UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM CHARITY
Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that the charity's total funds were £16,551,000, with free/unrestricted reserves of £532,605. This level of reserves is reported to be at the target range set by the Trustees, which is calculated as six months of general fund expenditure requirements (£500,000). The charity reported a net movement in funds for the year of £397,000, driven by income exceeding £5 million against expenditure of £6.1 million, supported by investment gains.
What the accounts disclose
“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 opened a wholly owned trading subsidiary in August of 2018. 'UHB Trading CIC' which gift aids all of its profits to the charity.” — page 36
Year-over-year changes
- Reserves position vs the charity's own policy moved from "below" (FY2023) to "above" (FY2024).
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?
The accounts state that the charity's total funds were £16,551,000, with free/unrestricted reserves of £532,605. This level of reserves is reported to be at the target range set by the Trustees, which is calculated as six months of general fund expenditure requirements (£500,000). The charity reported a net movement in funds for the year of £397,000, driven by income exceeding £5 million against expenditure of £6.1 million, supported by investment gains. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Dains Audit Limited.
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, BRITISH SKIN FOUNDATION, THE RATCLIFF FOUNDATION, THE MICHAEL MARSH CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2024 | £100k |
| THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2025 | £100k |
| BRITISH SKIN FOUNDATION | FY2022 | £20k |
| THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2023 | £10k |
| THE RATCLIFF FOUNDATION | FY2022 | £5k |
| THE MICHAEL MARSH CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2025 | £3k |
| THE MICHAEL MARSH CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2024 | £1k |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| DENISE COATES FOUNDATION | 1 | £14.8m |
| THE CHRIS BANTON FOUNDATION | 1 | £1.2m |
| CHILDREN WITH CANCER UK | 1 | £1.1m |
| COUNTY AIR AMBULANCE TRUST | 1 | £1.0m |
| MABEL COOPER CHARITY | 1 | £122k |
| JOHN JAMES BRISTOL FOUNDATION | 1 | £105k |
| The Greaves & Withey Foundation | 1 | £100k |
| THE PENNIES FOUNDATION | 1 | £88k |