HOSPITAL OF ST JOHN HEYTESBURY

Registered charity 200669 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Accommodation/Housing for elderly and those in need Aged 50 and over

Objects

ALMSHOUSES FOR POOR PERSONS OF NOT LESS THAN 50 YEARS OF AGE OF GOOD CHARACTER WHO ARE UNABLE TO CONTINUE IN EMPLOYMENT WITH A PREFERENCE FOR SUCH PERSONS WHO HAVE BEEN RESIDENT IN THE AREA OF THE ANCIENT PARISHES OF HEYTESBURY-CUM-TYTHERINGTON AND KNOOK FOR NOT LESS THAN THREE YEARS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THEIR APPOINTMENT(FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 42 OF SCHEME). APPLICATION OF INCOME: TRUSTEES SHALL APPLY THE YEARLY INCOME OF THE CHARITY IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS AND IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER OF PRIORITY: (1) IN PAYING THE STIPEND OF THE CUSTOS AND THE SALARIES OR WAGES OF ANY OTHER PERSONS APPOINTED OR EMPLOYED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE SCHEME (2) IN PROVIDING AND MAINTAINING AND EXTRAORDINARY REPAIR FUND AND A CYCLICAL MAINTENANCE FUND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE SCHEME (3) SO FAR AS REQUISITE IN GIVING EFFECT TO THE PROVISIONS HEREINAFTER CONTAINED FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE CHARITY OR ANY OF THEM IN SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT FROM TIME TO TIME.

Area of benefit: PREFERENCE FOR THE ANCIENT PARISHES OF HEYTESBURY-CUM-TYTHERINGTON AND KNOOK

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

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Latest income

£373k

Latest spending

£396k

Registered

1963

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's financial position is sound, with unrestricted reserves of £2,674,355 and total net assets of £2,943,464. The trustees confirm that funds are adequate to meet foreseeable demands and the charity is not dependent on external donors. The organization reported a net expenditure of £177,500 for the year, largely driven by significant repair and refurbishment costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: adequate reserves to meet any requirement during financially challenging periods (held: £2.7m)

“The reserves policy and long-term financial strategy are to ensure that St John's has adequate reserves to meet any requirement during financially challenging periods.” — page 4

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

Trustees · trustee networks

MR TIM ETCHELLSchair
Amanda Cheesley
Charles Marment · trustee of 2 other charities
Christine Leback Sitwell
Clive Gibson
Emily Tulloch
Jonathan Paul Wansey
Rev Kenneth Padley
Rev Michael Ian Duff
Rev ROBIN NICHOLAS HUNGERFORD · trustee of 1 other charity
Richard Blandy

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

Operates in: Wiltshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2026	£373k	£396k
31/03/2025	£369k	£547k
31/03/2024	£337k	£441k
31/03/2023	£320k	£389k
31/03/2022	£298k	£286k

Common questions

Is HOSPITAL OF ST JOHN HEYTESBURY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's financial position is sound, with unrestricted reserves of £2,674,355 and total net assets of £2,943,464. The trustees confirm that funds are adequate to meet foreseeable demands and the charity is not dependent on external donors. The organization reported a net expenditure of £177,500 for the year, largely driven by significant repair and refurbishment costs. 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
JOAN AINSLIE CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£15k
THE J A R CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£3k
THE BARRATT FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE ABBEYFIELD (CAMBORNE) SOCIETY LIMITED.

THE ABBEYFIELD (CAMBORNE) SOCIETY LIMITED income £137k
GREAT HOSPITAL income £3.5m
THE ABBEYFIELD CHICHESTER SOCIETY LIMITED income £373k
THE ABBEYFIELD GREAT MISSENDEN AND DISTRICT SOCIETY income £355k
ST. JOHN'S FOUNDATION EST. 1174 income £5.4m
THE ABBEYFIELD (STREATHAM) SOCIETY LTD income £147k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
HOSPITAL OF ST JOHN HEYTESBURY	£373k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE ABBEYFIELD (CAMBORNE) SOCIETY LIMITED FY2025	£137k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
GREAT HOSPITAL FY2026	£3.5m	£116,261	2	above	—	no doubt
THE ABBEYFIELD CHICHESTER SOCIETY LIMITED FY2024	£373k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ABBEYFIELD GREAT MISSENDEN AND DISTRICT SOCIETY FY2025	£355k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ST. JOHN'S FOUNDATION EST. 1174 FY2025	£5.4m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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