UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM 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
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.
What the accounts disclose
“Raised £4.48 per £1 spent on fundraising.” — page 7
“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.”
“The Charity’s long term investments are managed by Schroders & Co Limited.” — page 22
Property (HM Land Registry)
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (15/11/2024)
- Received assets from another charity (26/03/2021)
- Received assets from another charity (07/10/2019)
- Received assets from another charity (07/06/2019)
- Received assets from another charity (07/11/2018)
- Received assets from another charity (09/05/2018)
Trustees
- Alexia Louise Binns
- Amil Khan
- DAVID MICHAEL MACKAY
- Hannah Elizabeth Woodall-Pagan
- Joanne Eales
- Keith Alan Bushnell
- MICHAEL RICHARD SEABROOK
- Margaret Wilson Garbett
- William Stanley Baldwin
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 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
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 15/05/2020 | £50k | Keeping Families Connected |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 17/08/2018 | £9k | Heartlands Hospital Children's Garden |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| COLEFAX CHARITABLE TRUST | 2 | £3k |
| DENISE COATES FOUNDATION | 1 | £14.8m |
| THE CHRIS BANTON FOUNDATION | 1 | £1.9m |
| CHILDREN WITH CANCER UK | 1 | £1.1m |
| COUNTY AIR AMBULANCE TRUST | 1 | £1.0m |
| THE PENNIES FOUNDATION | 1 | £234k |
| MABEL COOPER CHARITY | 1 | £122k |
| The Greaves & Withey Foundation | 1 | £100k |
Charities like this
- BIRMINGHAM WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL CHARITY
- SANDWELL AND WEST BIRMINGHAM HEALTHCARE AND HOSPITALS CHARITY
- UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF NORTH MIDLANDS CHARITY
- UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE CHARITY
- THE BIRMINGHAM COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST GENERAL CHARITY
- Southampton Hospitals Charity
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM CHARITY | £6.2m | — | — | unclear | 22.3% | no doubt |
| BIRMINGHAM WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL CHARITY | £9.0m | — | — | above | 35.0% | no doubt |
| SANDWELL AND WEST BIRMINGHAM HEALTHCARE AND HOSPITALS CHARITY | £1.1m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF NORTH MIDLANDS CHARITY | £8.6m | — | — | above | — | no doubt |
| UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE CHARITY | £770k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE BIRMINGHAM COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST GENERAL CHARITY | £1.1m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |