The Community of St John the Divine

Analysis

The Community of St John the Divine is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in September 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Community of St John the Divine reported income of £129k and spending of £73k, leaving 44% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £109k to £129k (+18%), an average of +4.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 61% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Community of St John the Divine sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Embracing Change (£129k), Dawns I Bawb (£129k) and Design in Mental Health Limited (£129k).