CHESTERFIELD ROYAL HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST GENERAL CHARITY

Registered charity 1052913 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHESTERFIELD ROYAL HOSPITAL CHARITY

In general funds are used to purchase the very varied additional goods and services that the NHS does not provide.

Objects

FOR ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE OR PURPOSES RELATING TO THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE WHOLLY OR MAINLY FOR THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY CHESTERFIELD ROYAL HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Chesterfield, East Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£493k
Latest spending
£219k
Registered
1996
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total incoming resources decreased to £493k from £668k in the prior year, while charitable expenditure fell to £176k from £223k. Net assets increased by £251k to £1,523k, with free reserves of £1,317k equating to 2.7 years of average income, which is above the stated policy target of two years. The trustees report 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: two years average income (reserves figure: £1.3m)
“The Trust reserves policy states that Fund Managers should not hold fund balances in excess of two years average income without justification.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2024)

Total income
£668k
Total spending
£229k
Cost of raising funds
£6k
Reserves (reported)
£1.1m
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~60.0 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.9% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Derbyshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£493k£219k
31/03/2024£668k£229k
31/03/2023£641k£2.4m
31/03/2022£1.1m£489k
31/03/2021£740k£547k

Common questions

Is CHESTERFIELD ROYAL HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST GENERAL CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total incoming resources decreased to £493k from £668k in the prior year, while charitable expenditure fell to £176k from £223k. Net assets increased by £251k to £1,523k, with free reserves of £1,317k equating to 2.7 years of average income, which is above the stated policy target of two years. The trustees report no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds CHESTERFIELD ROYAL HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST GENERAL CHARITY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CHESTERFIELD ROYAL HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST GENERAL CHARITY 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£167kGrants to members
ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIESFY2023£118kGrants awarded 2023
ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIESFY2022£82kGrant

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
THE SAINTBURY TRUST1£3k
The Squire Patton Boggs Charitable Trust1£500

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ROYAL BERKSHIRE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST CHARITY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CHESTERFIELD ROYAL HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST GENERAL CHARITY£493k—0unclear—no doubt
ROYAL BERKSHIRE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST CHARITY FY2025£1.3m—0unclear—no doubt
MWL NHS Charity FY2025£321k—0within—no doubt
CAMBRIDGESHIRE COMMUNITY SERVICES NHS TRUST CHARITABLE FUNDS FY2025£88k—0unclear—no doubt
GLOUCESTERSHIRE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST GENERAL CHARITABLE FUND FY2025£2.5m——unclear—no doubt
THE DERBYSHIRE COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£149k—0unclear—no doubt

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