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ST. JOHN'S FOUNDATION EST. 1174

Registered charity 201476 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST JOHN'S HOSPITAL, ST JOHNS HOSPITAL, THE HOSPITAL OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST WITH THE CHAPEL OF ST MICHAEL ANNEXED, THE HOSPITAL OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST WITH THE CHAPEL OF ST MICHAEL ANNEXED WITH ST CATHERINE'S HOSPITAL

Latest income
£5.4m
Latest spending
£6.7m
Registered
1984
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a consolidated operating deficit of £1.28m for the year, driven by challenging trading conditions and planned programme wind-downs. However, the charity holds a significant investment portfolio valued at £98.6m, which generated a net increase in funds of £3.74m after investment gains, ensuring long-term financial sustainability.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: zero free reserves policy (held: £4.7m)
“The Charity operates a zero free reserves policy, under which funds are transferred from unapplied total return into unrestricted reserves each year solely to meet planned operational expenditure.” — page 45
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: St John’s Hospital Trading Company Ltd
“The group financial statements consolidate the financial statements of the charity and its wholly owned subsidiary, St John’s Hospital Trading Company Ltd (‘the subsidiary’) for the year ended 31 December 2025.” — page 58
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — St John's Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

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

Total income
£5.4m
Total spending
£6.7m
Cost of raising funds
£998k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
45

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees

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

Operates in: Bath And North East Somerset

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£5.4m£6.7m
31/12/2024£5.6m£7.2m
31/12/2023£5.7m£6.8m
31/12/2022£5.3m£6.5m
31/12/2021£5.3m£6.4m

Common questions

Is ST. JOHN'S FOUNDATION EST. 1174 financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported a consolidated operating deficit of £1.28m for the year, driven by challenging trading conditions and planned programme wind-downs. However, the charity holds a significant investment portfolio valued at £98.6m, which generated a net increase in funds of £3.74m after investment gains, ensuring long-term financial sustainability. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.

Funders of similar charities

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THE LESLIE MARY CARTER CHARITABLE TRUST1£5k
ANSON CHARITABLE TRUST1£2k
LILIAN FRANCES HIND BEQUEST (TRUSTEES OF LADY HIND)1£1k
CORDWAINERS CHARITABLE TRUST1£200
Kingsbury Charity1£50

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