St John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital

Analysis

St John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03867950). It says it provides human resources, provides services and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, St John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital reported income of £4.8m and spending of £4.2m, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £4.1m to £4.8m (+16%), an average of +3.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, St John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% 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 Wiltshire and Bath Air Ambulance Charity (£4.8m), Bury Hospice (£4.8m) and The St John and Red Cross Defence Medical Welfare Service (£4.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 76% and charitable activities 24%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £6.3m would cover about 18 months of spending at that rate. It employed 88 people.