The Priory for Wales of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem

Analysis

The Priory for Wales of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cardiff. It was registered in December 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05071073). It says it provides human resources, provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Priory for Wales of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem reported income of £8.1m and spending of £7.9m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £7.7m to £8.1m (+4.9%), an average of +1.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 104% 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 Priory for Wales of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wave Active Limited (£8.1m), Jamie's Farm (£8.1m) and Health Exchange (£8.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 82%, donations and legacies 12% and trading 1.7%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £2,020. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 7.1%. Reserves of £2.3m would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 155 people.