FELLOWSHIP OF ST JOHN (UK) TRUST ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 289862 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as COWLEY FATHERS, FSJ (UK) TA, SSJE, ST EDWARDS HOUSE

The charity gives grants to UK and foreign agencies for education and missionary work. These grants include the "Bernard Mizeki" award which funds ministry given by the laity and Father Benson scholarships, awarded to seminarians at St Stephen's House Oxford to help those engaged in higher theological study.

Causes: Education/training · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£290k

Latest spending

£487k

Registered

1984

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds total reserves of approximately £12.8m, which the Directors consider appropriate to meet obligations and finance future grant commitments. The charity reported a net increase in unrestricted funds of £67,016 for the year, supported by investment gains, while expenditure on charitable activities and grants totaled £487,219. The auditors confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £12.5m - £13m in real terms (held: £12.9m)

“Reserves of £12.5m - £13m in real terms are needed therefore, to achieve this outcome.” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Grant to St Matthew's PCC chaired by Director Revd Canon Grant Naylor

“The Revd Canon Grant Naylor is the chair of St Matthew’s PCC, which was in receipt of a grant for £15,000 to fund a nursing project. (note 6). In addition, the Revd Canon Grant Naylor was the chair of St Matthews House Ltd trading as the Art House, who were commissioned to undertake some work for the Mizeki exhibition at a cost of £12,391. The Revd Canon Grant Naylor played no part in the application for funding and withdrew from the board meeting, when the grant approval was made.” — page 21

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Knox Cropper LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 01830397

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.

SUCKLING, Michaela — director, appointed 04/07/2026on trustee list
JOHNSON, Christopher Neil, Reverend — director, appointed 04/07/2026on trustee list
SMITH, Kevin, Reverend — director, appointed 04/07/2026on trustee list
SPENCER, Paula Sandria — director, appointed 21/06/2024on trustee list
BALLANCE, David Christopher — director, appointed 30/09/2021on trustee list
CHAMBERS, John Richard, Reverend — director, appointed 16/05/2018on trustee list
NAYLOR, Grant Lambert, Reverend — director, appointed 16/05/2018on trustee list
ANDERSON, Stephen George — director, appointed 17/05/2012on trustee list
CARD-REYNOLDS, Charles Leonard, The Reverend — director, appointed 11/06/2009on trustee list

Official officers record.

Register events

Received assets from another charity (06/11/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (06/11/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (06/11/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (31/10/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

The Reverend Grant Lambert Naylorchair · trustee of 3 other charities
DAVID BALLANCE · trustee of 2 other charities
Michaela Suckling · trustee of 2 other charities
Paula Sandria Spencer
Rev CHARLES CARD-REYNOLDS
Rev JOHN RICHARD CHAMBERS
Rev Kevin Smith · trustee of 1 other charity
Rev STEPHEN GEORGE ANDERSON · trustee of 1 other charity
The Reverend Christopher Johnson · trustee of 5 other charities

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

Operates in: Grenada · India · Saint Vincent · South Africa · Zimbabwe

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£290k	£487k
31/12/2024	£259k	£404k
31/12/2023	£260k	£436k
31/12/2022	£244k	£440k
31/12/2021	£220k	£453k

Common questions

Is FELLOWSHIP OF ST JOHN (UK) TRUST ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds total reserves of approximately £12.8m, which the Directors consider appropriate to meet obligations and finance future grant commitments. The charity reported a net increase in unrestricted funds of £67,016 for the year, supported by investment gains, while expenditure on charitable activities and grants totaled £487,219. The auditors confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Knox Cropper LLP.

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 GRAND LODGE OF MARK MASTER MASONS' FUND OF BENEVOLENCE	1	£24k
Boodles Charitable Trust	1	£20k
ROSCA TRUST	1	£6k
PBCC Properties UK	1	£0

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE GRACE FELLOWSHIP.

THE GRACE FELLOWSHIP income £124k
CAVENDISH GOSPEL HALL TRUST income £1.4m
CASTLEGATE CHURCH income £128k
THE SPECIAL LIONESS income £163k
STAFFORD GOSPEL HALL TRUST income £188k
SOUTHEND CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP income £424k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
FELLOWSHIP OF ST JOHN (UK) TRUST ASSOCIATION	£290k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE GRACE FELLOWSHIP FY2024	£124k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CAVENDISH GOSPEL HALL TRUST FY2025	£1.4m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CASTLEGATE CHURCH FY2025	£128k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE SPECIAL LIONESS FY2025	£163k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
STAFFORD GOSPEL HALL TRUST FY2025	£188k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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