Charity of John Scott

Analysis

Charity of John Scott is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in York. It was registered in February 1965, 61 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Charity of John Scott reported income of £54k and spending of £29k, leaving 46% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £31k to £54k (+74%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 153% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Charity of John Scott sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Olive Community Project (£54k), Friends of Kididima (£54k) and Education East Africa (£54k).