THE WHITTINGTON HOSPITAL NHS TRUST CHARITABLE FUNDS

Registered charity 1056452 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as Whittington Health Charity

The charity exists for any charitable purposes associated with the Whittington Hospital NHS Trust and for the advancement of medical education facilities.

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

Latest income
£805k
Latest spending
£1.2m
Registered
1996
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £361,000, which is above the stated policy target of £250,000. However, the trustees note that reserves are expected to reduce considerably in the coming months to meet planned charitable commitments.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £250,000 (held: £361k)
“This gives us a suggested target reserves level of £250,000.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Whittington Health Charity (matched by registered charity number).

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

Total income
£805k
Total spending
£1.2m
Cost of raising funds
£221k
Reserves (reported)
£90k
Employees
5

Reported reserves equal ~0.9 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 (65% 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: 27.5% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£805k£1.2m
31/03/2024£551k£768k
31/03/2023£429k£417k
31/03/2022£493k£1.0m
31/03/2021£858k£775k

Common questions

Is THE WHITTINGTON HOSPITAL NHS TRUST CHARITABLE FUNDS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £361,000, which is above the stated policy target of £250,000. However, the trustees note that reserves are expected to reduce considerably in the coming months to meet planned charitable commitments. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE WHITTINGTON HOSPITAL NHS TRUST CHARITABLE FUNDS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE WHITTINGTON HOSPITAL NHS TRUST CHARITABLE FUNDS as a grant recipient include THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE GEOFF & FIONA SQUIRE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£350kfor a courtyard sanctuary garden at the Whittington Hospital in North London to create much-needed outdoor space for patients with complex needs, including deme
THE GEOFF & FIONA SQUIRE FOUNDATIONFY2025£5k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England18/03/2026£9kStride On: Parkinson's Walking Football

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£155k
KUSUMA TRUST UK1£477k
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED1£10k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE WHITTINGTON HOSPITAL NHS TRUST CHARITABLE FUNDS£805k—0above—no doubt
THE ROYAL WOLVERHAMPTON NHS TRUST CHARITY FY2025£856k—0unclear—no doubt
STOCKPORT NHS FOUNDATION TRUST GENERAL FUND FY2025£930k—0above—no doubt
THE LEAGUE OF FRIENDS OF TEDDINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FY2025£2.0m—0above—no doubt
SHERWOOD FOREST HOSPITALS GENERAL CHARITABLE FUND AND OTHER RELATED CHARITIES FY2025£519k—0unclear—no doubt
Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust FY2025£453k——above—no doubt

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