West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Charity
Registered charity 1052210 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as Raise (West Hertfordshire Hospitals Charity), ST ALBANS AND HEMEL HEMPSTEAD NHS TRUST CHARITY, WEST HERTFORDSHIRE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST CHARITY, West Herts Hospitals Charity
We are the only registered charity dedicated to supporting patient care across West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. We believe that every patient deserves the highest quality care possible. Charitable donations help fund the latest technology, environmental enhancements, staff development and extra comforts that make such a difference to patients, day after day.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that total income rose to £966,000 while total expenditure increased to £1,294,000, resulting in a decrease in net assets. The charity holds negative free reserves of £121,000, a position the trustees describe as planned due to strategic investment in lottery recruitment, with a recovery plan in place to restore positive reserves by 2027/28.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Donations, grants and sponsorship (32% of income)
“Donations, grants and sponsorship £357,000”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: six months of operating expenditure (held: £-121k)
“work towards holding free reserves sufficient to fund six months of operating expenditure, which based on the 2025/26 budget equates to approximately £600,000”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- The Grove Hotel — “The event, generously funded by The Grove Hotel, was a celebration of the impact of charitable support across West Herts Hospitals.” (source page)
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£452k
Reported reserves equal ~1.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (64% 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: 46.7% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (15/05/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (25/01/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- West Hertfordshire Hospital's NHS Trust
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Charity financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income rose to £966,000 while total expenditure increased to £1,294,000, resulting in a decrease in net assets. The charity holds negative free reserves of £121,000, a position the trustees describe as planned due to strategic investment in lottery recruitment, with a recovery plan in place to restore positive reserves by 2027/28. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Charity?
Funders whose own accounts filings name West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Charity as a grant recipient include KUSUMA TRUST UK, THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED.
Known funders
Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.
Government & lottery funding
Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).
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