The Charity of John and Joseph Card

Analysis

The Charity of John and Joseph Card is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Somerset. It was registered in April 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, religious activities and recreation, 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 October 2025, The Charity of John and Joseph Card reported income of £11k and spending of £13k, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income grew from £6,941 to £11k (+58%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2022, when income rose by 638%. Over the whole period it spent 57% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Charity of John and Joseph Card sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Antelope Trust (£11k), Guru Nanak's Mission (£11k) and Hannan (£11k).