SS. John and Elizabeth Charity

Analysis

SS. John and Elizabeth Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, SS. John and Elizabeth Charity reported income of £65.8m and spending of £72.1m, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £59.9m to £65.8m (+9.8%), an average of +2.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, SS. John and Elizabeth Charity sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include International Finance Facility for Immunisation Company (£64.8m), World Vision UK (£66.1m) and The Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution Care Company (£64.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96% and donations and legacies 2.9%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £394k. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 2.0%. Reserves of £600k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 637 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.