ST. JOHN AMBULANCE
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Cash
£12m
+21.2% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£98m
+1.3% vs 2024
Employees
1,290
-9% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.3m
+152% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Health Care median
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Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £45,300,000 | £106,800,000 | £101,800,000 | -4.7% | |
| Operating profit | -£16,000,000 | -£3,800,000 | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£2,500,000 | £1,300,000 | +152% | |
| Net profit | -£16,600,000 | -£2,500,000 | £1,300,000 | +152% | |
| Cash | £2,700,000 | £9,900,000 | £12,000,000 | +21.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £102,600,000 | £100,800,000 | £102,200,000 | +1.4% | |
| Net assets | £99,500,000 | £97,000,000 | £98,300,000 | +1.3% | |
| Equity | £99,500,000 | £97,000,000 | £98,300,000 | +1.3% | |
| Average employees | 1,726 | 1,418 | 1,290 | -9% | |
| Wages | £49,700,000 | £38,800,000 | £37,600,000 | -3.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,100,000 | £0 | £0 | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £600,000 | £400,000 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | £165,000 | £0 | £0 | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -35.3% | -3.6% | — | |
| Net margin | -36.6% | -2.3% | 1.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | -15.6% | -3.8% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 3.0% | 16.8% | 16.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.20x | 2.22x | 2.60x | |
| Interest cover | — | -12.67x | — |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Taking all factors into account in both the base case and severe but plausible scenario, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue operating for the foreseeable future, being a minimum of 12 months from the date these financial statements are signed. Accordingly, the trustees consider that the going concern basis remains appropriate for the preparation of the financial statements.”
Group structure
- ST. JOHN AMBULANCE · parent
- Support St John Limited 100%
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- St John Ambulance Supplies Ltd 100%
- St John Ambulance Training Ltd 100%
- St John Events Ltd 100%
- St John Trading Ltd 100%
- St John Transport Ltd 100%
- St John First Aid Ltd 100%
- St John Aid Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “In June 2025, we launched Seconds to Save, an immersive virtual reality experience that allows young people to step through a real-life scenario and make decisions in the moment.”
- “In May, St John Ambulance teams responded to a serious incident during the Liverpool FC homecoming parade, where more than 100 people were injured when a car was driven into the crowd.”
- “In April, we launched the Hi Vis Stress Vest campaign to encourage conversations about mental health in the construction industry.”
- “In October 2025, we launched our HEART defibrillators. Easy to use, they empower people nearby to act quickly.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
13 active · 98 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HYUN, Tommy Kyung Won | Secretary | 2020-07-28 | — | — |
| GOODERHAM, Julie | Director | 2023-06-24 | Apr 1973 | British |
| GREWAL, Pardeep Kaur | Director | 2026-02-04 | Apr 1977 | British |
| HALAI, Tara-Bella Devshi | Director | 2024-11-05 | Apr 2001 | British |
| HOLDEN, Peter John Pashley, Dr | Director | 2024-01-22 | Oct 1955 | British |
| KONDEL, Harpreet Kaur | Director | 2021-10-25 | Oct 1969 | British |
| LAWRENCE, Heather Anne | Director | 2025-08-01 | Jun 1949 | British |
| LAWRENCE-PARR, Carole Ann | Director | 2024-07-03 | Oct 1946 | British |
| MORRISON, Gareth Frederick | Director | 2025-12-02 | Mar 1980 | British |
| SIMMONS, Jonathan | Director | 2025-12-02 | Mar 1962 | British |
| WATERFIELD, Ingrid | Director | 2021-06-24 | Sep 1972 | British |
| WILLIAMS, Paul Rhys, Reverend Canon Dr | Director | 2023-03-09 | Feb 1958 | British |
| WILLIAMS, Simon Paul, Rear Admiral | Director | 2023-06-24 | Jul 1960 | British |
