GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' FOUNDATION
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the Foundation remains in an exceptionally strong financial position, with free reserves of £17.7m and total net assets of £904.5m as of 31 March 2025. Per the trustees' report, the endowment value decreased by £21.5m to £833.8m following a distribution of £53.8m to support charitable expenditure, while total staff costs increased to £15.6m. The Foundation maintains adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.
What the accounts disclose
“The Foundation aims to release 4% of the value of the expendable endowment on a smoothed basis annually to the unrestricted fund for charitable and other expenditure, whilst maintaining the value of the expendable endowment in line with inflation over the long term.” — page 54
“Dr. Danny Sriskandarajah, a Trustee, is the Chief Executive of the New Economics Foundation. During the year, Guy's and St Thomas' Foundation made a charitable contract totalling £71,403 to that organisation.” — page 64
“The Foundation owns 100% of the share capital of three trading subsidiary companies: GSTC Property Investments Ltd, GSTC Health Innovations Ltd and GSTC Property Developments Ltd”
Corporate structure
- Trading subsidiary: GSTC HEALTH INNOVATIONS LIMITED Companies House 06852696
- Trading subsidiary: GSTC PROPERTY DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED Companies House 06861110
- Trading subsidiary: GSTC PROPERTY INVESTMENTS LIMITED Companies House 07369879
- Registered company of the charity Companies House 09341980
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Susanne Given — Chair
- Peter Babudu — Executive Director of Impact on Urban Health
- David Bennett — Chair of the Investment Committee
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (21/10/2025)
- Received assets from another charity (16/05/2024)
- Received assets from another charity (01/10/2021)
- Received assets from another charity (30/01/2017)
- Received assets from another charity (29/05/2015)
Trustees
- Susanne Johanne Givenchair
- Andrew Lee
- David Bennett
- Dr Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah
- Johnson Situ
- Julia Charlotte Palca
- Katherine Natasha Ward
- Kirsty McHugh
- Pamela Patricia Thomas
- SIR RONALD JAMES KERR
- Yasemin Saltuk Lamy
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £34.3m | £82.7m |
| 31/03/2024 | £34.2m | £74.7m |
| 31/03/2023 | £29.1m | £72.6m |
| 31/03/2022 | £28.9m | £62.2m |
| 31/03/2021 | £28.5m | £45.7m |
Common questions
Is GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' FOUNDATION financially healthy?
The accounts state that the Foundation remains in an exceptionally strong financial position, with free reserves of £17.7m and total net assets of £904.5m as of 31 March 2025. Per the trustees' report, the endowment value decreased by £21.5m to £833.8m following a distribution of £53.8m to support charitable expenditure, while total staff costs increased to £15.6m. The Foundation maintains adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.
Who funds GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' FOUNDATION?
Funders whose own accounts filings name GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include CLEAN AIR FUND, THE ROAN CHARITABLE TRUST, THE JOHN HEMINGWAY CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| CLEAN AIR FUND | FY2021 | £409k |
| CLEAN AIR FUND | FY2021 | £409k |
| CLEAN AIR FUND | FY2021 | £322k |
| CLEAN AIR FUND | FY2021 | £322k |
| THE ROAN CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2023 | £20k |
| THE JOHN HEMINGWAY CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2023 | £5k |
| THE ROAN CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2022 | £1k |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| The Caring Family Foundation | 1 | £200k |
| KUSUMA TRUST UK | 1 | £92k |
| TOM AND SHEILA SPRINGER CHARITY | 1 | £29k |
| THE ELIZABETH FRANKLAND MOORE AND STAR FOUNDATION | 1 | £16k |
| THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITED | 1 | £15k |
| THE VICTORIA FOUNDATION | 1 | £9k |
| THE OLDHURST TRUST | 1 | £5k |
| BC Partners Foundation | 1 | £2k |