THE PRIORY OF ENGLAND AND THE ISLANDS OF THE MOST VENERABLE ORDER OF THE HOSPITAL OF ST. JOHN OF JERUSALEM

Registered charity 1077265 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST JOHN AMBULANCE, THE PRIORY OF ENGLAND AND THE ISLANDS

Provide First Aid Training, First Aid Services, Ambulance Services, Youth Services

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Religious Activities · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity delivered a net surplus of £1.3 million in 2025, marking a significant improvement from previous years and driven by disciplined financial management and operational efficiencies. While operational free reserves have increased to £19.7 million, the trustees note this is currently below the target range of £25 million to £30 million, with an expectation to reach target levels by 2030. The charity maintains adequate liquid assets and has prepared stress-tested forecasts confirming its ability to continue operating for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 03866129

Funders the charity credits

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

• The Grace Trust — “'St John Ambulance embodies compassion, dedication, and professionalism - qualities that align perfectly with our values at The Grace Trust …” (source page)

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• JONES, Rebecca Ann — director, appointed 24/06/2026not on trustee list
• SHARPE, Danny, Dr — director, appointed 24/06/2026not on trustee list
• GREWAL, Pardeep Kaur — director, appointed 04/02/2026not on trustee list
• MORRISON, Gareth Frederick — director, appointed 02/12/2025not on trustee list
• SIMMONS, Jonathan — director, appointed 02/12/2025not on trustee list
• LAWRENCE, Heather Anne — director, appointed 01/08/2025not on trustee list
• HALAI, Tara-Bella Devshi — director, appointed 05/11/2024not on trustee list
• LAWRENCE-PARR, Carole Ann — director, appointed 03/07/2024on trustee list
• WILLIAMS, Simon Paul, Rear Admiral — director, appointed 24/06/2023on trustee list
• WILLIAMS, Paul Rhys, Reverend Canon Dr — director, appointed 09/03/2023on trustee list
• KONDEL, Harpreet Kaur — director, appointed 25/10/2021not on trustee list
• WATERFIELD, Ingrid — director, appointed 24/06/2021not on trustee list
• HYUN, Tommy Kyung Won — secretary, appointed 28/07/2020

Official officers record.

Public-sector contracts awarded

From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.

Property (HM Land Registry)

8 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (8 freehold); recorded price paid £598k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: St. John Ambulance — Deregistered, 1 registered location, last inspected 26/03/2015.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

CQC provider record: St. John Ambulance — Registered, 47 registered locations, 2 regulated activities, last inspected 28/09/2022.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

Trustpilot: St John Ambulance (England) - Training courses scores 4.9/5 from 53,359 reviews (source) — reviews usually concern the charity’s shops or services, not its charitable performance.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook (296,289 likes) · instagram (54K followers)

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~11.7 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 10.4% of total income — above the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (22/02/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (13/09/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (23/08/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (14/05/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (20/03/2014) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Ashley Sweetland MBE CStJ
• Carole Ann Lawrence-Parr
• Rear Admiral Simon Paul Williams CB CVO
• Revd Canon Dr Paul Rhys Williams · trustee of 5 other charities
• Tanya Coff

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PRIORY FOR WALES OF THE MOST VENERABLE ORDER OF THE HOSPITAL OF ST JOHN OF JERUSALEM.

• THE PRIORY FOR WALES OF THE MOST VENERABLE ORDER OF THE HOSPITAL OF ST JOHN OF JERUSALEM income £8.0m
• THE LIEUTENANCY OF ENGLAND AND WALES OF THE EQUESTRIAN ORDER OF THE HOLY SEPULCHRE OF JERUSALEM income £528k
• HOSPITALLER ORDER OF SAINT JOHN OF GOD CHARITABLE TRUST income £535k
• THE ASSOCIATION OF BRITISH MEMBERS OF THE SOVEREIGN MILITARY HOSPITALLER ORDER OF ST. JOHN OF JERUSALEM OF RHODES AND OF MALTA income £1.3m
• THE PRIORY FOUNDATION income £160k
• THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY, CAMBRIDGE income £1.8m

Side by side with its peers

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