THE MOST VENERABLE ORDER OF THE HOSPITAL OF ST JOHN OF JERUSALEM (THE ORDER OF ST JOHN)

Registered charity 235979 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE ORDER OF ST JOHN

Latest income
£2.4m
Latest spending
£1.9m
Registered
1964
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that net assets increased to £9,526,647, with unrestricted general reserves of £830,645 representing 8.4 months of expenditure, which falls within the trustees' updated target range of 6-9 months. The trustees confirmed the charity has adequate resources to continue operations for at least 12 months with no material uncertainties identified. Total income decreased to £2,397,351 from £3,559,513 in the prior year, while total resources expended rose to £1,896,825.

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: SJEHG reimbursed the Order for costs
During the year, the Hospital reimbursed the Order £3,015 (2023: £2,212). The SJEHG debtor was £3,522 (2023: £3,015) at the year end.
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: SJEHG
The Order of St John is the sole member of SJEHG, 4 Charterhouse Mews, London EC1M 6BB (Company no. 7355619; Charity no. 1139527).
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP.

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 charity states that in 2024, its volunteers and staff trained over 1.8 million people in first aid.
In 2024, the Order’s almost 170,000 volunteers and our approximately 12,000 staff, together trained over 1.8 million people in first aid
The charity reports helping 1.5 million people with ambulance or first aid services in 2024.
helped 1.5 million people with either ambulance or first aid services, and provided other community healthcare services to more than three quarters of a million people.
The Mother and Baby Programme in four sub-Saharan African countries reached over 240,000 people in 2024.
Our mother and baby programme in four subSaharan Africa countries reached more than 240,000 people

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Order of St John (matched by registered charity number).

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

Total income
£2.4m
Total spending
£1.9m
Cost of raising funds
£125k
Reserves (reported)
£831k
Employees
11

Reported reserves equal ~5.3 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Antigua And Barbuda · Australia · Barbados · Bermuda · Canada · Cyprus · Dominica · Eswatini · Fiji · Ghana · Gibraltar · Grenada

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£2.4m£1.9m
31/12/2023£3.6m£1.5m
31/12/2022£1.9m£1.5m
31/12/2021£1.3m£1.2m
31/12/2020£1.3m£1.2m

Common questions

Is THE MOST VENERABLE ORDER OF THE HOSPITAL OF ST JOHN OF JERUSALEM (THE ORDER OF ST JOHN) financially healthy?

The accounts state that net assets increased to £9,526,647, with unrestricted general reserves of £830,645 representing 8.4 months of expenditure, which falls within the trustees' updated target range of 6-9 months. The trustees confirmed the charity has adequate resources to continue operations for at least 12 months with no material uncertainties identified. Total income decreased to £2,397,351 from £3,559,513 in the prior year, while total resources expended rose to £1,896,825. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP.

Who funds THE MOST VENERABLE ORDER OF THE HOSPITAL OF ST JOHN OF JERUSALEM (THE ORDER OF ST JOHN)?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE MOST VENERABLE ORDER OF THE HOSPITAL OF ST JOHN OF JERUSALEM (THE ORDER OF ST JOHN) as a grant recipient include THE ANTHONY AND ELIZABETH MELLOWS CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT, THE ARDEOLA CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund22/11/2007£1.7m"The Open Gate: A Redevelopment Project for the Museum of the Order of St John."

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FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
FOREST HILL CHARITABLE TRUST1£1k

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