ST JOHNS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

Registered charity 1111073 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

St Johns COmmunity Development Project provides 'needs-led' services for people living in the Clapham/Stockwell area, aged 0-100 years. We offer facilities for children and families; youth and Older persons throughout the week.

Objects

(A) PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF STOCKWELL AND CLAPHAM NORTH WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, OR RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTS OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS(B) ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE (HEREINAFTER CALLED 'THE CENTRE') AND TO MANAGE THE SAME (WHETHER ALONE OR IN COOPERATION WITH ANY LOCAL AUTHORITY OR OTHER PERSON OR BODY) IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS.

Area of benefit: STOCKWELL AND CLAPHAM NORTH.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Lambeth, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£94k

Latest spending

£93k

Registered

2005

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves total £2,202, which is below the charity's stated policy target of six months' running costs. The charity reported a small unrestricted surplus of £78 for the year and confirmed it is prepared on a going concern basis with sufficient funding expected to meet operational costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months running costs (reserves figure: £2k)

“The charity continues to seek further funding for its important work and has a long term aim of building general reserves (unrestricted funds) to a level equal to six months running costs, in order to protect itself from any unexpected fall in income.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The Chair, until July 2024, of the St Johns Community Development Project was also the Incumbent and Vicar of Christ Church and St John, Clapham. The activities of the Project take place in the Church Hall at St John's. The running costs of the building are paid for by the Church who estimate £5,000 per annum relate directly to the Project.

“The Chair, until July 2024, of the St Johns Community Development Project was also the Incumbent and Vicar of Christ Church and St John, Clapham. The activities of the Project take place in the Church Hall at St John's. The running costs of the building are paid for by the Church who estimate £5,000 per annum relate directly to the Project.” — page 11

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
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media 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

Volunteers: 5
Government income: £900 — grants £900 (1); under 1% of the £94,116 total gross income on the same return

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

Volunteers: 5

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 6

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Emma Louise Mizzi
IRENE DAVISON-AITKINS
JULIET ELIZABETH INCH Mrs
Rosalind Margery Borley

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

Operates in: Lambeth

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£94k	£93k
31/12/2024	£52k	£49k
31/12/2023	£81k	£84k
31/12/2022	£89k	£84k
31/12/2021	£62k	£62k

Common questions

Is ST JOHNS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves total £2,202, which is below the charity's stated policy target of six months' running costs. The charity reported a small unrestricted surplus of £78 for the year and confirmed it is prepared on a going concern basis with sufficient funding expected to meet operational costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	03/08/2026	£20k	Song and Social
The National Lottery Community Fund	19/07/2024	£117k	Forever Young
City Bridge Foundation	05/03/2024	£60k	Grant to St Johns Community Development Project
The National Lottery Community Fund	24/06/2022	£9k	Meet and Make
City Bridge Foundation	12/01/2022	£20k	Grant to St Johns Community Development Project
The National Lottery Community Fund	15/12/2020	£174k	LifeLine
The National Lottery Community Fund	04/05/2020	£20k	Covid-19 Action Plan
The National Lottery Community Fund	18/04/2019	£10k	The Digital Project
City Bridge Foundation	30/03/2017	£31k	Grant to St Johns Community Development Project
The National Lottery Community Fund	01/12/2014	£125k	Keep Active Keep Well
The National Lottery Community Fund	06/10/2011	£10k	A Stitch in Time Quiltmaking Project
City Bridge Foundation	18/03/2010	£24k	Grant to St Johns Community Development Project
City Bridge Foundation	22/01/2009	£26k	Grant to St Johns Community Development Project
The National Lottery Community Fund	17/03/2008	£10k	Healthy Wellbeing Workshops
The National Lottery Community Fund	23/05/2005	£5k	Youth Music Project

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 LINBURY TRUST	1	£150k
THE SOBELL FOUNDATION	1	£100k
THE HEADLEY TRUST	1	£100k
THE CAMPDEN CHARITIES TRUSTEE	1	£45k
THE INTERNATIONAL BANKERS CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£20k
KESWICK TO BARROW WALK	1	£19k
DRAPERS CHARITABLE FUND	1	£15k
THE RICHARD KIRKMAN TRUST	1	£14k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ST CLEMENT & ST JAMES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT.

ST CLEMENT & ST JAMES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT income £1.3m
ST. STEPHEN'S NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE LTD income £108k
SCOTTS PROJECT TRUST income £2.5m
PROJECT JOHN LIMITED income £351k
THE SOCIETY OF ST JAMES income £17.9m
ST. JOHN'S HOSPICE NORTH LANCASHIRE AND SOUTH LAKES income £8.4m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ST JOHNS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT	£94k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ST CLEMENT & ST JAMES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT FY2025	£1.3m	£60,001 - £70,000	1	above	—	no doubt
ST. STEPHEN'S NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE LTD FY2025	£108k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
SCOTTS PROJECT TRUST FY2025	£2.5m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
PROJECT JOHN LIMITED FY2025	£351k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE SOCIETY OF ST JAMES FY2025	£17.9m	—	—	below	—	no doubt

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