The St Peter and St James Charitable Trust

Analysis

The St Peter and St James Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in East Sussex. It was registered in June 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03204919). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The St Peter and St James Charitable Trust reported income of £6.7m and spending of £6.6m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £5.2m to £6.7m (+28%), an average of +6.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The St Peter and St James Charitable Trust sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sunderland Counselling Service (£6.6m), Noah's Ark - the Children's Hospice (£6.7m) and Thomas Pocklington Trust (£6.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 49%, trading 36% and charitable activities 14%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £1.7m. Charitable activities took 56% of spending and raising funds 38%. Reserves of £3.9m would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 164 people.