THE DAVID NOTT FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1162537 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The David Nott Foundation provides surgeons and medical professionals with the skills they need to provide relief and assistance in conflict and natural disaster zones around the world. As well as providing the best medical care, David Nott Foundation surgeons train local healthcare professionals; leaving a legacy of education and better health outcomes.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£3.9m
Latest spending
£1.9m
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total reserves amounted to £4,459k as of 31 March 2025, calculated as total funds less restricted funds and fixed assets. The trustees report that the reserve has accrued due to exceptional donor generosity and effective cost-sharing with operational partners, providing stability for future programme strategy.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: more than £70,000 — below the median for charities its size (£70k)
“One employee received employee benefits of more than £70,000 during the year (2024: none more than £60,000).” — page 49
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“One employee received employee benefits of more than £70,000 during the year” — page 49
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: Legacies (38% of income)
“£1,501k (38%) of this income figure is from very generous legacies”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Key management personnel (trustees, CEO, COO, Senior Advisor, Head of Comms) total employee benefits were £163,744. No other related party transactions disclosed.
“The total employee benefits of the key management personnel of the charity was £163,744 (2024: £162,753). There were no other related party transactions for the years ended 31 March 2025 or 31 March 2024.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — David Nott Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

Leadership, per the charity’s website

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).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £128k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

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

Total income
£3.9m
Total spending
£1.9m
Cost of raising funds
£139k
Reserves (reported)
£4.5m
Employees
8

Reported reserves equal ~27.7 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 3.6% of total income — below 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: Abu Dhabi · Afghanistan · Ajman · Akrotiri · Aland Islands · Albania · Algeria · American Samoa · Andorra · Angola · Anguilla · Antarctica

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£3.9m£1.9m
31/03/2024£2.0m£1.3m
31/03/2023£1.4m£1.6m
31/03/2022£999k£654k
31/03/2021£831k£330k

Common questions

Is THE DAVID NOTT FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total reserves amounted to £4,459k as of 31 March 2025, calculated as total funds less restricted funds and fixed assets. The trustees report that the reserve has accrued due to exceptional donor generosity and effective cost-sharing with operational partners, providing stability for future programme strategy. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE DAVID NOTT FOUNDATION earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the more than £70,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds THE DAVID NOTT FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE DAVID NOTT FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include The William Brake Foundation, THE LORD FARINGDON CHARITABLE TRUST, THE SYNCONA FOUNDATION, ROBERT LUFF FOUNDATION LIMITED, CHK Foundation.

Known funders

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

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ST DAVID'S MEDICAL FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE DAVID NOTT FOUNDATION£3.9mmore than £70,0001unclear—no doubt
ST DAVID'S MEDICAL FOUNDATION FY2024£580k—0unclear—no doubt
NIALLS FOUNDATION FY2025£912k—0unclear—no doubt
THE DAVID FAMILY FOUNDATION FY2024£171k—0unclear—no doubt
NORTHCOTT DEVON MEDICAL FOUNDATION FY2025£147k—0unclear—no doubt
NORTHCOTT DEVON FOUNDATION FY2025£222k—0within—no doubt

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