MILTON KEYNES HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Registered charity 1048297 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HEALTHCARE CHARITY MK, MILTON KEYNES GENERAL NHS TRUST CHARITY, MILTON KEYNES HOSPITAL CHARITY

The Trust each year receives a number of donations from patients and well wishers in appreciation of the health care services it delivers. Expenditure against these donations mainly relates to the provision of patient comforts, staff training, medical equipment purchases and provision of general facilities.

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Latest income
£369k
Latest spending
£442k
Registered
1995
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £88,000 against a stated policy target of £200,000, representing six months of operating costs. The charity reported a net movement in funds of a deficit of £73,000, driven by a 40% decrease in charitable income amidst a challenging fundraising landscape.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of operating costs (held: £88k)
This gives us a suggested, target reserves level of £200k. — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Milton Keynes Hospital Charity (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2021)

Total income
£678k
Total spending
£540k
Cost of raising funds
£144k
Reserves (reported)
£461k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~10.2 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Buckinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£369k£442k
31/03/2024£471k£414k
31/03/2023£300k£487k
31/03/2022£451k£510k
31/03/2021£678k£540k

Common questions

Is MILTON KEYNES HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £88,000 against a stated policy target of £200,000, representing six months of operating costs. The charity reported a net movement in funds of a deficit of £73,000, driven by a 40% decrease in charitable income amidst a challenging fundraising landscape. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds MILTON KEYNES HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MILTON KEYNES HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST as a grant recipient include ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIES.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIESFY2021£90kGrants to members
ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIESFY2022£5kGrant
ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIESFY2023£70Grants awarded 2023

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government01/04/2022£28kINMED - Enabling Infrastructure for Medical Drone Deliveries
UK government03/09/2021£56kCovenant Fund
UK government01/04/2021£75kVCSE Health and Wellbeing Fund

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Hillingdon Hospitals Charity.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MILTON KEYNES HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST£369k0unclearno doubt
Hillingdon Hospitals Charity FY2025£121k0unclearno doubt
NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS CHARITY FY2024£4.2m3unclear27.0%no doubt
THE MID YORKSHIRE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST CHARITABLE FUND AND RELATED CHARITIES FY2025£1.1m0unclearno doubt
DONCASTER AND BASSETLAW HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST CHARITABLE FUND FY2025£706k0withinno doubt
THE DUDLEY GROUP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST CHARITY FY2025£547kabove47.2%no doubt

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