THE CENTRE FOR SUSTAINABLE HEALTHCARE

Registered charity 1143189 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CSH, The Centre for Sustainable Healthcare LTD

Green Space & Health Programme:Engaging people to create and use green space for rest, relaxation and exercise. Clinical Programme:Improving sustainability of clinical services, includes Sustainable Surgery and Sustainable Anaesthesia Fellowships, Sustainable Ophthamology Scholars, Sustainable Healthcare Education Network and Occupational Therapy Network, Green Ward Competition.

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Latest income
£1.3m
Latest spending
£1.5m
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an operating deficit of £215,779 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total expenditure of £1,495,234 against income of £1,279,455. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £39,079, which is below the stated policy target of three months of unrestricted costs, though the trustees expressed confidence in remaining a going concern until at least October 2026.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Grants (49% of income)
“In 2024, CSH secured £1.28 million in income: 49% from grants, 50% from services, and 1% from donations and sponsorships.” — page 16
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted costs (held: £39k)
“Our goal in 2024 was to build 3 months of unrestricted costs as reserves.” — page 17
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Rachel Stancliffe received remuneration of £60,049.
“During the year, R Stancliffe, a Trustee has been paid remuneration and has received other benefits from their employment with the company for performing her role as Chief Executive Officer.” — page 43
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee and Director Rachel Stancliffe received remuneration.
“As set out in the application to the Charities Commission and accepted by them, Rachel Stancliffe is both a Trustee and the Director of CSH, receiving a regular salary as such.” — page 18
“During the year, payments were made to JRG Coaching Limited, a company connected to trustee Jessica Rhys-Griffith, amounting to £nil in respect of consultancy services (2023 - £12,786).” — page 51
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Consultancy services paid to JRG Coaching Limited, connected to trustee Jessica Rhys-Griffith.
“As set out in the application to the Charities Commission and accepted by them, Rachel Stancliffe is both a Trustee and the Director of CSH, receiving a regular salary as such.” — page 18
“During the year, payments were made to JRG Coaching Limited, a company connected to trustee Jessica Rhys-Griffith, amounting to £nil in respect of consultancy services (2023 - £12,786).” — page 51
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Wellers. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2023 and FY2024 accounts as analysed by this site.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Centre for Sustainable Healthcare (matched by registered charity number).

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£1.3m
Total spending
£1.5m
Reserves (reported)
£39k
Employees
32

Reported reserves equal ~0.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (50% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Australia · Canada · Ireland · Italy · Poland · Scotland · Singapore · Spain · Throughout England And Wales · United States

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£1.3m£1.5m
31/12/2023£1.6m£1.4m
30/11/2022£1.2m£1.1m
30/11/2021£781k£704k
30/11/2020£399k£401k

Common questions

Is THE CENTRE FOR SUSTAINABLE HEALTHCARE financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an operating deficit of £215,779 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total expenditure of £1,495,234 against income of £1,279,455. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £39,079, which is below the stated policy target of three months of unrestricted costs, though the trustees expressed confidence in remaining a going concern until at least October 2026. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Wellers.

Who funds THE CENTRE FOR SUSTAINABLE HEALTHCARE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE CENTRE FOR SUSTAINABLE HEALTHCARE as a grant recipient include THE HEALTH FOUNDATION, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE HOSPITALS NHS CHARITY, PILKINGTON CHARITIES FUND, THE DYERS' COMPANY CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE HEALTH FOUNDATIONFY2024£88kSupporting radical innovation and improvement in health and care services
THE HEALTH FOUNDATIONFY2021£30kImproving health and care services
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE HOSPITALS NHS CHARITYFY2022£29kGreen Gym Coordinator
PILKINGTON CHARITIES FUNDFY2024£5k
THE DYERS' COMPANY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£3kHealth and Welfare
THE DYERS' COMPANY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1kHealth and Welfare

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund29/01/2025£1.1mHealthy by Nature Programme
Sport England31/10/2024£40kGreen Health Routes
UK government26/01/2024£68kKitNewCare - Developing a framework/model to environmentally sustainable and climate neutral health and care systems using the Kidney care pathway
UK government18/03/2022£156k#Defra NHS Forest - Green Space for Health
UK government18/03/2022£160k#Defra NHS Forest - Green Space for Health
The National Lottery Community Fund23/11/2018£10kLiving Well in Wood Farm
The National Lottery Community Fund11/08/2016£10kMaking Merry in Marston
The National Lottery Community Fund22/07/2015£10kA4A - Green and Healthy Marston

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with GREEN LIGHT TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE CENTRE FOR SUSTAINABLE HEALTHCARE£1.3m—0unclear—no doubt
GREEN LIGHT TRUST FY2024£2.5m——below—no doubt
SUSTAINABILITY. HEALTH. ENVIRONMENT. DEVELOPMENT. FY2024£2.8m—0above—no doubt
GREEN FUTURES GREATER GRIMSBY LTD FY2025£122k—0below—no doubt
THE INSTITUTE OF HEALTHCARE ENGINEERING AND ESTATE MANAGEMENT FY2024£1.2m—2above—no doubt
THE BIRMINGHAM COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST GENERAL CHARITY FY2025£1.1m—0unclear—no doubt

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