CHUF

Registered charity 1160831 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHILDREN'S HEART UNIT FUND

Latest income
£902k
Latest spending
£1.0m
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds substantial cash balances and free reserves of £310,900, supported by £588,252 in designated investments. The trustees confirm adequate resources for the foreseeable future, noting a financially successful period with total income of £1,163,845 against total expenditure of £1,124,246.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: twelve months running costs (held: £311k)
Reserves of £705,483 have been designated towards ensuring that we can fund existing salaries and services at the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and to cover twelve months running costs at the charity.
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Azets Audit Services.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — CHUF (matched by registered charity number).

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

Total income
£902k
Total spending
£1.0m
Cost of raising funds
£253k
Reserves (reported)
£911k
Employees
7

Reported reserves equal ~10.7 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees

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£902k£1.0m
31/03/2024£1.2m£1.1m
31/03/2023£621k£559k
31/03/2022£503k£743k
31/03/2021£577k£587k

Common questions

Is CHUF financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity holds substantial cash balances and free reserves of £310,900, supported by £588,252 in designated investments. The trustees confirm adequate resources for the foreseeable future, noting a financially successful period with total income of £1,163,845 against total expenditure of £1,124,246. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Azets Audit Services.

Who funds CHUF?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CHUF as a grant recipient include THE GRAND LODGE OF MARK MASTER MASONS' FUND OF BENEVOLENCE, Sir Graham Wylie Foundation, THE DYERS' COMPANY CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

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