St John’s Lichfield

Registered charity 1155998 · since 2014stjohnslichfield.org·Shropshire, Staffordshire, West Midlands·Updated 31 October 2026

At a glance

Open to applications

Rolling, no deadlines · unsolicited applications welcome

Key takeaways

St John's Lichfield suits a small nonprofit whose work helps people in need within the Diocese of Lichfield, and it considers applications from both individuals and organisations that meet its beneficiary criteria.
No typical grant size, grant range or annual grants total can be confirmed from the available information, so ask the Bursar or Office Manager what a realistic request would be before you write one.
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, so there is no deadline to work to, and prospective applicants are asked to contact the Bursar or Office Manager first to learn the process.
How competitive the grants are is not stated.
Do not put forward people who are not of good character, who are not in need, or who do not live in the Diocese of Lichfield unless exceptional circumstances apply, and for almshouse places do not put forward anyone who is not capable of living independently.

Overview

St John’s Lichfield is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1155998).

St John's Lichfield provides and maintains almshouse accommodation, and its grants aim to relieve the needs of its beneficiaries. Its objects cover almshouse housing, charitable purposes for residents, and relief of need by grants or by providing or paying for items, services or facilities. St John's without the Barrs has 30 apartments, and St John's within the Close has 4 studio apartments and 8 apartments.

What they fund

Priority Areas

St John’s provides and maintains almshouse accommodation for beneficiaries and is committed to the welfare of its residents. Its grants aim to relieve the needs of beneficiaries, either generally or individually, through grants of money or by providing or paying for items, services or facilities. Beneficiaries are described as poor persons of good character who are in need and, except in exceptional circumstances, resident within the area of benefit, the Diocese of Lichfield. Trustees consider grant applications from both individuals and organisations that meet those criteria. Residents come from across the diocese, which spans Staffordshire, North Shropshire and parts of the West Midlands.

Themes

Almshouse accommodation
Relief of need

Geographic Focus

The Diocese of Lichfield.

What they don't fund

Poor persons who are not of good character
Persons who are not in need
Persons who are not resident within the Diocese of Lichfield, save in exceptional circumstances
Almshouse accommodation only: persons who are not capable of living independently

How to apply

Prospective applicants should contact the Bursar or Office Manager to learn more about the grant application process.

Who can apply:

“poor persons of good character who are in need and, save in exceptional circumstances, are resident within the area of benefit”, the area of benefit being the Diocese of Lichfield. Trustees will consider applications for grants from both individuals and organisations who meet these criteria.

Application success factors

What the charity says:

Grant applications are considered from individuals and organisations that meet the beneficiary criteria.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

Similar funders

Funders supporting work similar to St John’s Lichfield.

Consolidated Charity of Burton upon TrentFixed deadlinesGave £102k Lichfield Municipal CharitiesFixed deadlines St John's Church, RanmoorNo public processGave £4,140 Michael Lowe's and Associated CharitiesRollingGave £100k The Saintbury TrustFixed deadlinesGave £370k St John’s FoundationInvitation onlyGave £960k Mercer Family Charitable FoundationInvitation onlyGave £337k Baron Davenport’s CharityFixed deadlines St. Giles Charity EstatesNo public processGave £66,715 Anthony & Gwendoline Wylde Memorial CharityMixed deadlinesGave £27,990

Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 30 June 2021	£458,530	£451,189	—	Accounts for year to 30 June 2021
year to 30 June 2022	£455,845	£551,111	—	Accounts for year to 30 June 2022
year to 30 June 2023	£481,870	£1,136,758	—	Accounts for year to 30 June 2023
year to 30 June 2024	£492,941	£450,354	—	Accounts for year to 30 June 2024
year to 30 June 2025	£538,474	£509,277	—	Accounts for year to 30 June 2025

— No grants figure for that year.

Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.