The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 6th September 2026

The Hospital of ST John the Baptist

Registered charity 200176 Registered since 1961

Operates: Bedford

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Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

11 trustees on the board

5.4y median 3y
average tenure
15y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

9y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (7)

Portfolio (4)

3
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 11Education/training 4Disability 1General Charitable Purposes 1Religious Activities 1

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Education 2Arts and leisure 1Business services 1

Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
incomespending£271k latest income

Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.

Connected through a shared trustee

Deterministic, from public records.

Contact

Websitewww.stjohnshospitaltrust.org
Emailclerk@stjohnshospitaltrust.org
Phone07342241519
Address3 Saxon House End, Harrold, BEDFORD, MK43 7FS

Finances

£270,506 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2020£344,578£300,347
2021£306,251£261,148
2022£327,798£280,338
2023£305,572£291,223
2024£270,506£307,841

What it does

What

The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Who

Elderly/old PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesOther Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

How

Makes Grants To IndividualsMakes Grants To OrganisationsOther Charitable Activities

Charitable objects

3. Objects of the Charity3.1 The objects of the Charity (the “Objects”) are:3.1.1 To relieve financial hardship by paying grants to beneficiaries who are resident in Bedford provided that the Trustees may suspend or terminate the appointment of a beneficiary; and3.1.2 For use in Bedford, or for the benefit of persons who are residents of Bedford, for the public benefit, for all purposes that are charitable under the laws of England and Wales from time to time.

Governing document: ST JOHN'S HOSPITAL BEDFORD ACT 1881 AS AMENDED ON 1 OCTOBER 2020 AND AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 7 OCTOBER 2020 as amended on 24 Apr 2026

Trustees (11)

11trustees
61median age
0aged 70+

Connected charities (7)

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