ROYAL DEVON UNIVERSITY HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST CHARITY

Registered charity 1061384 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as 1.RD&E CHARITY 2.OVER AND ABOVE, RD&E CHARITY, RD&E CHARITY OVER AND ABOVE, RD&E CHARITY - OVER AND ABOVE, RD&E CHARITYOVER AND ABOVE, ROYAL DEVON AND EXETER NHS FOUNDATION TRUST GENERAL CHARITY

The Charity raises funds for Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust to benefit both patients and staff over and above what is possible with NHS funding. We assist with the purchase of capital equipment and contributions towards capital schemes, patient welfare, staff training and development, staff welfare and medical research

Objects

FOR ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE AND PURPOSES RELATING TO THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Exeter, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Received the assets of NORTHERN DEVON HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST CHARITABLE FUND (charity 1051463) — merger registered 14/06/2022.
Source: Charity Commission register of merged charities (OGL v3.0).
Latest income
£1.9m
Latest spending
£2.6m
Registered
1997
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income for the year was £1,936,000, while total resources expended were £2,587,000, resulting in a net decrease in funds. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £2,324,000, which the trustees confirm are sufficient to meet their stated policy target of three months of relevant resources.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of the total relevant resources due to be expended (reserves figure: £2.3m)
“The Trustee is of the opinion that to safeguard the continuing work and commitments of the Charity the level of reserves should equate to 3 months of the total relevant resources due to be expended.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Note 14
“The Charity has made grants (Note 8.1) of £1,794,000 (2023/24: £1,414,000) and reimbursed £491,000 (2023/24: £443,000) relating to support costs (Note 6.1) to the Trust. No members of the Trust's Board of Directors have received honoraria, emoluments or expenses from the Charity in the year.” — page 28
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by KPMG LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 70
  • Government income: £3,424 — grants £3,424 (2); under 1% of the £1,936,000 total gross income on the same return
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 70
  • Government income: £2,076 — grants £2,076 (3); under 1% of the £2,178,000 total gross income on the same return
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 60
  • Government income: £1,525 — grants £1,525 (1); under 1% of the £3,628,000 total gross income on the same return
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Royal Devon Hospitals Charity (matched by registered charity number).

Public-sector contracts awarded

From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.

BuyerContractAwardedValue
NHS DEVON INTEGRATED CARE BOARDCommunity urgent Care - Honiton and Exeter——
NHS DEVON INTEGRATED CARE BOARDCommunity urgent Care - Honiton and Exeter——
NHS DEVON INTEGRATED CARE BOARDRoyal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust - Acute Services——
Northampton General Hospital NHS TrustSpecialist send away tests - Royal Devon——

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

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

Total income
£1.9m
Total spending
£2.6m
Cost of raising funds
£675k
Reserves (reported)
£2.3m
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~10.8 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 34.9% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 5.3%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Devon

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.9m£2.6m
31/03/2024£2.2m£2.1m
31/03/2023£3.6m£2.0m
31/03/2022£870k£565k
31/03/2021£861k£511k

Common questions

Is ROYAL DEVON UNIVERSITY HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income for the year was £1,936,000, while total resources expended were £2,587,000, resulting in a net decrease in funds. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £2,324,000, which the trustees confirm are sufficient to meet their stated policy target of three months of relevant resources. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by KPMG LLP.

Who funds ROYAL DEVON UNIVERSITY HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST CHARITY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ROYAL DEVON UNIVERSITY HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST CHARITY as a grant recipient include COUNTY AIR AMBULANCE TRUST, PARKINSON'S DISEASE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED KINGDOM, ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIES, G F EYRE CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
COUNTY AIR AMBULANCE TRUSTFY2025£354kGrants for Helipad construction
PARKINSON'S DISEASE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED KINGDOMFY2023£169kHealth and care grants
ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIESFY2022£5kGrant
G F EYRE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1kDonations
ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIESFY2023amount not statedGrants awarded 2023
ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIESFY2021amount not statedGrants to members

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England25/03/2026£7kWizefloor

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Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with DEVON PARTNERSHIP NHS TRUST SPECIAL CHARITY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ROYAL DEVON UNIVERSITY HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST CHARITY£1.9m—0above—no doubt
DEVON PARTNERSHIP NHS TRUST SPECIAL CHARITY FY2026£195k——unclear—no doubt
THE ROYAL WOLVERHAMPTON NHS TRUST CHARITY FY2025£856k—0unclear—no doubt
UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS DORSET NHS CHARITY FY2025£6.0m—0unclear14.0%no doubt
MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST CHARITY FY2025£4.1m—0above—no doubt
CHESTERFIELD ROYAL HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST GENERAL CHARITY FY2025£493k—0unclear—no doubt

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