ST JOHN'S COLLEGE, DURHAM

Registered charity 1141701 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To provide for the education and training of candidates for Holy Orders in the Church of England and other Christian ministries and to advance the education of men and women .

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that free reserves fell to £309,883, which is below the stated policy target of £424,000 (10% of budgeted expenditure). The charity reported a net inflow of £312,884 for the year, driven by an 8% increase in fee income, while total expenditure on charitable activities and fund generation reached £7.46 million.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by S&W Audit. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

4 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold); recorded price paid £141k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~0.5 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (60% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 2.5% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Amir Michael · trustee of 1 other charity
• CLARE LOUISE CURRAN
• Canon Dr JAMES HERBERT HARRISON · trustee of 1 other charity
• Christopher Courtman
• Dr MICHAEL JOHN GILMORE
• Dr Rebecca Bouveng
• Jacqueline Helen Sutton
• Kate Elizabeth ROUTLEDGE
• Matthew James Killen
• Professor Jolyon Mitchell
• Professor Thomas Boulton Ward
• Rev Fungai Catherine Ngangira
• Revd Dr Nicholas James Moore
• Right Reverend Robert Neil Innes · trustee of 1 other charity
• Rt Revd Dr Eleanor Ruth Sanderson · trustee of 3 other charities
• Samuel Anthony Meyer Dale
• Sarah Jane Judson

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ST CHAD'S COLLEGE DURHAM.

• ST CHAD'S COLLEGE DURHAM income £4.2m
• ST HILD AND ST BEDE TRUST income £296k
• RIPON COLLEGE CUDDESDON income £2.5m
• ST JOHN'S COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE income £58.7m
• CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY CATHOLIC ASSOCIATION CIO income £399k
• ST JOHN'S COMMON ROOM income £130k

Side by side with its peers

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