Overall GiG Score: 19 ?
Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 9
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Good Reserves: +1Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +6

THE PRIORY FOR WALES OF THE MOST VENERABLE ORDER OF THE HOSPITAL OF ST JOHN OF JERUSALEM 

Fundraising, transport of patients, sale of first aid supplies, first aid and other health and safetytraining, providing first aid cover, youth programmes.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition
  • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end but unrestricted reserves are available
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 57 years

www.stjohnwales.org.uk

finance@stjohnwales.org.uk

02920449600

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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/22£8,605£8,876£-271£587£6,261£4,8946.62203,412
31/12/21£7,707£7,590£117£444£6,734£5,3738.51873,704
31/12/20£5,895£6,881£-986£438£6,370£5,0148.71583,711
31/12/19£6,729£7,563£-834£595£7,368£5,9589.51594,043
31/12/18£7,215£7,697£-483£754£7,987£6,51110.21424,072
31/12/17£6,820£7,325£-506£751£8,645£7,320121410
31/12/16£6,456£6,837£-381£776£9,061£7,74513.61500
31/12/15£6,453£6,883£-430£850£9,150£7,65913.41410
31/12/14£6,148£6,067£81£845£9,494£7,80415.41350
31/12/13£5,514£5,491£23£787£9,405£7,70416.81150
31/12/12£4,715£5,104£-389£710£9,126£7,39317.4940
31/12/11£4,338£4,949£-612£673£9,466£7,64418.5830
31/12/10£6,190£5,162£1,028£600£10,188£8,16419970
31/12/09£1,751£2,362£-611£519£9,087£7,97640.5910
31/12/08£1,731£1,975£-245£466£8,919£7,75147.1800
31/12/07£1,865£1,919£-53£474£8,805£7,68048630
31/12/06£1,680£1,764£-84£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£1,941£1,852£89£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£1,554£1,684£-130£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 7.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 6.7%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: £110,000-£120,000
Liabilities/Assets: 25%
Liabilities/Income: 24%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 78%
Reserves/Spending: 6.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -0 months
Quick Ratio: 0
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who works here?
  • 220 employees
  • 3,412 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout Wales,
  • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£19,990
Garfield Weston Foundation£15,000
Masonic Trust£12,500
Co-Operative Group£5,443
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£7,500 25/09/2023
Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
National Lottery Community Fund - Bridgend Hall Regeneration Project
£9,995 09/05/2023
The Priory for Wales of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem will use £9995 to renovate their training centre in Bridgend. The grant will fund car park resurfacing and ....more
Masonic Trust - MCF Festival
£5,000 16/01/2023
Core funding
Co-Operative Group - Grant to St. John Ambulance Cymru Bedwas Division
£1,493 22/10/2022
We're training in all types of first aid including mental health, and we're hoping to put free first aid courses on for the community. We would like to purchase new equipment to achieve this.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000 24/06/2022
Supporting the Covid-19 recovery of St John Ambulance Cymru and our work with Children and Young People
National Lottery Community Fund - COVID-19 - Ambulance Radio Communications emergency response
£9,995 27/05/2020
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The Priory For Wales Of The Most Venerable Order Of The Hospital Of St John Of Jerusalem in Cardiff will use £9995 to upgrade radio equipment to help them provide patient transport and non-emergency ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to St. John Cymru Wales - Llanidloes Division
£3,950 15/11/2019
We want to renovate our current accommodation to create a safe, spacious, and accessible learning environment for first aid training.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to St John Ambulance Clydach Division
£3,433 19/11/2018
We want to buy uniforms and training equipment for our growing division.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to St John Ambulance In Wales (Priory For Wales)
£3,741 29/11/2017
Our launch tractor is in urgent need of replacement due to exposure to the sea. Without one we will be unable to launch the main lifeboat.
Department for Transport - Inshore & Inland Rescue Boat Grant Fund
£7,363 01/11/2017
To increase UK SAR capability by supporting purchase of rescue boats and water rescue equipment.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to St John Cymru Wales
£64,700 25/08/2017
Celebrating 100 years of St John in Wales
Department for Transport - Inland/Inshore Rescue Boat Fund scheme
£30,800 15/12/2016
3
To support rescue boat charities search and rescue operations and improve response capability
Masonic Trust - Replacement of Ambulance
£56,000 19/10/2016
Replacement of Ambulance in Pembrokeshire.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 9/11 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 30-75
  • CARYN COX Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Nhs Consultant
  • JAMES O'CONNOR Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Assistant Director Of Finance
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 15/12/1966, number: 250523
  • Registered at Companies House on 11/03/2004, number: 05071073
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from SOUTH MONTGOMERYSHIRE VOLUNTEER BUREAU LIMITED on 24/06/2022
Main office

PRIORY HOUSE
BEIGNON CLOSE
OCEAN WAY
CARDIFF
CF24 5PB

Objectives

THE ENCOURAGEMENT AND PROMOTION OF ALL WORKS OF HUMANITY AND CHARITY FOR THE RELIEF OF PERSONS IN SICKNESS, DISTRESS, SUFFERING AND DANGER, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF RACE, CLASS, OR CREED.

Defined Area of Benefit:

WALES

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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