Show 98 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAMPBELL, Jeremy George Mungo | Secretary | 2001-04-02 | 2004-12-03 |
| CHAPMAN, Rachel Lorraine | Secretary | 2019-07-23 | 2019-11-16 |
| CRABB, Josephine Alison | Secretary | 2004-12-03 | 2005-06-03 |
| GLAZE, Michael John Carlisle | Secretary | 1999-10-21 | 2001-04-02 |
| HOUGHTON-BROWN, Martin | Secretary | 2018-01-02 | 2019-07-23 |
| KILLEN, Sue Ann | Secretary | 2015-10-19 | 2017-09-01 |
| KILLEN, Susan Ann | Secretary | 2015-09-11 | 2017-09-01 |
| MAYDON, Gary, Dr | Secretary | 2005-06-03 | 2018-04-30 |
| SCOTT-PEARCE, Matthew James | Secretary | 2019-11-26 | 2020-07-28 |
| SIMS, Richard James | Secretary | 2015-09-11 | 2019-03-08 |
| BAKER, John | Director | 2012-08-01 | 2015-01-26 |
| BARTTELOT, Mary Angela Fiona, The Hon Lady | Director | 2000-06-09 | 2002-06-23 |
| BIRD, Nicholas Charlton Penrhys | Director | 2005-06-24 | 2008-06-21 |
| BLACKBURN, David Anthony James, Vice Admiral | Director | 2007-06-23 | 2011-12-31 |
| BODIN, Mario George | Director | 1999-10-28 | 2004-10-25 |
| BOORMAN, Edwin Roy Pratt | Director | 2003-09-19 | 2006-06-24 |
| BRINTON, Angela Elizabeth | Director | 1999-10-28 | 2001-02-28 |
| BROWN, Peter Victor | Director | 2001-05-18 | 2005-12-12 |
| BUSSY, Paul Stephen | Director | 2004-07-16 | 2011-12-31 |
| CABLE, Ann Elizabeth | Director | 2017-03-01 | 2024-06-24 |
| CARVER, Peter William John | Director | 1999-10-28 | 2001-01-02 |
| CHALSTREY, Leonard John, Sir | Director | 1999-10-28 | 2002-06-23 |
| CHAMBERS, Hugh | Director | 2001-02-14 | 2002-03-04 |
| CHATTERTON, Roger Henry | Director | 2006-12-01 | 2010-06-12 |
| CLARK, Andrew Simon | Director | 2010-06-24 | 2012-06-23 |
| CLARK, Nigel Culliford | Director | 2006-03-02 | 2007-08-25 |
| CLARKE, John Wilson, Dr | Director | 1999-10-28 | 2007-06-23 |
| COLEMAN, Margaret Ellen | Director | 2015-04-02 | 2024-06-24 |
| COOPER, Graham Vaughan | Director | 2002-06-23 | 2005-06-24 |
| DAVIES, Sheenah Barclay, Colonel | Director | 2008-06-21 | 2011-12-31 |
| DENBY, Paul, Canon | Director | 2012-01-01 | 2017-01-31 |
| DOHERTY, Annette Marian, Dr | Director | 2023-01-10 | 2025-06-24 |
| DYMOND, Harry Frederick David | Director | 2003-07-07 | 2009-06-20 |
| DYMOND, Harry Frederick David | Director | 1999-10-28 | 2003-06-22 |
| ELLEN, Susan Caroline | Director | 2006-03-02 | 2015-06-20 |
| ELWES, Carolyn Dawn, Lady | Director | 2005-06-24 | 2008-06-21 |
| EMERTON, Audrey, Baroness | Director | 1999-10-21 | 2002-06-23 |
| EVANS, Michael Robert Nesbit | Director | 2008-06-21 | 2012-06-23 |
| FANE DE SALIS, Phyllida Jane Vavajour | Director | 2006-06-24 | 2009-06-20 |
| FOWLE, William Michael Thomas | Director | 1999-10-28 | 2002-06-23 |
| FRAYLING, Nicholas Arthur, Very Reverend | Director | 2014-05-01 | 2020-06-25 |
| FURNELL, Raymond, Very Revernd | Director | 2005-06-24 | 2006-07-10 |
| GALLOWAY, Peter John, The Revd Dr | Director | 1999-10-28 | 2005-06-24 |
| GILLIS, Richard | Director | 1999-10-28 | 2003-06-22 |
| GREEN, Rodney Alan Rupert | Director | 2010-03-25 | 2016-06-24 |
| HACKMAN, Brian William, Dr | Director | 2003-06-22 | 2006-06-24 |
| HALL, John Robert, Very Revd | Director | 2020-06-25 | 2023-01-01 |
| HAMILTON, Ann Anastasia Corinna Helena, Lady | Director | 2002-06-23 | 2008-06-21 |
| HAMS, Steven Paul | Director | 2011-06-25 | 2011-11-17 |
| HARAYDA, Robert Eric | Director | 2021-01-01 | 2023-06-24 |
| HAWLEY, Alan, Maj Gen | Director | 2007-05-01 | 2010-06-19 |
| HAWLEY, Ruth Morwenna Graham, Lady | Director | 1999-10-28 | 2002-06-23 |
| HINCKLEY, Gilbert Clive | Director | 2002-07-19 | 2008-06-21 |
| HOLLAND, Peter Michael | Director | 2005-06-24 | 2016-06-24 |
| HOLMES, Sarah Louise | Director | 2003-06-22 | 2009-06-20 |
| HOWELL, Simon Benedict | Director | 2012-02-09 | 2013-12-01 |
| IBRAHIM, Mariam Del Carmen | Director | 2021-01-01 | 2024-09-30 |
| JAGGS FOWLER, Robert Mark, Dr | Director | 2008-06-21 | 2012-06-23 |
| JARVIE, Anne | Director | 2011-11-18 | 2018-12-31 |
| JARVIS, Lionel John, Surgeon Rear Admiral | Director | 2016-06-24 | 2021-11-09 |
| JENKINS, Brian Garton, Sir | Director | 2004-08-01 | 2010-06-19 |
| KING, Martin William | Director | 1999-10-28 | 2003-07-04 |
| KNIGHT, Alec Francis, The Very Reverend Dr | Director | 2007-07-19 | 2013-12-31 |
