St John's Winchester

Analysis

St John's Winchester is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Winchester. It was registered in August 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 10903970). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, St John's Winchester reported income of £2.9m and spending of £4.3m, spending 152% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £3.6m to £2.9m (-21%), an average of -5.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 122% 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's Winchester 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 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Paul Sartori Foundation Limited (£2.9m), Central Hardship and Relief Trust (£2.9m) and Cynthia Spencer Hospice Charity (£2.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 64%, charitable activities 33% and donations and legacies 3.0%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £70k. Charitable activities took 77% of spending and raising funds 22%. Reserves of £7.5m would cover about 21 months of spending at that rate. It employed 46 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.