Derby and Burton Hospitals Charity

Registered charity 1061812 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DERBY HOSPITALS CHARITABLE TRUST, DERBYSHIRE ROYAL INFIRMARY CHARITABLE TRUST, DERBYSHIRE ROYAL INFIRMARY NHS TRUST, THE SOUTHERN DERBYSHIRE ACUTE HOSPITALS CHARITABLE TRUST

Derby & Burton Hospitals Charity exists to support all aspects of the work of University Hospitals of Derby & Burton NHS Foundation Trust. Donations to the charity enable the hospital to offer those extras that are not provided from NHS statutory funding , but make a real difference. Donations are used to improve facilities, provide extra equipment, support research and help with staff training.

Objects

FOR ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE OR PURPOSES RELATING TO THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE WHOLLY OR MAINLY FOR THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE DERBY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

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: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£4.2m

Latest spending

£5.6m

Registered

1997

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than going concern due to an impending restructuring into a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO), which will result in the current entity ceasing operational existence. The charity held total funds of £8.826 million at year-end, with unrestricted and designated reserves significantly exceeding the stated policy minimum of £2.3 million. The audit opinion was unmodified, noting the going concern basis but confirming the accounts give a true and fair view.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: Above £100,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £70k)

“During the year, the number of employees whose remuneration exceeded £60,000 was 6. 5 fell in the band £60,000 - £100.000 and the other fell in the band above £100,000.” — page 26

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Employees paid over £60,000: 6

“During the year, the number of employees whose remuneration exceeded £60,000 was 6.” — page 26

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: £2.3m to £2.9m (held: £8.8m)

“The minimum level of the reserves held by the Charity should range between £2.3m to £2.9m, which is equal to one year’s operational costs at £850k per annum and estimated annual commitments of £1.5m to £2m.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“These accounts have been prepared using other than the Going Concern convention. As referred to on page 10 of the annual report, subsequent to yearend an application will be made to restructure the entity to a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). On this event, all assets and liabilities would transfer, and the current entity would cease to continue in operational existence.” — page 25

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: During the year, the charity was recharged £2,375 in respect of remuneration paid to a member of the Corporate Trustee.

“During the year, the charity was recharged £2,375 in respect of remuneration paid to a member of the Corporate Trustee.” — page 26

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by PKF Smith Cooper Audit Limited. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Top pay band moved from £110,001 - £120,000 (FY2024) to Above £100,000 (FY2025).
Employees paid over £60,000: 2 (FY2024) → 6 (FY2025).
Going concern: no going-concern doubt (FY2024) → going-concern doubt noted (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Derby and Burton Hospitals Charity (matched by registered charity number).

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

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

Total income

£4.2m

Total spending

£5.6m

Cost of raising funds

£1.8m

Reserves (reported)

£500k

Employees

24

Reported reserves equal ~1.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 42.3% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (04/10/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (07/02/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (12/09/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (20/07/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (17/12/2020) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (17/12/2020) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF DERBY & BURTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

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

Operates in: Derbyshire · Staffordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£4.2m	£5.6m
31/03/2024	£3.2m	£3.9m
31/03/2023	£2.7m	£3.4m
31/03/2022	£2.4m	£2.6m
31/03/2021	£2.5m	£2.1m

Common questions

Is Derby and Burton Hospitals Charity financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than going concern due to an impending restructuring into a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO), which will result in the current entity ceasing operational existence. The charity held total funds of £8.826 million at year-end, with unrestricted and designated reserves significantly exceeding the stated policy minimum of £2.3 million. The audit opinion was unmodified, noting the going concern basis but confirming the accounts give a true and fair view. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by PKF Smith Cooper Audit Limited.

What does the highest-paid employee of Derby and Burton Hospitals Charity earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the Above £100,000 band, and 6 employees earned over £60,000.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	16/10/2025	£20k	Music in unusual places
UK government	23/01/2024	£15k	Investment funds
The National Lottery Community Fund	08/04/2022	£8k	ACE Air Arts Jubilee Bunting & Music Reminiscence project
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	23/02/2021	£98k	"NL20: Medical Museum"
The National Lottery Community Fund	19/10/2016	£10k	FEELING BETTER: A summer festival to celebrate 10 years of Air Arts
The National Lottery Community Fund	08/07/2015	£10k	Whiffle While You Workshop.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIES	7	£588k
COUNTY AIR AMBULANCE TRUST	3	£1.4m
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED	2	£20k
PARKINSON'S DISEASE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED KINGDOM	1	£169k
THE JOAN LYNETTE DALTON CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£155k
MABEL COOPER CHARITY	1	£122k
NORFOLK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	1	£76k
ROCKCLIFFE CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£55k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with DARTFORD AND GRAVESHAM NHS TRUST CHARITABLE FUND.

DARTFORD AND GRAVESHAM NHS TRUST CHARITABLE FUND income £664k
NORFOLK AND NORWICH HOSPITALS CHARITY income £2.1m
THE DERBYSHIRE COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES CHARITABLE TRUST income £149k
ROYAL DEVON UNIVERSITY HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST CHARITY income £1.9m
UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS DORSET NHS CHARITY income £6.0m
EAST KENT HOSPITALS CHARITY income £515k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
Derby and Burton Hospitals Charity	£4.2m	Above £100,000	6	unclear	—	noted
DARTFORD AND GRAVESHAM NHS TRUST CHARITABLE FUND FY2025	£664k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
NORFOLK AND NORWICH HOSPITALS CHARITY FY2025	£2.1m	£60,000 - £69,999	1	unclear	20.0%	no doubt
THE DERBYSHIRE COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£149k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ROYAL DEVON UNIVERSITY HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST CHARITY FY2025	£1.9m	—	0	above	—	no doubt
UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS DORSET NHS CHARITY FY2025	£6.0m	—	0	unclear	14.0%	no doubt

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