UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS CHARITY

Registered charity 1165398 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Latest income
£24.7m
Latest spending
£71.5m
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income increased to £24.7m, while total expenditure rose significantly to £71.5m, largely due to a £32.2m impairment provision on the Bedford Passage Development and major grants awarded. The group holds £26.3m in free reserves, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet current and anticipated future needs, and the auditor confirmed no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £5 million to £10 million (held: £26.3m)
For this policy, trustees have set a target range of £5 million to £10 million.
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — University College London Hospitals Charity UK (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

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

Total income
£24.7m
Total spending
£71.5m
Cost of raising funds
£41.8m
Reserves (reported)
£26.3m
Employees
42

Reported reserves equal ~4.4 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.6 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£24.7m£71.5m
31/03/2024£22.4m£20.1m
31/03/2023£40.5m£9.4m
31/03/2022£26.6m£23.5m
31/03/2021£16.8m£33.9m

Common questions

Is UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS CHARITY financially healthy?

The accounts state that total income increased to £24.7m, while total expenditure rose significantly to £71.5m, largely due to a £32.2m impairment provision on the Bedford Passage Development and major grants awarded. The group holds £26.3m in free reserves, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet current and anticipated future needs, and the auditor confirmed no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP.

Who funds UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS CHARITY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS CHARITY as a grant recipient include THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST, KUSUMA TRUST UK, BUKHMAN FOUNDATION, THE RAYNE FOUNDATION, DAVID PEARLMAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

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