St John's College Limited

Analysis

St John's College Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cardiff. It was registered in May 1989, 37 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, religious activities, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02114449). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, St John's College Limited reported income of £7.1m and spending of £7.8m, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £6.4m to £7.1m (+12%), an average of +2.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, St John's College Limited sits at the 99th 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 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Middlesbrough Diocesan Trust (£7.1m), Westminster Cathedral Choir School (£7.1m) and Exeter Cathedral (£6.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 98% and investments 1.3%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.2%. Reserves of £7.4m would cover about 11 months of spending at that rate. It employed 114 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.