| LEARY, Alison, Professor | Director | 2010-06-24 | 2011-06-25 |
| LEE, Ralph Anthony, Dr | Director | 1999-10-28 | 2003-10-29 |
| LUND, Christopher David, Doctor | Director | 2007-06-24 | 2010-06-19 |
| MACKINLAY, Catherine Elizabeth | Director | 2002-06-23 | 2005-06-24 |
| MANSIGANI, Mohan | Director | 2016-07-05 | 2022-12-31 |
| MEE, Jayne Elizabeth | Director | 2015-04-02 | 2021-06-24 |
| MENZIES, Robert Clark, Lt General | Director | 2003-12-12 | 2006-09-29 |
| MESSINGER, Michael | Director | 2010-06-12 | 2023-06-24 |
| NASH, Peter James, Dr | Director | 2002-06-23 | 2003-02-28 |
| O'DONNELL, Patrick Joseph | Director | 2002-06-23 | 2005-06-24 |
| OAKE, Robin Edgar Norman | Director | 2008-06-21 | 2011-09-30 |
| PATTEN, Matthew Richard | Director | 2012-08-01 | 2018-06-24 |
| PETROVITCH, Paul | Director | 2005-06-24 | 2007-06-23 |
| PORTER, Keith Macdonald, Professor | Director | 2018-06-24 | 2023-06-24 |
| REEVES, David Alan | Director | 2015-04-02 | 2021-06-24 |
| RIDGWAY, Ian George | Director | 2004-07-16 | 2006-01-07 |
| RUSSELL, John Robert | Director | 2006-06-24 | 2007-06-23 |
| RUSSELL, Stephen George | Director | 2005-06-24 | 2015-06-20 |
| SHARPE, Danny, Dr | Director | 2009-10-01 | 2016-06-24 |
| SHILSON, Stuart James | Director | 2022-05-16 | 2025-01-06 |
| SPACKMAN, Stanley Harry, Col | Director | 2006-09-29 | 2006-12-08 |
| SPACKMAN, Stanley Harry, Col | Director | 1999-10-28 | 2002-06-23 |
| SPRINGTHORPE, David John | Director | 2018-06-24 | 2020-10-15 |
| SPRINGTHORPE, David John | Director | 2015-09-11 | 2017-06-15 |
| SPRINGTHORPE, David John | Director | 2018-06-24 | 2020-10-15 |
| SPRINGTHORPE, David John | Director | 2015-09-11 | 2017-06-15 |
| STEVENSON-DODD, Matt | Director | 2017-10-01 | 2021-01-01 |
| STEVENSON-DODD, Matthew David | Director | 2016-07-05 | 2017-06-27 |
| TAYLOR, John Mitchell | Director | 2002-09-27 | 2010-06-19 |
| THE RT HON LORD SLYNN OF HADLEY, Gordon | Director | 1999-10-28 | 2004-07-31 |
| WEBB, Michael Alfred Healey, Dr | Director | 1999-10-21 | 2002-01-16 |
| WELLS, William Henry Weston, Sir | Director | 2000-06-09 | 2002-06-23 |
| WESTBURY, David, The Rt Hon Lord | Director | 1999-10-28 | 2001-10-12 |
| WHEELER, John Daniel, The Rt Hon Sir | Director | 1999-10-28 | 2008-06-21 |
| WRIGHT, Judith Kathleen | Director | 2009-06-20 | 2012-06-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Ann Elizabeth Cable | Individual | Appoints directors | 2018-01-29 | Ceased 2021-11-23 |
| Mrs Janet Gough | Individual | Appoints directors | 2017-07-06 | Ceased 2021-06-25 |
| Mr Neil Wood | Individual | Appoints directors | 2017-06-13 | Ceased 2021-11-23 |
| Surgeon Rear Admiral Lionel John Jarvis | Individual | Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors (as trust) | 2016-06-18 | Ceased 2021-11-09 |
| Mr Neil Wood | Individual | Appoints directors | 2016-06-13 | Ceased 2016-06-13 |
| Mr Michael Messinger | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-11-23 |
| Mr Stephen John Frost | Individual | Appoints directors (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-06-25 |
| Mr David Kim Hempleman-Adams | Individual | Appoints directors (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-06-25 |
| Very Reverend Nicholas Arthur Frayling | Individual | Appoints directors (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-06-25 |
| Dr Alan Charles Nelson Borg | Individual | Appoints directors (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-06-24 |
| Mrs Judith Kathleen Wright | Individual | Appoints directors (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-06-24 |
| Mrs Annabelle Boyes | Individual | Appoints directors (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-06-24 |
| Canon Paul Denby | Individual | Appoints directors (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-01-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 338 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-06-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-06-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-31 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-07-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.