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St John's Downshire Hill

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1138488LondonReligion
Income£788k2025-08-31
Spending£639ksame year
Spent / received88%5-year average
Size in its cause95th pctReligion
Registered2010Previously excepted
Employees7latest return

Analysis

St John's Downshire Hill is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, St John's Downshire Hill reported income of £788k and spending of £639k, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £395k to £788k (+99%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 68%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, St John's Downshire Hill sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include S L G Charitable Trust Limited (£788k), Crossway Stratford (£788k) and Kingdomcity United Kingdom Ltd (£787k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 73% and trading 26%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £49k. It employed 7 people.

Income and spending

£0£197k£394k£591k£788k2021 Income: £395,1492021 Spending: £312,33320212022 Income: £304,6992022 Spending: £362,18820222023 Income: £510,6722023 Spending: £461,78720232024 Income: £558,1152024 Spending: £485,76520242025 Income: £788,0972025 Spending: £639,3812025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Donations 73%
  • Trading 26%
  • Investments 0.9%

In the charity's own words

Church whose objects are the advancement of the Christian faith for the public benefit in a way that is consistent with the fundamental truths revealed in Holy Scripture.

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