UNITED KINGDOM SEPSIS TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 1158843 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as UK SEPSIS TRUST · also registered in Scotland as SC050277 (OSCR)

To change the way the NHS deals with sepsis.To raise awareness of sepsis.To support anyone affected by sepsis.To reduce mortality and morbidity caused by sepsis.

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Latest income
£1.9m
Latest spending
£1.4m
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £537,439 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income rising 14% to £1,910,362. The trustees maintain a reserves policy targeting six months of expenditure to safeguard against funding shortfalls, noting that the charity is currently dependent on voluntary donations to sustain its activities. Per the trustees' report, prudent financial management and careful cost control have resulted in an increase in reserves to support future strategic investments.

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

What the accounts disclose

Trading subsidiary: Sepsis Enterprises Ltd
“UKST wholly own the trading subsidiary Sepsis Enterprises Ltd, which passes all its profits to UKST through gift aid. Total Profit transferred in 2024-25 was £47,696”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by BK Plus Audit Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — UK Sepsis Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

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

Total income
£1.9m
Total spending
£1.4m
Cost of raising funds
£308k
Reserves (reported)
£2.5m
Employees
16

Reported reserves equal ~22.0 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 16.1% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.9m£1.4m
31/03/2024£1.7m£1.4m
31/03/2023£1.6m£1.3m
31/03/2022£1.5m£1.1m
31/03/2021£1.4m£1.1m

Common questions

Is UNITED KINGDOM SEPSIS TRUST LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £537,439 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income rising 14% to £1,910,362. The trustees maintain a reserves policy targeting six months of expenditure to safeguard against funding shortfalls, noting that the charity is currently dependent on voluntary donations to sustain its activities. Per the trustees' report, prudent financial management and careful cost control have resulted in an increase in reserves to support future strategic investments. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by BK Plus Audit Limited.

Who funds UNITED KINGDOM SEPSIS TRUST LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name UNITED KINGDOM SEPSIS TRUST LIMITED as a grant recipient include The Bridgepoint Group Foundation, THE ICELAND FOODS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE FREDDIE GREEN AND FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, JOAN AINSLIE CHARITABLE TRUST, THE GORDON GRAY TRUST.

Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
ARCADIA15/08/2023£15kTowards the UK Sepsis' Trust's work
The National Lottery Community Fund23/03/2020£2kRoyal Cornwall Show

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
UNITED KINGDOM SEPSIS TRUST LIMITED£1.9m—0above—no doubt
THE SOCIETY OF CLINICAL PERFUSION SCIENTISTS OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND FY2025£283k—0below—no doubt
SAVE LIVES SUSTAINABLY FY2024£958k—0above—no doubt
SUDC-UK FY2024£401k—0unclear—no doubt
ASSOCIATION OF AIR AMBULANCES (CHARITY) LTD FY2025£2.0m——unclear—no doubt
LEAGUE OF FRIENDS OF UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST FY2025£335k—0unclear—no doubt

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