St John's Foundation Est. 1174

Analysis

St John's Foundation Est. 1174 is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bath. It was registered in October 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, accommodation/housing and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending December 2025, St John's Foundation Est. 1174 reported income of £5.4m and spending of £6.7m, spending 124% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £5.3m to £5.4m (+1.6%), an average of +0.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 122% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, St John's Foundation Est. 1174 sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mayfair Charities Limited (£5.4m), Mifal Hachesed Vehatzedokoh (£5.4m) and Valley Cids and Related Charities (£5.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 61%, charitable activities 21%, trading 16% and donations and legacies 1.2%. Charitable activities took 71% of spending and raising funds 15%. Grants to other organisations totalled £960k. It employed 45 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.