Community of Saint John the Baptist

Analysis

Community of Saint John the Baptist is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in July 1981, 45 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Community of Saint John the Baptist reported income of £1.5m and spending of £1.3m, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £864k to £1.5m (+68%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 62%. Over the whole period it spent 71% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Community of Saint John the Baptist sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Wimbledon (£1.5m), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Nicholas, Sevenoaks (£1.5m) and The Antony Boot Charitable Trust (£1.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 52%, charitable activities 38% and investments 10%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £61k. Charitable activities took 91% of spending and raising funds 8.4%. Reserves of £3.0m would cover about 28 months of spending at that rate.