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ST ANDREW'S HEALTHCARE

Registered charity 1104951 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST ANDREW'S GROUP OF HOSPITALS

The UK's leading independent charitable provider of specialist mental health care, working with the NHS in the UK to meet the needs of those with psychiatric illness, developmental disability, acquired brain injury and related disorders. The range of services is available to men, women, and young people with needs in mental health, learning disability, brain injury and/or neurological impairment.

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Latest income
£235.6m
Latest spending
£233.7m
Registered
2004
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £3.8m for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted reserves of £190.6m. However, the trustees have disclosed a material uncertainty regarding the going concern status due to admission restrictions at the Northampton site and expected bank covenant breaches in the following year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Charitable Activities (87% of income)
“Charitable Activities 204.8 87.0”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Karen Turner is a trustee; charity paid membership fees to Royal College of Psychiatrists.
“The Charity paid £60k (2024 £71k) for membership fees to the Royal College of Psychiatrists in the year of which Karen Turner is a trustee.” — page 50
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Governance: CQC closed Northampton site to admissions following self-reported incidents of inadequate care.
“In July 2025 the CQC closed the Northampton site to admissions following self-reported incidents of inadequate care to our patients.” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Three Shires Hospital LLP
“Three Shires Hospital LLP, a subsidiary of St Andrews Property Management Limited.” — page 40
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Grant Thornton UK LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

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

In the news

Recent coverage mentioning this charity by name (automated match; headlines belong to their publishers).

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — St Andrew's Healthcare (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.

Official officers record.

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 BOARDSpecialist Hospitals——
NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARDContinuing Health Service in Cheshire & Merseyside——

UK research funding (UKRI Gateway to Research)

Property (HM Land Registry)

13 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (13 freehold); recorded price paid £200k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: St Andrew's Healthcare — Registered, 14 registered locations, 3 regulated activities, last inspected 24/10/2019.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook (8,449 likes) · instagram (1,471 followers)

Advertised salaries (public job ads)

Roles this charity has advertised on CharityJob, matched on the exact employer name. A different source from the statutory pay bands above: these are asking salaries for vacancies, not what anyone was paid.

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

Total income
£235.6m
Total spending
£233.7m
Cost of raising funds
£1.7m
Reserves (reported)
£193.4m
Employees
4,081

Reported reserves equal ~9.9 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 2.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (87% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.7% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Care Quality Commission ratings

CQC inspection ratings for services run by a provider matching this charity’s name (matched by name; verify provider identity on CQC’s site).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Birmingham City · Essex · Northamptonshire · Nottinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£235.6m£233.7m
31/03/2024£217.8m£216.1m
31/03/2023£195.3m£199.7m
31/03/2022£181.0m£193.7m
31/03/2021£195.6m£207.7m

Common questions

Is ST ANDREW'S HEALTHCARE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £3.8m for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted reserves of £190.6m. However, the trustees have disclosed a material uncertainty regarding the going concern status due to admission restrictions at the Northampton site and expected bank covenant breaches in the following year. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Grant Thornton UK LLP.

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
MIND (THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH)1£725k
THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION1£125k
Jill and Norman Franklin Trust1£114k
THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUST1£30k
THE ALBERT HUNT TRUST1£25k
THE FREDDIE GREEN AND FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£20k
E C GRAHAM BELFORD CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT1£15k
FRAZER TRUST1£10k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ST ANDREW'S HOUSE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ST ANDREW'S HEALTHCARE£235.6m——above—no doubt
ST ANDREW'S HOUSE FY2025£1.5mUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt
ST ANNE'S COMMUNITY SERVICES FY2025£56.8m£190,001 - £200,000—above—no doubt
ST ANDREWS HOSPICE LIMITED FY2025£7.3m——unclear—no doubt
MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS FY2025£28.2m£110,001 - £120,000—above—no doubt
ANDOVER MIND FY2025£2.7m—0above—no doubt

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