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

Latest income
£98.8m
Latest spending
£100.7m
Registered
1999

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

Total income
£101.9m
Total spending
£100.7m
Cost of raising funds
£10.6m
Reserves (reported)
£98.3m
Employees
1,290

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

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Trustees

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Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£98.8m£100.7m
31/12/2024£106.9m£108.2m
31/12/2023£107.9m£124.1m
31/12/2022£120.1m£120.4m
31/12/2021£114.1m£106.6m

Common questions

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

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE PRIORY OF ENGLAND AND THE ISLANDS OF THE MOST VENERABLE ORDER OF THE HOSPITAL OF ST. JOHN OF JERUSALEM as a grant recipient include THE MEDLOCK CHARITABLE TRUST, THE ROSE FOUNDATION, THE ARDEOLA CHARITABLE TRUST, DEVELOPMENTS IN LITERACY UK (UK), THE ICELAND FOODS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmount
THE MEDLOCK CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1.0m
THE ROSE FOUNDATIONFY2023£568k
THE ARDEOLA CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£119k
DEVELOPMENTS IN LITERACY UK (UK)FY2023£75k
THE ICELAND FOODS CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£50k
MISSION INDIAFY2023£30k
THE ROSE FOUNDATIONFY2022£25k
JOHN JAMES BRISTOL FOUNDATIONFY2023£12k
PEACOCK CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£11k
THE ADINT CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£10k
THE W A HANDLEY CHARITY TRUSTFY2023£10k
THE NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£10k
THE ADINT CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£10k
QUEENBOROUGH FISHERY TRUSTFY2023£8k
DUDLEY AND GEOFFREY COX CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£7k
DUDLEY AND GEOFFREY COX CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£6k
THE IAN FLEMING CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£5k
THE ARDEOLA CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£5k
THE ARDEOLA CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£5k
THE MURIEL AND GERSHON COREN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£5k
CLARK FOUNDATIONFY2024£5k
THE CADOGAN CHARITYFY2023£5k
THE ANTHONY AND ELIZABETH MELLOWS CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2023£5k
THE ROTHERMERE FOUNDATIONFY2023£5k
THE R C SNELLING CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£4k
THE SUNRISE (SIDMOUTH) CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£3k
THE ISABEL BLACKMAN FOUNDATIONFY2023£3k
THE DE BRYE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£2k
THE COMPANY OF ARTS SCHOLARS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£1k
THE MILLICHOPE FOUNDATIONFY2023£1k
THE W A HANDLEY CHARITY TRUSTFY2024£1k
THE W A HANDLEY CHARITY TRUSTFY2023£1k
THE ASHBURNHAM THANKSGIVING TRUSTFY2024£600
GURU NANAK GURDWARAFY2025£588
DUMBRECK CHARITYFY2025£500
BROWNSEA OPEN AIR THEATRE LIMITEDFY2022£100
DUDLEY AND GEOFFREY COX CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£0

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund06/05/2026£240k"Saving Lives Together: 150 Years of Community First Aid"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund09/02/2022£10k"St John Ambulance Cadets 2022 - an intergenerational oral history project"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund10/06/2014£69k"Voluntary Care in the Theatre of War"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund19/07/2012£12k"Lowestoft St John Ambulance Centenary Heritage Project"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund13/09/2011£259k"Bust of Jean de la Valette"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund28/06/2006£35k"The Open Gate"