The Priory of England and the Islands of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem

Analysis

The Priory of England and the Islands of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, religious activities and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Priory of England and the Islands of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem reported income of £98.8m and spending of £100.7m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £114.1m to £98.8m (-13%), an average of -3.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 102% 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 Priory of England and the Islands of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Our Future Health (£97.9m), Malaria Consortium (£99.4m) and The Greencliffe Foundation Ltd (£97.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 78%, donations and legacies 16% and investments 1.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £5.0m. Charitable activities took 89% of spending and raising funds 11%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.1m. Reserves of £98.3m would cover about 12 months of spending at that rate. It employed 1,290 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.