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SS. JOHN AND ELIZABETH CHARITY

Registered charity 235822 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HOSPITAL OF ST JOHN AND ST ELIZABETH, SS. JOHN AND ELIZABETH HOSPITAL CHARITIES

To provide a hospital for the reception, care and treatment of patients without distinction and, in particular, for patients requiring palliative care, and to serve the sick and dying, and to care for the physical, spiritual and emotional needs of patients irrespective of nationality or religion.

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Latest income
£66.2m
Latest spending
£73.3m
Registered
1964
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an operating deficit of £7.0m for the year ended 31 December 2024, a deterioration from the £4.9m deficit in the prior year, driven by increased supply costs and a decrease in hospital patient-related income. Despite this, the charity maintains free reserves of £8.9m, which the trustees consider adequate to continue operations, and the independent auditors confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £380,000 - £389,999 — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median £130k)
“£380,000 - £389,999 1”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: Adequate working capital, protection against cyclical/seasonal factors/unforeseen events, and support for continued development (held: £8.9m)
“The policy of the Trustee is to seek to build up and maintain free reserves at a level which will: Assist in providing the Charity with adequate working capital to continue to operate in furtherance of its charitable objectives Provide protection against cyclical and seasonal operating factors, and unforeseen events and; Support the hospital’s continued development.” — page 52
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Forvis Mazars LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2023 and FY2024 accounts as analysed by this site.

Corporate structure

The charity’s company — latest Companies House iXBRL filing (balance sheet 31 December 2025)

    What the charity says about itself (2024)

    From its own voluntary annual review / impact report — the charity’s account of its work, distinct from the statutory accounts analysed above.

    The report cuts off before the end of the 'Hospice Clinical Governance' section and does not contain the 'Fundraising and Community' or 'Statement of Financial Activities' sections where the £3.5m fundraising figure is likely detailed. Therefore, no verifiable quote for the fundraising amount could be extracted.
    “It was also our most successful year of fundraising since the pandemic, raising over £3.5 million”
    The report provides specific numbers for complementary therapy sessions provided.
    “2,181 complementary therapy sessions were provided for patients, family carers and bereaved loved ones at the hospice.”

    Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — SS John and Elizabeth Charity (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.

    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.

    Official officers record.

    CQC provider record: The Hospital Of St John And St Elizabeth — Registered, 1 registered location, 7 regulated activities, last inspected 10/10/2023.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

    Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook (3,811 likes) · instagram (1,859 followers)

    Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

    Total income
    £66.2m
    Total spending
    £73.3m
    Cost of raising funds
    £1.2m
    Reserves (reported)
    £8.9m
    Employees
    626

    Reported reserves equal ~1.5 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

    Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (95% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

    Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 1.8% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

    Trustees · trustee networks

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

    Operates in: City Of Westminster

    Income and spending

    Financial year endIncomeSpending
    31/12/2024£66.2m£73.3m
    31/12/2023£66.7m£70.4m
    31/12/2022£74.4m£67.5m
    31/12/2021£59.9m£57.0m
    31/12/2020£55.7m£53.9m

    Common questions

    Is SS. JOHN AND ELIZABETH CHARITY financially healthy?

    Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an operating deficit of £7.0m for the year ended 31 December 2024, a deterioration from the £4.9m deficit in the prior year, driven by increased supply costs and a decrease in hospital patient-related income. Despite this, the charity maintains free reserves of £8.9m, which the trustees consider adequate to continue operations, and the independent auditors confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Forvis Mazars LLP.

    What does the highest-paid employee of SS. JOHN AND ELIZABETH CHARITY earn?

    Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £380,000 - £389,999 band.

    Who funds SS. JOHN AND ELIZABETH CHARITY?

    Funders whose own accounts filings name SS. JOHN AND ELIZABETH CHARITY as a grant recipient include KUSUMA TRUST UK, The Brindle Foundation, CATHOLIC CHARITABLE TRUST, THE PETER STEBBINGS MEMORIAL CHARITY.

    Known funders

    Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

    FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
    KUSUMA TRUST UKFY2024£98kSt John's Hospice - Garden Renovation
    KUSUMA TRUST UKFY2023£98kSt John's Hospice - Garden Renovation
    The Brindle FoundationFY2023£50k
    CATHOLIC CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£0
    THE PETER STEBBINGS MEMORIAL CHARITYFY2025£0
    CATHOLIC CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£0

    Government & lottery funding

    Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

    FunderDateAmountPurpose
    The National Lottery Community Fund02/06/2023£8kInteractive music workshops for patients at St John’s Hospice
    The National Lottery Community Fund05/11/2021£8kSt John's Hospice - 3 Month Social Work and Bereavement Project

    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.

    FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
    THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUST3£86k
    SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION2£8k
    THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATION2£5k
    SSP FOUNDATION2£3k
    THE MICHAEL AND ANNA WIX CHARITABLE TRUST2£400
    THE ARDWICK TRUST2£400
    THE EIGHTY EIGHT FOUNDATION1£714k
    THE BAND TRUST1£700k

    Charities like this

    Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ST LUKE'S HOSPICE (BASILDON AND DISTRICT) LIMITED.

    Side by side with its peers

    CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
    SS. JOHN AND ELIZABETH CHARITY£66.2m£380,000 - £389,999—above—no doubt
    ST LUKE'S HOSPICE (BASILDON AND DISTRICT) LIMITED FY2025£16.1m—4unclear80.0%no doubt
    ROYAL TRINITY HOSPICE FY2025£17.8m——unclear—no doubt
    SAINT JOHN OF GOD HOSPITALLER SERVICES FY2025£29.7m£150,000 - £159,00013unclear—no doubt
    ST RICHARDS HOSPICE FOUNDATION FY2025£10.6m——above—no doubt
    KATHARINE HOUSE HOSPICE TRUST FY2025£3.3m——above—no doubt

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