HORDER HEALTHCARE

Registered charity 1046624 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE HORDER CENTRE

Horder Healthcare operates a hospital for patients requiring orthopaedic surgery and musculoskeletal services which is supported by a number of outreach centres in the South East. It owns and operates a second hospital, also in the South East, which delivers maxillofacial, plastic reconstruction surgery and ophthalmology.

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Latest income
£40.0m
Latest spending
£49.7m
Registered
1995
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £9.5m for the year ended 30 June 2025, driven by an £8m impairment charge on fixed assets and an EBITDA deficit. Despite this, unrestricted reserves remain at £48.8m, and stress testing indicates the charity could sustain a 10% drop in income before facing cash flow issues. The trustees confirmed the going concern basis is appropriate as the charity has sufficient resources to meet liabilities as they fall due.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: two months of operational costs (held: £48.8m)
“The policy outlines the approach taken by the charity in determining the appropriate levels of reserves sufficient to cover 2 months of operational costs”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: 22
“During the year the charity recharged SMSKP2 Limited, a company which Horder MSK Limited had joint control over until the joint venture agreement was discontinued on 22 May 2025, £971,440 (2024: £1,081,171) for costs incurred on their behalf.” — page 37
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by BDO LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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Public-sector contracts awarded

From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.

BuyerContractAwardedValue
Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation TrustOutsourcing of Plastics Daycase and Pre-attendance activity——
MAIDSTONE AND TUNBRIDGE WELLS NHS TRUSTHorder Healthcare - MTW ISP Sub-contract 2026-2027——

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold); recorded price paid £8.4m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: Horder Healthcare — Registered, 5 registered locations, 3 regulated activities, last inspected 27/08/2021.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook (2,528 followers)

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)

Total income
£40.0m
Total spending
£49.7m
Reserves (reported)
£6.1m
Employees
458

Reported reserves equal ~1.5 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (95% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£40.0m£49.7m
30/06/2024£41.1m£43.6m
30/06/2023£39.6m£40.5m
30/06/2022£35.0m£36.8m
30/06/2021£33.3m£32.4m

Common questions

Is HORDER HEALTHCARE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £9.5m for the year ended 30 June 2025, driven by an £8m impairment charge on fixed assets and an EBITDA deficit. Despite this, unrestricted reserves remain at £48.8m, and stress testing indicates the charity could sustain a 10% drop in income before facing cash flow issues. The trustees confirmed the going concern basis is appropriate as the charity has sufficient resources to meet liabilities as they fall due. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by BDO LLP.

Who funds HORDER HEALTHCARE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name HORDER HEALTHCARE as a grant recipient include THE KATHLEEN SMITH FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE KATHLEEN SMITH FOUNDATIONFY2024£16k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund12/03/2026£20kHorder Green Gym

Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE ROBERT JONES AND AGNES HUNT ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL CHARITABLE FUND.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HORDER HEALTHCARE£40.0m——unclear—no doubt
THE ROBERT JONES AND AGNES HUNT ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL CHARITABLE FUND FY2025£635k—0above—no doubt
THE ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE LIMITED FY2025£319k—0unclear—no doubt
Royal Orthopaedic Charity FY2025£157k—0unclear—no doubt
THE LEAGUE OF FRIENDS TO THE ROBERT JONES & AGNES HUNT ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL FY2024£882k—0unclear64.3%no doubt
OXFORD HOSPITALS CHARITY FY2025£6.5m——unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.