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St. John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group

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80/100 Clarity Score · 4 stars · Charity Commission filings · How we score

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Is St. John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group a good charity?

St. John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group scores 80/100 (4 stars, Good) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2024 (£14m total income, 93% of spending on charitable activities). This reflects financial transparency and stewardship on paper — not the real-world impact of its programmes. See the full breakdown.

London · EC1M 6BB Reg 1139527 Registered charity Official website Charity Commission register

What does St. John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group do?

St. John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group is a registered charity (no. 1139527) working in health in London · EC1M 6BB. Its latest Charity Commission filing directs 93% of spending to charitable activities, holding roughly 30 months of reserves, and files its annual accounts on time. Reported income has been growing (≈7% a year). CharityCompare's Clarity Score rates the organisation only from public Charity Commission accounts — accountability, financial health, efficiency and community support — not the quality or impact of its programmes.

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In short: ST. JOHN OF JERUSALEM EYE HOSPITAL GROUP scores 80 out of 100 (4 stars). 93% average program spend (3-year average). Filings are up to date with no major concerns.

What is St. John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group?

St. John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group has a Clarity Score of 80 out of 100 on CharityCompare (4 stars, Good). Charity Commission registration number 1139527. Status: Registered. Primary cause area: Health. Latest accounts year 2024: total income £14m, with 93% of expenditure on charitable activities. Accounts filing: up to date. Reserves: approximately 30 months of operating costs. No major red flags from our filing review. Scores are independent and based on official filings — not a donation recommendation.

Data from Charity Commission register, last updated .

Overall score

80/100

4★ · Good

Cause spend

93%

3-yr avg · charitable activities

Accountability

100/100

Finance beacon

Income

£14m

Latest year 2024

Reserves

30 mo

Months of running costs

Accounts filing

On time

Charity Commission

£23.6 raised per £1 fundraising (3-yr avg) · 7% overhead · Website on register · Confidence: high

How does ST. JOHN OF JERUSALEM EYE HOSPITAL GROUP compare?

Clarity Score percentile against similar UK charities — the share of peers ST. JOHN OF JERUSALEM EYE HOSPITAL GROUP scores higher than.

Income band (£10m+)58thpercentile

Scores higher than 58% of 943 charities in its income band · 80/100 vs 77 peer average (marker).

Health charities58thpercentile

Scores higher than 58% of 528 charities in this cause · 80/100 vs 76 peer average (marker).

How reliable is St. John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group's data?

Source
Charity Commission (England & Wales)
Accounts year
2024
Filing date
Profile reviewed

High confidence — complete filing data

Scores reflect the latest annual accounts on the register. Clarity Score measures how clearly the charity accounts for money in those filings — not programme impact.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator and Charity Commission for Northern Ireland. Open Government Licence v3.0 .

What is St. John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group's Beacon report?

Detailed accountability and finance metrics from UK regulator filings — structured for transparency in our four-beacon report.

Accountability & Transparency

Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies.

100/100

Accountability & Transparency metrics for ST. JOHN OF JERUSALEM EYE HOSPITAL GROUP
Metric Score Value
Filing history (5 years)

100% on-time over five years = 15 pts · one late filing = 5 pts · two or more = 0 pts.

100% 15/15 pts
Trustee oversight

Three or more trustees on the register = 15 pts, scaled down for fewer (governance red flag below three).

100% 13 trustees · 15/15 pts
Declared policies

Safeguarding (4) · conflict of interest (3) · volunteer management (3) — from Charity Commission annual return.

100% 10/10 pts

Financial Health

Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts.

67/100

Financial Health metrics for ST. JOHN OF JERUSALEM EYE HOSPITAL GROUP
Metric Score Value
Reserves (months of cash)

3–24 months = full marks, tapering on both sides · 0 months or 4+ years (hoarding) = 0 pts.

73% 30 months · 11/15 pts
Income stability / growth

+20% or more over the window = 10 pts · flat = 5 pts · −20% or worse = 0 pts, scaled between.

60% 6/10 pts · 3-year average
Liabilities to assets

0% liabilities-to-assets = 5 pts, scaling down to 0 pts at 60%+ debt.

60% 26% · 3/5 pts

Financial Efficiency

How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios.

100/100

Financial Efficiency metrics for ST. JOHN OF JERUSALEM EYE HOSPITAL GROUP
Metric Score Value
Program expense ratio

90%+ on charitable activities = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 50% or below.

