UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM CHARITY

Registered charity 1165716 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as Good Hope Hospital Charity, Heartlands Hospital Charity, QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL BIRMINGHAM CHARITY, QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL BIRMINGHAM CHARITY, HEARTLANDS HOSPITAL CHARITY, GOOD HOPE HOSPITAL CHARITY, SOLIHULL HOSPITAL CHARITY, Solihull Hospital Charity

UHB Charity runs the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham Charity, Heartland Hospital Charity, Good Hope Hospital Charity, Solihull Hospital Charity and Fisher House (for the UK's military patients). It is the official charity for University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust and Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, providing things over and above that which can be provided by the NHS

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£6.2m
Latest spending
£6.7m
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds amounted to £15,969,000, with free unrestricted reserves of £875,900 against a target of £500,000. The charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £472,000 for the year, funded by existing reserves and investment income, while maintaining a healthy cash position and sufficient reserves to meet future obligations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Fundraising cost ratio: 22.3% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“Raised £4.48 per £1 spent on fundraising.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: six months of general fund expenditure (held: £876k)
“The charity wishes to hold in a cash reserve a sum equal to six months expenditure of its general funds to allow the charity to meet its obligations in the event of a failure to raise any new charitable funds.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Investment management by Schroders.
“The Charity’s long term investments are managed by Schroders & Co Limited.” — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Dains. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

8 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold); recorded price paid £3.1m. 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
£6.2m
Total spending
£6.7m
Cost of raising funds
£1.4m
Reserves (reported)
£876k
Employees
27

Reported reserves equal ~1.6 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 22.3% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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£6.2m£6.7m
31/03/2024£5.2m£6.1m
31/03/2023£4.7m£4.3m
31/03/2022£3.7m£4.9m
31/03/2021£5.8m£4.1m

Common questions

Is UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds amounted to £15,969,000, with free unrestricted reserves of £875,900 against a target of £500,000. The charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £472,000 for the year, funded by existing reserves and investment income, while maintaining a healthy cash position and sufficient reserves to meet future obligations. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Dains.

Who funds UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM CHARITY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM CHARITY as a grant recipient include THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST, ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIES, BRITISH SKIN FOUNDATION, WILLIAM ADLINGTON CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST, SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund15/05/2020£50kKeeping Families Connected
The National Lottery Community Fund17/08/2018£9kHeartlands Hospital Children's Garden

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 BIRMINGHAM WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL CHARITY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM CHARITY£6.2m——unclear22.3%no doubt
BIRMINGHAM WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL CHARITY FY2025£9.0m——above35.0%no doubt
SANDWELL AND WEST BIRMINGHAM HEALTHCARE AND HOSPITALS CHARITY FY2025£1.1m—0unclear—no doubt
UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF NORTH MIDLANDS CHARITY FY2025£8.6m——above—no doubt
UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE CHARITY FY2025£770k——unclear—no doubt
THE BIRMINGHAM COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST GENERAL CHARITY FY2025£1.1m—0unclear—no doubt

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