The John Ray Initiative Limited

Analysis

The John Ray Initiative Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Midlands. It was registered in January 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, religious activities and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03420063). It says it provides human resources, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The John Ray Initiative Limited reported income of £14k and spending of £17k, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £27k to £14k (-46%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income dropped by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The John Ray Initiative Limited sits at the 28th percentile: it is larger than about 28% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Baptist Mid-Missions of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (£14k), Pembroke and District Male Voice Choir (£14k) and Christ Intimate Church (£14k).