 2025 |
| 31 July 2024 | 31 May 2025 | Received 1 February 2025, 119 days early | Received 1 February 2025 |
| 31 July 2023 | 31 May 2024 | Received 5 February 2024, 116 days early | Received 5 February 2024 |
| 31 July 2022 | 31 May 2023 | Received 17 February 2023, 103 days early | Received 17 February 2023 |
| 31 July 2021 | 31 May 2022 | Received 21 April 2022, 40 days early | Received 21 April 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 525787
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 6 October 1965
- Governing document
- SCHEME SEALED 4TH JANUARY 1972 AS VARIED BY SCHEME OF 30 NOVEMBER 1976
- Council area of its contact address
- Denbighshire
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.