COLLEGE OF ST BARNABAS

Registered charity 205220 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE HOME OF ST BARNABAS INC

The College of St. Barnabas was established in 1895 to provide retirement homes for Anglican Clergy, Church Workers, Readers licensed by a Bishop and their wives and widows. In 2005 those in communion with Church of England are included. There is also a care wing for those requiring care and medical support. The full objectives of the Charity can be found in the Memorandum of Association.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Accommodation/housing · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a balanced budget with a net surplus for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in a net asset position of £2,473,018. The trustees report cautious optimism regarding future finances, noting that while operational costs were controlled, the charity faces external pressures from rising supplier prices and government policy changes in the care sector.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Xeinadin Audit Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 00061253

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — College of St Barnabas (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• MARTIN, Sally — director, appointed 20/05/2024on trustee list
• DURRANT, Alexandra Beryl — director, appointed 20/05/2024on trustee list
• MARTIN, Ruth Alicia — director, appointed 11/05/2023on trustee list
• WHITLEY, Ian Peter, Rev — director, appointed 12/06/2022on trustee list
• IVORSON, David, Reverend — director, appointed 12/04/2021on trustee list
• EDWARDS, Wendy Jane, Reverend — director, appointed 12/04/2021on trustee list
• ERSKINE, Montagu John — secretary, appointed 07/10/2021

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: College Of St. Barnabas(The) — Registered, 1 registered location, 2 regulated activities, last inspected 22/01/2020.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~0.9 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 3.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Rev Stephen Ronald Taylorchair
• Alexandra Durrant · trustee of 1 other charity
• Eric Stanley Williamson
• Rev David Ivorson
• Rev Ian Peter Whitley
• Rev Wendy Jane Edwards
• Ruth Alicia Martin
• Sally Martin · trustee of 2 other charities
• Ven Geoffrey James William Dumbreck · trustee of 3 other charities

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ST. BARNABAS SOUTHWOLD.

• ST. BARNABAS SOUTHWOLD income £1.3m
• THE ST BARNABAS SOCIETY income £922k
• THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST BARNABAS, WINCHESTER income £199k
• THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST BARNABAS, PIMLICO, LONDON income £136k
• BARNABAS FELLOWSHIP OF CHURCHES TRUST income £154k
• ST BARNABAS WITH CHRIST CHURCH PCC income £101k

Side by side with its peers

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