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THE COUNTESS CHARITY

Registered charity 1050015 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE COUNTESS OF CHESTER HOSPITAL NHS CHARITABLE FUNDS, THE COUNTESS OF CHESTER HOSPITAL NHS TRUST CHARITABLE FUND

Mission Statement - The Charity Aims to use the charitable income it receives to enhance and improve the patient experience at our hospital, focusing on areas not covered or fully supported by NHS funds. The charity aims to generate income for general purpose and specific projects and administers all donations in a manner that is both professional and sensitive to the needs of the donor.

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Latest income
£664k
Latest spending
£442k
Registered
1995
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total incoming resources were £664,000 against total expenditure of £442,000, resulting in a net increase in funds of £243,000. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £820,000, which the trustees consider to be within their stated policy target range of £500,000 to £1,500,000. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between £500,000 and £1,500,000 (held: £820k)
“the target range of unrestricted reserves is between £500,000 and £1,500,000 to ensure that the charity can run efficiently and meet the needs of its beneficiaries.” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Trust provided fundraising services and office costs to the charity.
“Fundraising services and office costs of £153,000 (£150,000 in 2023/24) - see note 3.1” — page 22
“Administrative services at a cost of £25,000 (£28,000 in 2023/24) in support of the charity's grant making activities which are included within support costs - see note 3.3” — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Trust provided administrative services to the charity.
“Fundraising services and office costs of £153,000 (£150,000 in 2023/24) - see note 3.1” — page 22
“Administrative services at a cost of £25,000 (£28,000 in 2023/24) in support of the charity's grant making activities which are included within support costs - see note 3.3” — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£664k
Total spending
£442k
Cost of raising funds
£208k
Reserves (reported)
£820k
Employees
3

Reported reserves equal ~22.3 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (40% 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: 31.3% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cheshire West & Chester · Uganda

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£664k£442k
31/03/2024£630k£730k
31/03/2023£629k£423k
31/03/2022£782k£428k
31/03/2021£727k£660k

Common questions

Is THE COUNTESS CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total incoming resources were £664,000 against total expenditure of £442,000, resulting in a net increase in funds of £243,000. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £820,000, which the trustees consider to be within their stated policy target range of £500,000 to £1,500,000. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE COUNTESS CHARITY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE COUNTESS CHARITY as a grant recipient include THE URSULA KEYES TRUST, THE EQUILIBRIUM FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE URSULA KEYES TRUSTFY2021£4k
THE EQUILIBRIUM FOUNDATIONFY2023£500Community support scheme

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIES4£1.7m
THE GEOFF & FIONA SQUIRE FOUNDATION2£7k
THE JOAN LYNETTE DALTON CHARITABLE TRUST1£155k
THE TRUE COLOURS TRUST1£120k
THE HEADLEY TRUST1£100k
THE O'SULLIVAN FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST1£97k
THE VALENTINE CHARITABLE TRUST1£46k
THE ELIZABETH AND PRINCE ZAIGER TRUST1£44k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS DORSET NHS CHARITY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE COUNTESS CHARITY£664k—0within—no doubt
UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS DORSET NHS CHARITY FY2025£6.0m—0unclear14.0%no doubt
HAMPSHIRE HOSPITALS CHARITY FY2025£821k£60,001 - £70,0001unclear—no doubt
PORTSMOUTH HOSPITALS CHARITY FY2025£963k—0unclear—no doubt
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE HEALTH CHARITABLE FUND FY2025£1.3m—1unclear35.3%no doubt
KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL CHARITY FY2026£5.1m—7unclear46.5%no doubt

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