SOUTH TEES HOSPITALS CHARITY AND ASSOCIATED FUNDS
South Tees Hospitals Charity raises funds to enhance the services that South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides. The charity supports the provision of general healthcare and staff welfare, improvement of specialist clinical and clinical support services and the advancement of clinical knowledge.The role of the charity is not to fund patient care but to improve it.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that total reserves decreased to £6.369 million from £6.876 million in the prior year, driven by a net expenditure of £507,000 against income of £1.359 million. The charity holds £0.881 million in cash and maintains a reserves policy target of £400,000, which is comfortably exceeded by current unrestricted reserves of £5.222 million.
What the accounts disclose
“The Corporate Trustee has agreed that the minimum level of reserves that should be held within the Charity is £400,000. This equates to approximately one year’s operational costs and estimated annual commitments which includes salary costs.” — page 15
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Derek Bell — Group Chair
- Stacey Hunter — Group Chief Executive
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (18/07/2013)
- Received assets from another charity (18/07/2013)
- Received assets from another charity (18/07/2013)
- Received assets from another charity (18/07/2013)
- Received assets from another charity (18/07/2013)
- Received assets from another charity (18/07/2013)
Trustees
- South Tees Hospitals NHS Foudation Trust
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £1.4m | £1.6m |
| 31/03/2024 | £1.9m | £2.4m |
| 31/03/2023 | £1.9m | £1.3m |
| 31/03/2022 | £1.3m | £2.4m |
| 31/03/2021 | £1.9m | £1.6m |
Common questions
Is SOUTH TEES HOSPITALS CHARITY AND ASSOCIATED FUNDS financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total reserves decreased to £6.369 million from £6.876 million in the prior year, driven by a net expenditure of £507,000 against income of £1.359 million. The charity holds £0.881 million in cash and maintains a reserves policy target of £400,000, which is comfortably exceeded by current unrestricted reserves of £5.222 million. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Robson Laidler Accountants Ltd.
Who funds SOUTH TEES HOSPITALS CHARITY AND ASSOCIATED FUNDS?
Funders whose own accounts filings name SOUTH TEES HOSPITALS CHARITY AND ASSOCIATED FUNDS as a grant recipient include ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIES, THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITED.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIES | FY2021 | £662k | Grants to members |
| ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIES | FY2023 | £27k | Grants awarded 2023 |
| THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITED | FY2025 | £10k | |
| ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIES | FY2022 | £5k | Grant |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 2 | £4k |
| NORFOLK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | 1 | £76k |
| COUNTY AIR AMBULANCE TRUST | 1 | £59k |
| JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £50k |
| THE PENNIES FOUNDATION | 1 | £26k |
| CHURCH BURGESSES TRUST | 1 | £10k |
| STROKE RESEARCH AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT | 1 | £10k |
| THE HOSPITAL OF GILBERT, EARL OF SHREWSBURY AT SHEFFIELD | 1 | £8k |
Charities like this
- NORTH TEES AND HARTLEPOOL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST GENERAL CHARITABLE FUND
- NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE HOSPITALS NHS CHARITY
- South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust Charitable Funds
- NORFOLK AND NORWICH HOSPITALS CHARITY
- LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS CHARITY
- NORTH CUMBRIA HOSPITALS NHS CHARITY
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTH TEES HOSPITALS CHARITY AND ASSOCIATED FUNDS | £1.4m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| NORTH TEES AND HARTLEPOOL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST GENERAL CHARITABLE FUND | £638k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE HOSPITALS NHS CHARITY | £9.5m | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust Charitable Funds | £1.4m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| NORFOLK AND NORWICH HOSPITALS CHARITY | £2.1m | £60,000 - £69,999 | 1 | unclear | 20.0% | no doubt |
| LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS CHARITY | £785k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |