ROYAL PAPWORTH HOSPITAL CHARITY
Registered charity 1049224 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PAPWORTH HOSPITAL CHARITABLE FUND, PAPWORTH HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST CHARITY
To support the work of Papworth Hospital as the UK's leading centre of excellence for the treatment and diagnosis of cardio-thoracic diseases; to provide additional amenities for our patients and their families which would not be available from normal statutory sources and to support Papworth's pioneering research activity and vision for the future.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted free reserves stood at £1,326,000, which is below the Trustee Board's stated policy target of £1.5 million. Despite a net loss on resources for the year, the Charity reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern and holds sufficient funds to meet liabilities for at least 12 months.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Legacy (65% of income)
“This year, we have raised £1,113,000 in legacy income.” — page 27
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £1.5m (held: £1.3m)
“Having carefully considered the best interests of the Charity and its beneficiaries, the Trustee Board believes it to be appropriate to aim to hold £1.5m free reserves.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Charity is a subsidiary of Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, the parent entity. The consolidated group accounts for financial year 2024/25 can be found on Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust’s website http://www.royalpapworth.nhs.uk/ Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the Corporate Trustee of Royal Papworth Hospital Charity. During the year only one of the ex-officio Trustee Board member or members of the key management staff or parties related to them has undertaken a donation of £750 with Royal Papworth Hospital Charity. No donations were made by related parties during the prior year.
“The Royal Papworth Hospital Charity has made revenue and capital payments to the Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust during 2024/25. The amount paid was £1,112k (2023/24: £1,558k) and there was a creditor balance at the end of the year of £155k (2023/24: £488k). The Charity is a subsidiary of Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, the parent entity. The consolidated group accounts for financial year 2024/25 can be found on Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust’s website http://www.royalpapworth.nhs.uk/ Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the Corporate Trustee of Royal Papworth Hospital Charity. During the year only one of the ex-officio Trustee Board member or members of the key management staff or parties related to them has undertaken a donation of £750 with Royal Papworth Hospital Charity. No donations were made by related parties during the prior year.” — page 67
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Ensors Accountants LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Royal Papworth Hospital Charity (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Jag Ahluwalia — Chairman (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£90k
Reported reserves equal ~10.2 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 4.7% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (16/02/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is ROYAL PAPWORTH HOSPITAL CHARITY financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted free reserves stood at £1,326,000, which is below the Trustee Board's stated policy target of £1.5 million. Despite a net loss on resources for the year, the Charity reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern and holds sufficient funds to meet liabilities for at least 12 months. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Ensors Accountants LLP.
Who funds ROYAL PAPWORTH HOSPITAL CHARITY?
Funders whose own accounts filings name ROYAL PAPWORTH HOSPITAL CHARITY as a grant recipient include ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIES, THE SAMUEL STOREY FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST.
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