ST JOHN'S GUILD

Registered charity 1109399 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The aims of the Guild are to meet the spiritual, physical and sensory needs of people who are blind, deaf/blind or visually impaired and physically disabled people by focussing on the following areas: supporting the Guild Branches, promoting retreats, pilgrimages and holidays of varied interests and developing services where appropriate.

Objects

TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PERSONS WITH SENSORY IMPAIRMENT IN PARTICULAR:(I) LADIES WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENT.(II) PERSONS WITH BOTH VISUAL AND HEARING IMPAIRMENT.III) PERSONS WITH SENSORY IMPAIRMENT AND OTHER PHYSICAL DISABILITY, ANDIV) MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENT.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Coventry, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£158k

Latest spending

£101k

Registered

2005

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net deficit of £16,603 for the year, primarily driven by a £73,546 loss on investments, contrasting with a surplus in the previous year. Despite this, unrestricted reserves remain substantial at £3,015,425, which the trustees state provides a reasonable expectation of continuing in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The charity's reserves policy targets twelve months of running costs, a level significantly exceeded by current unrestricted funds.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Income from investments (99% of income)

“Income from investments 3 - 155,727 155,727 151,048” — page 9

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: twelve months (reserves figure: £3.0m)

“It is the policy of the trustees to build up adequate reserves to meet its running costs for twelve months.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Brian Reganchair
Barbara Cork
John Grosvenor
Nigel Draper-Cook
Prebendary Ronald Anthony Farrell
Rev Gary Hartill

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£158k	£101k
31/12/2024	£153k	£110k
31/12/2023	£150k	£117k
31/12/2022	£134k	£73k
31/12/2021	£134k	£90k

Common questions

Is ST JOHN'S GUILD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net deficit of £16,603 for the year, primarily driven by a £73,546 loss on investments, contrasting with a surplus in the previous year. Despite this, unrestricted reserves remain substantial at £3,015,425, which the trustees state provides a reasonable expectation of continuing in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The charity's reserves policy targets twelve months of running costs, a level significantly exceeded by current unrestricted funds. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE ALBERT GUBAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£236k
TRUST FOR LONDON	1	£160k
THE BIG YELLOW FOUNDATION	1	£60k
Fight for Sight	1	£44k
KATHLEEN BERYL SLEIGH CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£28k
KARIN BRASS MEMORIAL FUND	1	£16k
EUROPEAN UNION FOR PROGRESSIVE JUDAISM	1	£14k
SANDRA CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£14k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ST GILES TRUST.

ST GILES TRUST income £22.4m
THE ST HILDA'S TRUST income £89k
Visably income £758k
ST JOHNS EARLY YEARS PRE-SCHOOL income £52k
CAMDEN DISABILITY ACTION income £592k
ST GEORGE THE MARTYR CHARITY income £71k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ST JOHN'S GUILD	£158k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ST GILES TRUST FY2025	£22.4m	—	—	below	—	no doubt
THE ST HILDA'S TRUST FY2025	£89k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
Visably FY2025	£758k	—	—	below	—	no doubt
ST JOHNS EARLY YEARS PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£52k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CAMDEN DISABILITY ACTION FY2025	£592k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.