CHUF
Registered charity 1160831 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHILDREN'S HEART UNIT FUND
CHUF supports the children and their families who receive treatment at the Children's Heart Unit at the Newcastle upon Tyne NHS Foundation Trust and throughout the North of England. We raise funds for large and small pieces of equipment, facilities, aftercare, psychological and family support and research with the aim of improving the lives of child heart patients.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of £(105,111) for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total fund balances of £911,272. Per the trustees' report, free reserves amounted to £158,629, while designated reserves of £599,584 were held to cover nine months of running costs and existing salaries. The trustees confirmed adequate resources for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: nine months running costs (held: £159k)
“Reserves of £599,584 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 nine months running costs at the charity.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — CHUF (matched by registered charity number).
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£253k
Reported reserves equal ~10.7 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 28.0% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (23/08/2016) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- IVAN HOLLINGSWORTHchair
- ARTHUR CAMPBELL
- Alec Berry
- Amy Brook
- Carl Johnson
- David Crossland
- Duncan Reid · trustee of 1 other charity
- JOANNE MOORE
- Janice Lightley
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is CHUF financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of £(105,111) for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total fund balances of £911,272. Per the trustees' report, free reserves amounted to £158,629, while designated reserves of £599,584 were held to cover nine months of running costs and existing salaries. The trustees confirmed adequate resources for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
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.
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