100% 93% · 10/10 pts (3-year average)
Fundraising efficiency

≤10p to raise £1 = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 40p or above (fundraising cost ÷ income).

100% 4p per £1 income · 10/10 pts (3-year average)

Community Support

Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff.

0/100

Community Support metrics for ST. JOHN OF JERUSALEM EYE HOSPITAL GROUP
Metric Score Value
Volunteer-to-staff ratio

Volunteers at 2x staff or more = full marks · no volunteers = 0 pts, scaled between.

0% 7 volunteers / 265 staff · 0/10 pts

How we calculate beacon scores →

What is St. John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group's Clarity Score?

80/100 total · Good · 4 of 5 stars

Four pillars (40 + 30 + 20 + 10 points) from Charity Commission filings — see methodology for full weightings.

100/100
Accountability & Transparency
67/100
Financial Health
100/100
Financial Efficiency
0/100
Community Support

Accountability & Transparency

Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies.

100/100

Filing history (5 years)15/15 pts
Trustee oversight13 trustees · 15/15 pts
Declared policies10/10 pts

Financial Health

Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts.

67/100

Reserves (months of cash)30 months · 11/15 pts
Income stability / growth6/10 pts · 3-year average
Liabilities to assets26% · 3/5 pts

Financial Efficiency

How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios.

100/100

Program expense ratio93% · 10/10 pts (3-year average)
Fundraising efficiency4p per £1 income · 10/10 pts (3-year average)

Community Support

Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff.

0/100

Volunteer-to-staff ratio7 volunteers / 265 staff · 0/10 pts

How much does St. John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group raise and spend?

Latest filed year 2024 · Source: Charity Commission filings

ST. JOHN OF JERUSALEM EYE HOSPITAL GROUP revenue and expenses for 2024
Category Amount % of spend
Total income £14m
Total expenditure £10m
Charitable activities £9.7m 93%
Fundraising £585k 6%
Governance & admin £185k 2%
93%On charitable activities

Where does the money go?

Latest accounts (2024) · £10m spent

  • Charitable activities93%
  • Fundraising6%
  • Governance2%

What trust indicators does St. John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group have?

Pulled from the Charity Commission register — filing behaviour, board size, and workforce where reported.

  • Accounts filed on time

    up to date · last filing

  • Trustee board size (3–12)

    13 trustees on the Charity Commission register

  • Workforce on register

    265 employees · 7 volunteers (0:1 volunteer-to-staff)

Fundraising Regulator

Status not yet checked

Separate from our financial scores — shows whether the charity follows the Code of Fundraising Practice.

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Official register

Reg 1139527

Full trustee list, accounts, and regulatory history on the Charity Commission.

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Trustees & officers

  • David Verity since 2016
  • John Macaskill since 2018
  • Robert James Ingham Clark since 2017
  • Andrew John Cash Chair · since 2018
  • Timothy William Jones since 2019
  • David Pyott since 2020
  • Paul Hackwood since 2022
  • Helen Forsyth since 2022
  • Christopher Hoult since 2022
  • Avinderjit Bhatia since 2022
  • Ismat Levin since 2022
  • Joachim Von Einem since 2023
How we score charities +

The Clarity Score is a 100-point rating from UK regulator filings (Charity Commission for England and Wales, OSCR and CCNI). Four pillars — Accountability & Transparency (40), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10) — each scored on a continuous scale, not pass/fail cutoffs. A statutory inquiry sets the score to 0 automatically.

Full methodology →

Accountability & Transparency

Scored from filings

40 points — filing history (15), trustee oversight (15, scaling up to a board of three or more), declared policies (10).

Financial Health

Scored from filings

30 points — reserves (15, full marks 3–24 months, tapering on both sides), income stability (10), liabilities to assets (5, scaling down as debt rises).

Financial Efficiency

Scored from filings

20 points — program expense ratio and fundraising cost, each on a graduated scale (not a single cutoff). Kept at 20% of the total: financial-ratio scoring alone is not a reliable effectiveness signal (see "why not just an overhead ratio?" below).

Community Support

Scored from filings

10 points — volunteer-to-staff ratio from Charity Commission workforce data, scaling continuously up to a 2:1 ratio.

Overall score

Sum of all pillar points. Display stars use the same bands as the labels: 90–100 → 5★ Exceptional; 75–89 → 4★ Good; 60–74 → 3★ Needs improvement; 1–59 → 2★ Poor; 0 → not rated.

How have St. John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group's finances changed over five years?

£0k £3500k £7000k £10500k £14000k 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Income 2020: £10,708k Spending 2020: £10,476k Cause spend 2020: £9,723k Income 2021: £13,344k Spending 2021: £10,888k Cause spend 2021: £10,159k Income 2022: £13,642k Spending 2022: £11,435k Cause spend 2022: £10,673k Income 2023: £12,946k Spending 2023: £12,392k Cause spend 2023: £11,671k Income 2024: £13,917k Spending 2024: £10,427k Cause spend 2024: £9,657k
  • Income
  • Spending
  • Cause spend

Values in £ thousands · Cause spend plotted only when the filing discloses a split · Source: Charity Commission accounts

What are the key facts about St. John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group?

Overall score
80/100 (4★)
Income
£14m
Cause spend
93% of expenditure
Reg number
1139527
Scope
Local (london)
Reserves
30 months
Trustees
13
Accounts year
2024
Filing
up to date

Where ST. JOHN OF JERUSALEM EYE HOSPITAL GROUP sits

The causes this charity is classified under, and other charities working nearby.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about St. John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group's rating, finances, and Charity Commission status.

Is St. John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group a good charity? +

St. John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group scores 80 out of 100 (4 stars — Good) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, our independent read of its UK regulator filings. Around 93% of its spending goes to charitable activities and its accounts are up to date. That reflects how transparent and financially healthy it looks on paper — it does not measure the real-world impact of its work, so treat it as one factor alongside the cause you care about. CharityCompare never tells you where to donate.

Is St. John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group a legitimate charity? +

Yes — St. John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group is a legitimate registered charity (charity number 1139527). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1139527. Registration proves status; Clarity Score then summarises filing transparency on paper, not programme impact.

What is St. John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group's charity number? +

St. John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group's charity number is 1139527. Check that number on the official register (Charity Commission, OSCR or CCNI) or this CharityCompare profile before you donate — scammers sometimes reuse real numbers on fake appeals.

What is St. John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group's charity rating? +

St. John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group scores 80 out of 100 on CharityCompare (4 stars — Good). The Clarity Score V1 sums four pillars from UK regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 pts), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10). Stars use the same bands as those labels — 90+ is 5★ Exceptional. It is not an impact ranking.

Does St. John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group have reviews and complaints? +

CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for St. John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group. Instead you get a filing-based Clarity Score, cause spend, reserves and red flags such as late accounts. For formal complaints about a charity, contact the Charity Commission, OSCR, CCNI or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.

How much of my donation reaches St. John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group? +

According to its 2024 regulator filing, 93% of St. John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group's total spending went to charitable activities (3-yr avg across disclosed years). That is the closest official figure to "how much of your donation reaches the cause" — it is an average across all spending in the filing, not a pound-by-pound breakdown of an individual gift.

What are St. John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group's overheads? +

According to its 2024 regulator filing, fundraising costs were about 5% of total expenditure and combined overheads (fundraising plus governance) were about 7% of total expenditure at St. John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group. The filings CharityCompare uses do not publish CEO or senior-staff pay, so we cannot say what St. John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group's chief executive is paid — where disclosure rules apply, senior pay appears in the trustees' annual report on the Charity Commission register.

How much income does St. John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group receive? +

St. John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group reported £14m total income in its 2024 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: growing.

Are St. John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group's accounts up to date? +

Filing status: up to date (last filing 2026-06-24). CharityCompare flags late or missing accounts separately from the financial score.

Where is St. John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group based? +

St. John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group is listed at London · EC1M 6BB, focused on health.

How does CharityCompare score St. John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group? +

We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in St. John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group's regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 points — filing history, trustees, policies), Financial Health (30 — reserves, income trend, debt), Financial Efficiency (20 — cause spend and fundraising cost, on a graduated scale) and Community Support (10 — volunteer-to-staff ratio). An open statutory inquiry scores 0. The score measures reporting on paper, not programme impact. CharityCompare is free for donors, takes no commission on donations, and scores cannot be bought.

How often is this page updated? +

This profile was last updated on 17 July 2026 from the latest UK regulator data available to CharityCompare, and St. John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group's most recent accounts cover 2024. Scores and figures refresh whenever we re-ingest the register, so the page reflects our latest data pull rather than a one-off review.