Community of Saint John

Analysis

Community of Saint John is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides other finance, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Community of Saint John reported income of £123k and spending of £100k, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £93k to £123k (+33%), an average of +7.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Community of Saint John sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fens Pool Voluntary Association (£123k), Tooting Community Kitchen (£123k) and St Peter's Life-Line (£123k).