St John's Catholic School for the Deaf

Analysis

St John's Catholic School for the Deaf is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wetherby. It was registered in May 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. 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 August 2025, St John's Catholic School for the Deaf reported income of £4.4m and spending of £3.8m, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £3.4m to £4.4m (+29%), an average of +6.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, St John's Catholic School for the Deaf 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 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kew College (£4.4m), Chartered Institute of Fundraising (£4.4m) and Eversfield Preparatory School Trust Limited (£4.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 94%, investments 4.0% and donations and legacies 1.3%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £53k. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 1.6%. Reserves of £7.5m would cover about 23 months of spending at that rate. It employed 78 people.