GREAT WESTERN HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST CHARITABLE FUND AND OTHER RELATED CHARITIES

Registered charity 1050892 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BRIGHTER FUTURES, SWINDON AND MARLBOROUGH NHS TRUST CHARITABLE FUND AND OTHER RELATED CHARITIES

CHARITY SUPPORTS EXPENDITURE RELATING TO THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE:BENEFICIARIES ARE THE GREAT WESTERN NHS FOUNDATION TRUST (THE CORPORATE TRUSTEE) AND WILTSHIRE HEALTH & CARE LLP.AIMS:1. ENHANCING ENVIRONMENT / FACILITIES FOR PATIENTS AND STAFF2. ENABLE STAFF AND CARERS TO OBTAIN EDUCATION / TRAINING OUTSIDE OF NHS BUDGET3. ADDITIONAL HEALTHCARE EQUIPMENT OUTSIDE OF NHS BUDGET

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£576k
Latest spending
£897k
Registered
1995
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total net assets decreased by £321,000 to £951,000 due to a net outgoing resource of £321,000. Free reserves stood at £260,000, which is above the stated minimum policy target of £57,000. The trustees confirmed 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: around £57,000 (held: £260k)
“The Trustee believes reserves should be maintained at a minimum level around £57,000 based on an average of four months normal expenditure and the available cash balance.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Charity provided funding to Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Wiltshire Health and Care LLP. The Trust recharged administrative costs to the Charity.
“The Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Wiltshire Health and Care are the beneficiaries of the Charity. The Charity provided funding to these bodies for approved expenditure made on behalf of the Charity.” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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

Total income
£576k
Total spending
£897k
Cost of raising funds
£340k
Reserves (reported)
£260k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~3.5 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 59.0% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Swindon · Wiltshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£576k£897k
31/03/2024£994k£670k
31/03/2023£666k£747k
31/03/2022£658k£3.3m
31/03/2021£737k£574k

Common questions

Is GREAT WESTERN HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST CHARITABLE FUND AND OTHER RELATED CHARITIES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total net assets decreased by £321,000 to £951,000 due to a net outgoing resource of £321,000. Free reserves stood at £260,000, which is above the stated minimum policy target of £57,000. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds GREAT WESTERN HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST CHARITABLE FUND AND OTHER RELATED CHARITIES?

Funders whose own accounts filings name GREAT WESTERN HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST CHARITABLE FUND AND OTHER RELATED CHARITIES as a grant recipient include COLEFAX CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
COLEFAX CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£2k

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 CHARITIES3£398k
KUSUMA TRUST UK1£477k
THE RCN FOUNDATION1£30k
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED1£10k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Charity.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
GREAT WESTERN HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST CHARITABLE FUND AND OTHER RELATED CHARITIES£576k—0unclear—no doubt
West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Charity FY2025£967k—0unclear—no doubt
DORSET COUNTY HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST CHARITABLE FUND AND OTHER RELATED CHARITIES FY2025£1.4m—0above12.5%no doubt
WALSALL HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST GENERAL CHARITABLE FUND FY2025£315k—0unclear—no doubt
LEWISHAM AND GREENWICH NHS TRUST CHARITABLE FUND FY2024£281k—0above—no doubt
LONDON NORTH WEST HEALTHCARE CHARITABLE FUND FY2025£769k—3above—no doubt

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