BEDFORDSHIRE HOSPITALS NHS CHARITY
Registered charity 1058704 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE LUTON AND DUNSTABLE HOSPITAL CHARITABLE FUND
The charity supports a wide range of charitable and health related activities benefiting both patients and staff across Bedfordshire Hospitals (incorporating both Bedford Hospital and Luton & Dunstable Hospital) that the NHS is unable to provide. Charity 1061003 Bedford Hospital Charitable Fund was amalgamated into this charity in 2022 in line with the merger of the hospital's corporate trustee
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that total incoming resources were £2.2 million against total expenditure of £2.5 million, resulting in a net decrease in funds of £1.1 million for the year. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £1.1 million and states that its reserves exceed the level required in line with Charity Commission publication CC19. The trustees and auditors confirm the charity has sufficient funds to continue as a going concern for at least twelve months from the date of approval.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: in line with the Charity Commission publication CC19 (held: £1.1m)
“As at the date of this Annual Report, the reserve balance exceeds the level of required reserves, in line in line with the Charity Commission publication CC19.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Foundation Trust provides clerical and transaction services to the charity by agreement with the trustees. These relate to financial services and are disclosed within support costs, see Note 7. The £101k arises under a service level agreement and set at an amount to allow the Foundation Trust to recover its costs.
“The Foundation Trust provides clerical and transaction services to the charity by agreement with the trustees. These relate to financial services and are disclosed within support costs, see Note 7. The £101k arises under a service level agreement and set at an amount to allow the Foundation Trust to recover its costs.” — page 41
“In 2024/25 the transactions amount to £1,777k expenditure incurred by the Trust and income of £189k. At 31 March 2025 there was a creditor of £404k.” — page 48
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: In 2024/25 the transactions amount to £1,777k expenditure incurred by the Trust and income of £189k. At 31 March 2025 there was a creditor of £404k.
“The Foundation Trust provides clerical and transaction services to the charity by agreement with the trustees. These relate to financial services and are disclosed within support costs, see Note 7. The £101k arises under a service level agreement and set at an amount to allow the Foundation Trust to recover its costs.” — page 41
“In 2024/25 the transactions amount to £1,777k expenditure incurred by the Trust and income of £189k. At 31 March 2025 there was a creditor of £404k.” — page 48
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by BN Audit Services Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Charity (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Chief Executive Officer — Chief Executive Officer (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.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£627k
Reported reserves equal ~1.2 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 50.9% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (17/06/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (22/03/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (22/03/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Bedford · Buckinghamshire · Cambridgeshire · Central Bedfordshire · Hertfordshire · Luton · Milton Keynes
Income and spending
Common questions
Is BEDFORDSHIRE HOSPITALS NHS CHARITY financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total incoming resources were £2.2 million against total expenditure of £2.5 million, resulting in a net decrease in funds of £1.1 million for the year. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £1.1 million and states that its reserves exceed the level required in line with Charity Commission publication CC19. The trustees and auditors confirm the charity has sufficient funds to continue as a going concern for at least twelve months from the date of approval. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by BN Audit Services Limited.
Who funds BEDFORDSHIRE HOSPITALS NHS CHARITY?
Funders whose own accounts filings name BEDFORDSHIRE HOSPITALS NHS CHARITY as a grant recipient include ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIES, THE WIXAMTREE TRUST, MRS B L ROBINSON'S CHARITABLE TRUST, THE HARPUR TRUST, THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED.
Known funders
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