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the st. john and red cross defence medical welfare service

The charity supports elderly people, people with disabilities, other charities or voluntary bodies, and other defined groups. The St. John And Red Cross Defence Medical Welfare Service is a registered charity whose purpose is the advancement of health or the saving of lives. It delivers its work by providing services. The charity is based in Andover and operates in England And Wales, Cyprus, and various other locations.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

The principal objects of DMWS are: - The provision of hospital welfare services for members of HM Forces, their dependants, and others engaged by or acting in support of the Armed Forces whilst in the medical pathway. - In addition, we support frontline groups such as the Police and NHS staff.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£4,174,606
Latest Expenditure
£3,784,721

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 90.7%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 100.0%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 1.4%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £2,428,472
Charitable Activities £1,707,578
Other Trading £0
Investments £38,556
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £3,784,721
Raising Funds £0
Governance £53,115
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2025£4,174,606£3,784,721£3,784,721£1,071,644£1,029,12679 / 0
2024£3,388,017£3,121,304£3,121,304£681,759£676,40569 / 0
2023£2,811,546£2,755,437£2,755,437£415,046£355,22359 / 0
2022£2,182,998£2,099,362£2,099,362£358,937£283,09747 / 0
2021£1,717,157£1,676,804£1,676,804£275,301£195,89142 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers