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THE PRIORY FOR WALES OF THE MOST VENERABLE ORDER OF THE HOSPITAL OF ST JOHN OF JERUSALEM

Registered charity 250523 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST JOHN AMBULANCE CYMRU, ST JOHN AMBULANCE IN WALES, ST JOHN CYMRU WALES, ST JOHN CYMRU WALES THE PRIORY FOR WALES OF THE ORDE, THE ORDER OF ST JOHN PRIORY FOR WALES ST JOHN AMBULANCE IN WALES

Fundraising, transport of patients, sale of first aid supplies, first aid and other health and safetytraining, providing first aid cover, youth programmes.

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Latest income
£8.0m
Latest spending
£8.7m
Registered
1966
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £550k for the year ended 31 December 2024, a reduction from the previous year's deficit of £848k. Per the trustees' report, free reserves at the end of 2024 were £686,022, which is below the stated policy target of approximately £4m.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £115,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £70k)
“Spot (CEO) - £115,000” — page 34
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 2
“There were two employees (2023: three employees) earning over £60,000 per annum excluding pension contributions, with one employee (2023: two employees) falling into the earnings band of £60,000 - £70,000, and one employee (2023: one employee) in the band £70,000 - £80,000.” — page 51
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: approximately £4m (held: £686k)
“On this basis, the charity is seeking to increase free reserves to approximately £4m.” — page 35
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: James O’Connor is a Trustee on the Board and is the Director of Corporate Finance & Sustainability at Pobl Group Ltd, which was a supplier during the year, however he has no direct involvement in their pricing decisions.
“James O’Connor is a Trustee on the Board and is the Director of Corporate Finance & Sustainability at Pobl Group Ltd, which was a supplier during the year, however he has no direct involvement in their pricing decisions.” — page 71
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Maindy Estates Limited
“The Charity has one trading subsidiary, Maindy Estates Limited (No. 516242), which is wholly owned and whose principal activity is that of property ownership.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Azets Audit Services. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

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Property (HM Land Registry)

35 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (15 freehold); recorded price paid £138k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Total income
£8.0m
Total spending
£8.7m
Cost of raising funds
£921k
Reserves (reported)
£686k
Employees
179

Reported reserves equal ~1.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (81% 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: 11.5% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£8.0m£8.7m
31/12/2023£8.3m£9.2m
31/12/2022£8.6m£8.9m
31/12/2021£7.7m£7.6m
31/12/2020£5.9m£6.9m

Common questions

Is THE PRIORY FOR WALES OF THE MOST VENERABLE ORDER OF THE HOSPITAL OF ST JOHN OF JERUSALEM financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £550k for the year ended 31 December 2024, a reduction from the previous year's deficit of £848k. Per the trustees' report, free reserves at the end of 2024 were £686,022, which is below the stated policy target of approximately £4m. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Azets Audit Services.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE PRIORY FOR WALES OF THE MOST VENERABLE ORDER OF THE HOSPITAL OF ST JOHN OF JERUSALEM earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £115,000 band, and 2 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds THE PRIORY FOR WALES OF THE MOST VENERABLE ORDER OF THE HOSPITAL OF ST JOHN OF JERUSALEM?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE PRIORY FOR WALES OF THE MOST VENERABLE ORDER OF THE HOSPITAL OF ST JOHN OF JERUSALEM as a grant recipient include WALES COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY ACTION, MOONDANCE FOUNDATION, THE MACKAY AND BREWER CHARITABLE TRUST, THE SIMON GIBSON CHARITABLE TRUST, THE OAKDALE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
WALES COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY ACTIONFY2022£283kGrant
MOONDANCE FOUNDATIONFY2023£100k
THE MACKAY AND BREWER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£83k
MOONDANCE FOUNDATIONFY2022£25kHealth
THE MACKAY AND BREWER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£19k
THE SIMON GIBSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£5k
THE OAKDALE TRUSTFY2022£1k
THE OAKDALE TRUSTFY2024£1k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund09/05/2023£10kBridgend Hall Regeneration Project
The National Lottery Community Fund27/05/2020£10kCOVID-19 - Ambulance Radio Communications emergency response
The National Lottery Heritage Fund25/08/2017£65k"Celebrating 100 years of St John in Wales"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund11/01/2011£50k"Caring Connections"
The National Lottery Community Fund19/09/2006£4kSt John Ambulance Maesteg Training and Equipment
The National Lottery Community Fund21/09/2004£4kUnspecified
UK government—£7kInshore & Inland Rescue Boat Grant Fund

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
STANDARD CHARTERED FOUNDATION1—
THE MEDLOCK CHARITABLE TRUST1£2.0m
THE ROSE FOUNDATION1£1.8m
PARTNERS IN SERVICE1£350k
KUSUMA TRUST UK1£240k
JEREMY ALEXANDER SETTLEMENT1£165k
THE ARDEOLA CHARITABLE TRUST1£129k
DEVELOPMENTS IN LITERACY UK (UK)1£75k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PRIORY OF ENGLAND AND THE ISLANDS OF THE MOST VENERABLE ORDER OF THE HOSPITAL OF ST. JOHN OF JERUSALEM.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE PRIORY FOR WALES OF THE MOST VENERABLE ORDER OF THE HOSPITAL OF ST JOHN OF JERUSALEM£8.0m£115,0002unclear—no doubt
THE PRIORY OF ENGLAND AND THE ISLANDS OF THE MOST VENERABLE ORDER OF THE HOSPITAL OF ST. JOHN OF JERUSALEM FY2025£98.8m——unclear—no doubt
THE LIEUTENANCY OF ENGLAND AND WALES OF THE EQUESTRIAN ORDER OF THE HOLY SEPULCHRE OF JERUSALEM FY2025£528k—0above—no doubt
HOSPITALLER ORDER OF SAINT JOHN OF GOD CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024£535k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PRIORY FOUNDATION FY2025£160k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST WOKING FY2025£398k—0below—no doubt

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