ST JOHN'S LICHFIELD

Registered charity 1155998 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provision and maintenance of almshouse housing accommodation for beneficiaries and of any Chapel attached thereto: Such charitable purposes for the benefit of the residents (generally or individually) as charity trustees decide: Relief of beneficiaries (generally or individually) by making grants of money or providing or paying for item and services calculated to relieve the needs of such persons.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£538k

Latest spending

£509k

Registered

2014

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity maintains free reserves of £230,377, which exceeds its stated policy target of a minimum £100,000 sufficient for six months of expenditure. Total charity funds stood at £18,231,988, supported by a diversified investment portfolio that delivered a positive total return of 4.89% for the year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none

“The charity derives its income from its portfolio of investments and various property holdings.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: minimum of £100,000, this being sufficient to finance a minimum of 6 months of expenditure (held: £230k)

“The Trustees have reviewed the Charity’s needs for reserves in line with the guidance issued by the Charity Commission and have decided that it is appropriate to maintain free reserves at a minimum of £100,000, this being sufficient to finance a minimum of 6 months of expenditure, should income be compromised.” — page 8

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Dains Audit Ltd. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

8 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (7 freehold); recorded price paid £305k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)

Total income

£538k

Total spending

£509k

Reserves (reported)

£230k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~5.4 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (51% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (24/09/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Richard Dyottchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Barbara Bowers
Christopher Paul Kitto
Gareth Roberts
Gay Cox
Leslie Robertson
Lyneth Lockwood
Nigel Argust
Rev Elizabeth Wall
Sheila Sharpe
Simon James

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

Operates in: Sandwell · Shropshire · Staffordshire · Walsall · Wolverhampton

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/06/2025	£538k	£509k
30/06/2024	£493k	£450k
30/06/2023	£482k	£1.1m
30/06/2022	£456k	£551k
30/06/2021	£459k	£451k

Common questions

Is ST JOHN'S LICHFIELD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity maintains free reserves of £230,377, which exceeds its stated policy target of a minimum £100,000 sufficient for six months of expenditure. Total charity funds stood at £18,231,988, supported by a diversified investment portfolio that delivered a positive total return of 4.89% for the year. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Dains Audit Ltd.

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
JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£67k
THE FRANCIS WINHAM FOUNDATION	1	£31k
THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£15k
COVENTRY CHURCH (MUNICIPAL) CHARITIES	1	£14k
THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£10k
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED	1	£10k
THE WILLIAM DELAFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£10k
THE BRITFORD BRIDGE TRUST	1	£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MUNICIPAL CHARITIES.

MUNICIPAL CHARITIES income £133k
ST. JOHN'S FOUNDATION EST. 1174 income £5.4m
The Almshouse Association income £1.2m
THE CITY OF LONDON ALMSHOUSES income £480k
THE JAMES LLOYD ALMSHOUSES income £233k
WILLIAM LOVETT'S ALMSHOUSE CHARITY income £491k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ST JOHN'S LICHFIELD	£538k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
MUNICIPAL CHARITIES FY2025	£133k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ST. JOHN'S FOUNDATION EST. 1174 FY2025	£5.4m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
The Almshouse Association FY2025	£1.2m	—	—	below	—	no doubt
THE CITY OF LONDON ALMSHOUSES FY2025	£480k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE JAMES LLOYD ALMSHOUSES FY2025	£233k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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