THE HOSPITALS OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST AND ST NICHOLAS, CANTERBURY

Registered charity 1201351 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The objective of the charity is to provide affordable residential accommodation for elderly people in need who have a link with Canterbury. The charity provides independent flats or cottages occupied at low rents. The accommodation is provided at St John's Hospital, Northgate, Canterbury (31 places), the other at St Nicholas' Hospital, Harbledown, Canterbury (10 places).

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Get email alerts

Latest income

£887k

Latest spending

£784k

Registered

2022

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds totalled £784,684, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of £835,000. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £732,995, driven by significant gains on investments, resulting in total funds of £15,264,858.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £835k (held: £785k)

“determined that the appropriate level of free reserves necessary for the efficient management of the charity should have been £835k”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Azets Audit Services. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

9 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (9 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Total income

£887k

Total spending

£784k

Cost of raising funds

£137k

Reserves (reported)

£835k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~12.8 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (24/05/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (24/05/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (24/05/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (24/05/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (24/05/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (24/05/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

JOHN FREDERICK COTTERILLchair
Andrew Michael Whitely
Antony Richard Amlot
David Stuart Boshier
Dr JONATHAN MARTIN POTTER
Dr RICHARD MICHAEL CULLEN
Emma Salvatore
Jane Carey-Harris
Janet Mary Loveless
Michael James Gwynne Fletcher · trustee of 1 other charity
VERY REVD DR MICHAEL JOHN CHANDLER

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£887k	£784k
31/12/2024	£760k	£883k
31/12/2023	£14.3m	£710k

Common questions

Is THE HOSPITALS OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST AND ST NICHOLAS, CANTERBURY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds totalled £784,684, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of £835,000. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £732,995, driven by significant gains on investments, resulting in total funds of £15,264,858. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Azets Audit Services.