The Hospital of St John the Baptist

Analysis

The Hospital of St John the Baptist is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bedford. It was registered in June 1961, 65 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Hospital of St John the Baptist reported income of £281k and spending of £278k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £306k to £281k (-8.2%), an average of -2.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Hospital of St John the Baptist sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include House on the Rock International Church (Bermondsey) (£281k), The Poland Trust (£282k) and Livestock Emergency Guidelines and Standards - Legs (£281k).