SAINT JOHN'S TRUST, CHICHESTER — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 12 May 2023
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £49,429
Latest expenditure: £68,255
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: 65 Worcester Road, CHICHESTER, West Sussex, PO19 5EB

Website recorded by the regulator: https://www.stjohnstrustchichester.org/ (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Saint John's Trust, Chichester makes grants to further the religious and other charitable work of the Church of England in the ecclesiastical parishes of Chichester, Saint Paul, Saint Pancras and Saint John, Saint Wilfrid, Saint George with Rumboldswyke, Saint Mary and Portfield, All Saints and The Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity, Chichester and its Close.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 8 June 2026
Date Accounts Received: 8 June 2026
Total Gross Income: £49,429
Total Gross Expenditure: £68,255

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 4 June 2025
Date Accounts Received: 4 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £33,510
Total Gross Expenditure: £40,268

Fin Period Start Date: 12 May 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 8 May 2024
Date Accounts Received: 8 May 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,654
Total Gross Expenditure: £862

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 8 June 2026
Total Gross Income: £49,429
Total Gross Expenditure: £68,255
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £3,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 1

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 4 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £33,510
Total Gross Expenditure: £40,268
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 1

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 12 May 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 8 May 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,654
Total Gross Expenditure: £862
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 1

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: West Sussex
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 108
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Religious Activities

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: SAINT JOHN'S TRUST, CHICHESTER
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2023-05-12T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 12 May 2023
Charitable Objects: 3.2 TO FURTHER THE RELIGIOUS AND OTHER CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND IN THE FOLLOWING ECCLESIASTICAL PARISHES AND EXTRA-PAROCHIAL AREA AND ANY SUCCESSOR PARISHES AND EXTRA-PAROCHIAL AREAS FORMED FROM OR INCLUDING THEM;3.2.1 PARISH OF CHICHESTER SAINT PAUL.3.2.2 PARISH OF SAINT PANCRAS AND SAINT JOHN, CHICHESTER.3.2.3 PARISH OF CHICHESTER SAINT WILFRID.3.2.4 PARISH OF WHYKE, SAINT GEORGE WITH RUMBOLDSWYKE, SAINT MARY AND PORTFIELD, ALL SAINTS.3.2.5 THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF THE HOLY TRINITY, CHICHESTER AND ITS CLOSE AS DEFINED FROM TIME TO TIME BY ORDER OF HER MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY IN COUNCIL.

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures