St John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group

Analysis

St John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 2010, 16 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 07355619). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, St John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group reported income of £14.0m and spending of £12.4m, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £13.3m to £14.0m (+5.2%), an average of +1.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 85% 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 Group sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Connolly Foundation (UK) Limited (£14.0m), Earlham Institute (£14.1m) and Avenues South East (£14.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 58%, charitable activities 38% and investments 4.0%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £270k. Charitable activities took 92% of spending and raising funds 6.1%. Reserves of £31.8m would cover about 31 months of spending at that rate. It employed 284 people.