THE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1077638 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as UCLH CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

UCLH Charitable Foundation is the main fundraising charity for key research, building and equipment projects for University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF AND PREVENTION OF SICKNESS AND DISEASE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD AND TO ADVANCE MEDICAL EDUCATION THROUGHOUT THE WORLD BY MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY PRIMARILY, BUT NOT SO AS TO RELIEVE THE HEALTH AUTHORITY OF ITS STATUTORY OBLIGATIONS, TO THE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS BUT ALSO TO ANY HOSPITAL, INSTITUTION OR ORGANISATION ESTABLISHED TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT HEALTH AND TO ADVANCE MEDICAL EDUCATION AS THE COUNCIL OF MANAGEMENT THINK FIT OR TOWARDS ANY ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES:(A) THE PURCHASE OF NEW EQUIPMENT AND THE REPLACEMENT AND RENEWAL OF EXISTING EQUIPMENT; (B) THE MAINTENANCE AND RUNNING COSTS OF SUCH EQUIPMENT; (C) THE PURCHASE DEVELOPMENT ALTERATIONS RENEWAL REFURBISHMENT OR EQUIPMENT OF PREMISES TO MEET NEW ADVANCES IN MEDICAL TREATMENT AND TECHNOLOGY; (D) THE EDUCATION OF STAFF; (E) THE EMPLOYMENT OF STAFF; (F) THE PAYMENT OF GENERAL EXPENSES; (G) MEDICAL RESEARCH AND THE PUBLICATION OF THE USEFUL RESULTS THEREOF

Area of benefit: THROUGHOUT THE WORLD

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

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Kensington and Chelsea, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£158k

Latest spending

£224k

Registered

1999

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit in unrestricted funds of £70,017, while restricted funds held £311,893, resulting in total net assets of £241,876. The trustees confirmed the charity is a going concern, supported by a letter of support from Chesterlodge Limited, a company controlled by a trustee, which ensures sufficient funding for more than 12 months to cover unrestricted costs and the deficit.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: more than £60,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £60k)

“1 member of staff was paid more than £60,000 (2024: 1).” — page 16

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Employees paid over £60,000: 1

“1 member of staff was paid more than £60,000 (2024: 1).” — page 16

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy

“The ‘free’ reserves at 31 March 2025 were a deficit of £(70,017) (2024: (£7,683)).” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 6 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.

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

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

Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£70,001–£80,000: 1)

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

Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£70,001–£80,000: 1)
Grant-making is its main activity

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

Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£70,001–£80,000: 1)
Grant-making is its main activity

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

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2024 (received 28/02/2025, 28 days after the 31/01/2025 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 03807203

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — University College London Hospitals Charitable Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

REILLY, Colin James — director, appointed 25/03/2021on trustee list
SPITTLE, Margaret Flora, Dr — director, appointed 09/09/1999not on trustee list
MORAN, Christopher John, Dr — director, appointed 30/07/1999on trustee list
FEATHERSTONE, Shirley Margaret — secretary, appointed 19/11/2015

Official officers record.

CQC provider record: The University College London Hospitals Charitable Foundation — Registered, 2 registered locations, 3 regulated activities, last inspected 18/04/2012.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

Register events

Received assets from another charity (11/05/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (08/06/2018) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Dr CHRISTOPHER JOHN MORANchair
Colin Reilly
DR MARGARET SPITTLE OBE
Dr Jeremy George

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£158k	£224k
31/03/2024	£133k	£198k
31/03/2023	£186k	£481k
31/03/2022	£159k	£257k
31/03/2021	£270k	£174k

Common questions

Is THE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit in unrestricted funds of £70,017, while restricted funds held £311,893, resulting in total net assets of £241,876. The trustees confirmed the charity is a going concern, supported by a letter of support from Chesterlodge Limited, a company controlled by a trustee, which ensures sufficient funding for more than 12 months to cover unrestricted costs and the deficit. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the more than £60,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds THE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include THE PIERREPONT TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE PIERREPONT TRUST	FY2023	£10k

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	3	£758k
The Squire Patton Boggs Charitable Trust	3	£3k
KUSUMA TRUST UK	2	£990k
THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£860k
BUKHMAN FOUNDATION	1	£200k
THE TRUE COLOURS TRUST	1	£120k
THE O'SULLIVAN FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£97k
THE RAYNE FOUNDATION	1	£90k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with FRIENDS OF UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS.

FRIENDS OF UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS income £60k
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS CHARITY income £24.7m
CORNELL UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION (UK) LIMITED income £2.7m
MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST CHARITY income £4.1m
UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM CHARITY income £6.2m
UCH LONDON NURSES' CHARITY income £61k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	£158k	more than £60,000	1	below	—	no doubt
FRIENDS OF UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS FY2025	£60k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS CHARITY FY2025	£24.7m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CORNELL UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION (UK) LIMITED FY2025	£2.7m	—	—	below	—	no doubt
MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST CHARITY FY2025	£4.1m	—	0	above	—	no doubt
UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM CHARITY FY2025	£6.2m	—	—	unclear	22.3%	no doubt

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