THE ROYAL WOLVERHAMPTON NHS TRUST CHARITY
The main pupose of the Charitable Funds held on Trust is to apply income for any charitable purpose relating to the NHS wholly or mainly for the services provided by the Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust.
Objects
FOR ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE OR PURPOSES RELATING TO THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE WHOLLY OR MAINLY FOR THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE ROYAL WOLVERHAMPTON NHS TRUST
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that total incoming resources were £856,000 against total expenditure of £1,038,000, resulting in a net decrease in funds. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £295,000, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover administrative and governance costs for approximately one year.
What the accounts disclose
“Donations and legacies - £461k” — page 6
“The Trustee aims to maintain free reserves in unrestricted funds at a level which equates to approximately a year of non-designated, unrestricted charitable expenditure.”
“As part of the normal course of business the Charity has made payments totalling £799,000 (2023/24 £565,000) to The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust as Corporate Trustee of the Charity.”
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (07/11/2014)
Trustees
- THE ROYAL WOLVERHAMPTON NHS TRUST
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £856k | £1.0m |
| 31/03/2024 | £817k | £841k |
| 31/03/2023 | £862k | £926k |
| 31/03/2022 | £885k | £749k |
| 31/03/2021 | £1.2m | £866k |
Common questions
Is THE ROYAL WOLVERHAMPTON NHS TRUST CHARITY financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total incoming resources were £856,000 against total expenditure of £1,038,000, resulting in a net decrease in funds. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £295,000, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover administrative and governance costs for approximately one year. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by WR Partners.
Who funds THE ROYAL WOLVERHAMPTON NHS TRUST CHARITY?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE ROYAL WOLVERHAMPTON NHS TRUST CHARITY as a grant recipient include ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIES.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIES | FY2023 | £30k | Grants awarded 2023 |
| ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIES | FY2022 | £5k | Grant |
| ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIES | FY2021 | £0 | Grants to members |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 04/09/2023 | £140k | "Care, Create, Conserve" |
| UK government | 02/12/2020 | £20k | Public Sector Low Carbon Skills Fund (Phase 1) |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 13/10/2016 | £6k | RWT Week of Celebration |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| COUNTY AIR AMBULANCE TRUST | 1 | £354k |
| THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £350k |
| PARKINSON'S DISEASE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED KINGDOM | 1 | £169k |
| THE GEOFF & FIONA SQUIRE FOUNDATION | 1 | £5k |
| THE SAINTBURY TRUST | 1 | £3k |
| GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £2k |
| G F EYRE CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £1k |
Charities like this
- ROYAL DEVON UNIVERSITY HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST CHARITY
- SWFT CHARITY
- WALSALL HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST GENERAL CHARITABLE FUND
- THE ROBERT JONES AND AGNES HUNT ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL CHARITABLE FUND
- THE WHITTINGTON HOSPITAL NHS TRUST CHARITABLE FUNDS
- GLOUCESTERSHIRE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST GENERAL CHARITABLE FUND
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE ROYAL WOLVERHAMPTON NHS TRUST CHARITY | £856k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ROYAL DEVON UNIVERSITY HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST CHARITY | £1.9m | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| SWFT CHARITY | £343k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| WALSALL HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST GENERAL CHARITABLE FUND | £315k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE ROBERT JONES AND AGNES HUNT ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL CHARITABLE FUND | £635k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE WHITTINGTON HOSPITAL NHS TRUST CHARITABLE FUNDS | £805k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |