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THE NUFFIELD ORTHOPAEDIC CENTRE CHARITY

Registered charity 1006509 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as N O C APPEAL, NUFFIELD ORTHOPAEDIC CENTRE APPEAL, NUFFIELD ORTHOTICS APPEAL, THE NUFFIELD ORTHOTICS ASSOCIATION

The Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre Charity, known as The Appeal, seeks to raise funds for extra clinical facilities, and for medical research which cannot be provided by the NHS.Donations and legacies are vitally important to help the Appeal

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Latest income
£445k
Latest spending
£210k
Registered
1991
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's financial position is totally secure, with unrestricted reserves of £361 and a restricted fund balance of £2,714,150, totaling £2,714,511. The trustees report that the charity relies mainly on one principal donor and has heavy reliance on Mrs. Franklin, but confirms that sufficient funds are in reserve for two years of administration costs. The independent auditors concluded that the use of the going concern basis is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £77,500 — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median £60k)
“Mrs. J. Franklin, a Trustee, is also an employee of the Charity as the Appeals Director. Her gross salary cost paid under a contract of employment, was £77,500” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“One employee’s earnings were above £60,000 per annum as shown below. Mrs. J. Franklin, a Trustee, is also an employee of the Charity as the Appeals Director. Her gross salary cost paid under a contract of employment, was £77,500” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: Donations and Legacies
“Donations and Legacies - 393,942 393,942 1,904,843” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: two years administration costs of the Charity amounting to £200,000 (held: £361)
“The Charity ensures that sufficient funds are in reserve for two years administration costs of the Charity amounting to £200,000, should there be times when income is lower than charitable expenditure.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Nuffield Orthopaedics Ltd
“The Charity has a close relationship with Nuffield Orthopaedics Ltd through which the building work on the Botnar Research Centre is carried out. Nuffield Orthopaedics Ltd is a company limited by guarantee and its five directors are also trustees of the Charity.” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Edwin Smith. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre Appeal (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 05/04/2024)

Total income
£1.9m
Total spending
£134k
Reserves (reported)
£2.5m
Employees
2

Reported reserves equal ~222.3 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Bracknell Forest · Oxfordshire · Reading · Slough · West Berkshire · Wiltshire · Windsor And Maidenhead · Wokingham

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£445k£210k
05/04/2024£1.9m£134k
05/04/2023£625k£270k
05/04/2022£351k£2.9m
05/04/2021£382k£5.3m

Common questions

Is THE NUFFIELD ORTHOPAEDIC CENTRE CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's financial position is totally secure, with unrestricted reserves of £361 and a restricted fund balance of £2,714,150, totaling £2,714,511. The trustees report that the charity relies mainly on one principal donor and has heavy reliance on Mrs. Franklin, but confirms that sufficient funds are in reserve for two years of administration costs. The independent auditors concluded that the use of the going concern basis is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Edwin Smith.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE NUFFIELD ORTHOPAEDIC CENTRE CHARITY earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £77,500 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds THE NUFFIELD ORTHOPAEDIC CENTRE CHARITY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE NUFFIELD ORTHOPAEDIC CENTRE CHARITY as a grant recipient include THE MARCELA TRUST.

Shared trustees with funders

Register facts shown side by side: a person serves as trustee of both this charity and a funder whose accounts record grants to it. Shared trusteeship is lawful and common; well-run charities manage it through declared-interest procedures.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE MARCELA TRUSTFY2025£50kcontribute towards the cost of the new Nuffield Ambulatory Surgical Centre

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund06/08/2008£24k"Spirit of the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre (NOC)"
The National Lottery Community Fund20/02/2007£5kArt in the NOC