THE HULL AND EAST YORKSHIRE HOSPITALS HEALTH CHARITY
Registered charity 1162414 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WISHH CHARITY -WORKING INDEPENDENTLY TO SUPPORT HULL AND EAST YORKSHIRE HOSPITALS
The charity's prime objective is to relieve sickness and promote and improve the health of the public. This will be achieved by raising the profile of the charity, its purpose and how through charitable endeavours monies raised can enhance the provision of health care in support of patients, their relatives and carers and health care staff
Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that total income rose significantly to £2,440k, largely due to a £1.6m donation from the Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust General Purposes Charity. Total expenditure decreased to £775k, resulting in a net movement in funds of £1,633,352 and unrestricted reserves increasing to £2,755,940. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Donations and legacies (97% of income)
“Donations, legacies and other income totalled £2,270k for the year, while trading activities generated £115k.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: six months of operating costs (held: £2.8m)
“the Trustees believe it is appropriate to hold a general reserve, which will cover its operating costs for up to six months, together with a small contingency sum.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Smailes Goldie. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Carl Wheatley — Chief Executive (source)
- Sue Lockwood — Chair (source)
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).
- Howdens – Withernsea branch — “A huge thank you to Howdens – Withernsea branch for putting on a family fun day to raise vital funds for WISHH. The day was a great success …” (source page)
- Great North Runners — “Thank you Great North Runners!” (source page)
- Humberside Police Federation — “Humberside Police Federation” (source page)
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£17k
Reported reserves equal ~42.7 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.7% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (16/06/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (16/06/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (16/06/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (16/06/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (16/06/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (16/06/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: East Riding Of Yorkshire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE HULL AND EAST YORKSHIRE HOSPITALS HEALTH CHARITY financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income rose significantly to £2,440k, largely due to a £1.6m donation from the Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust General Purposes Charity. Total expenditure decreased to £775k, resulting in a net movement in funds of £1,633,352 and unrestricted reserves increasing to £2,755,940. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Smailes Goldie.
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