CARDIFF AND VALE UNIVERSITY LOCAL HEALTH BOARD GENERAL PURPOSE CHARITY
Registered charity 1056544 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CARDIFF AND VALE HEALTH CHARITY, CARDIFF AND VALE NHS TRUST GENERAL PURPOSE CHARITY, UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST GENERAL PURPOSE CHARITY
The Cardiff and Vale Local Health Board General Purpose Charity covers the charitable objectives relating to the NHS services provided by the Cardiff and Vale Local Health Board. The work of the Charity helps to enhance and support the services provided by the UHB which is primarily to provide day-to-day health services to around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that total incoming resources increased to £1.852m, while total expenditure on charitable activities and fundraising reached £2.347m, resulting in a net decrease in total funds of £0.424m. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £2.648m, which the trustees consider more than adequate for current needs against a stated policy target of £500,000 plus a fixed asset reserve. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Grant Income (33% of income)
“Grant Income (33% - £0.608m) The Charity recevied £0.608m in grants from external organisations.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: A separate fixed asset investment reserve, based on 10% of the value fixed asset investments (circa £550,000) and a minimum of £500,000 to ensure that there are sufficient funds for on-going commitments (held: £2.6m)
“The current reserves policy states that the Charity should hold the following reserves: • A separate fixed asset investment reserve, based on 10% of the value fixed asset investments (circa £550,000) • A minimum of £500,000 to ensure that there are sufficient funds for on-going commitments” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Auditor General for Wales. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Cardiff & Vale Health Charity (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Barbara John — Health Charity Manager (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£348k
Reported reserves equal ~13.5 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 18.8% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).
- CARDIFF AND VALE UNIVERSITY LOCAL HEALTH BOARD
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Cardiff · Vale Of Glamorgan
Income and spending
Common questions
Is CARDIFF AND VALE UNIVERSITY LOCAL HEALTH BOARD GENERAL PURPOSE CHARITY financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total incoming resources increased to £1.852m, while total expenditure on charitable activities and fundraising reached £2.347m, resulting in a net decrease in total funds of £0.424m. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £2.648m, which the trustees consider more than adequate for current needs against a stated policy target of £500,000 plus a fixed asset reserve. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Auditor General for Wales.
Who funds CARDIFF AND VALE UNIVERSITY LOCAL HEALTH BOARD GENERAL PURPOSE CHARITY?
Funders whose own accounts filings name CARDIFF AND VALE UNIVERSITY LOCAL HEALTH BOARD GENERAL PURPOSE CHARITY as a grant recipient include ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIES.
Known funders
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