ST MARY MAGDALEN AND ST JOHN THE BAPTIST HOSPITALS CHARITY

Registered charity 215990 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provision of almshouses.

Objects

(1)(A)(I) THE PROVISION OF HOUSING ACCOMMODATION FOR PERSONS AGED 50 AND OVER WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS WHO HAVE LIVED IN RIPON AND THE SURROUNDING DISTRICTS FOR 5 YEARS IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THEIR APPOINTMENT(II) WHEN SELECTING RESIDENTS, THE TRUSTEES SHOULD GIVE PREFERENCE TO WOMEN(B) SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE RESIDENTS AS THE TRUSTEES DECIDE.(2)THE RELIEF OF PERSONS RESIDENT IN RIPON AND THE SURROUNDING DISTRICTS WHO ARE IN NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS. THE TRUSTEES MAY RELIEVE PERSONS IN NEED BY:(A)MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY TO THEM; OR(B)PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR GOODS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES FOR THEM; OR(C)MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY TO OTHER PERSONS OR BODIES WHO PROVIDE GOODS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES TO THOSE IN NEED.(3)THE RELIEF OF PERSONS SUFFERING FROM LEPROSY BY SUPPORTING THE WORK OF ORGANISATIONS OVERSEAS ESTABLISHED FOR THAT PURPOSE.

Area of benefit: RIPON AND THE SURROUNDING DISTRICTS

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

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Get email alerts

Latest income

£109k

Latest spending

£77k

Registered

1963

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity is in good financial order with unrestricted cash funds and investments increasing to £346,199 at the end of the year. Total unrestricted reserves held were £223,651, which the trustees confirm is in line with their stated reserves policy. The charity reported no serious incidents during the year and maintains a disaster recovery plan.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Maintenance Payments (90% of income)

“income to this Trust is mostly from the Weekly Maintenance Contributions of almshouse residents and these totalled £97,617 in 2025.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: minimum of £200,000 within cash funds and investments which is at least 2 years annual running costs and for the reserves to be built up to at least £500,000 to cover major refurbishment projects (held: £224k)

“The reserves policy is to hold a minimum of £200,000 within cash funds and investments which is at least 2 years annual running costs and for the reserves to be built up to at least £500,000 to cover major refurbishment projects.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

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
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

Very Revd John Richard Dobsonchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Dr Gerry Johnson · trustee of 1 other charity
Dr Sylvia Hargreaves · trustee of 1 other charity
Janina Harrison · trustee of 1 other charity
Martyn Miller · trustee of 1 other charity
Michael Chambers MBE · trustee of 1 other charity
Mick Stanley · trustee of 1 other charity
Revd Malcolm Hanson
Ron Metcalfe · trustee of 1 other charity
Simon Hewitt · trustee of 3 other charities
Stuart Baldwin · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£109k	£77k
31/12/2024	£110k	£90k
31/12/2023	£102k	£338k
31/12/2022	£97k	£119k
31/12/2021	£131k	£158k

Common questions

Is ST MARY MAGDALEN AND ST JOHN THE BAPTIST HOSPITALS CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity is in good financial order with unrestricted cash funds and investments increasing to £346,199 at the end of the year. Total unrestricted reserves held were £223,651, which the trustees confirm is in line with their stated reserves policy. The charity reported no serious incidents during the year and maintains a disaster recovery plan. 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
THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£10k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ST MARY MAGDALENE AND HOLY JESUS TRUST.

ST MARY MAGDALENE AND HOLY JESUS TRUST income £2.2m
MANNING AND ANDERDON ALMSHOUSES income £109k
ST NICHOLAS HOSPITAL income £352k
THE ALMSHOUSES OF JOHN ISBURY AND JACOB HARDRETT income £103k
THE HOSPITAL OF THE BLESSED MARY, COMMONLY CALLED ST MARY'S, HOSPITAL, CHICHESTER income £1.1m
THE JAMES LLOYD ALMSHOUSES income £233k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ST MARY MAGDALEN AND ST JOHN THE BAPTIST HOSPITALS CHARITY	£109k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
ST MARY MAGDALENE AND HOLY JESUS TRUST FY2025	£2.2m	£60,001 - £70,000	—	no_policy	—	no doubt
MANNING AND ANDERDON ALMSHOUSES FY2025	£109k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ST NICHOLAS HOSPITAL FY2024	£352k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ALMSHOUSES OF JOHN ISBURY AND JACOB HARDRETT FY2024	£103k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE HOSPITAL OF THE BLESSED MARY, COMMONLY CALLED ST MARY'S, HOSPITAL, CHICHESTER FY2025	£1.1m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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