IMPERIAL HEALTH CHARITY

Registered charity 1166084 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE CHARITY

Imperial Health Charity helps our hospitals do more through grants, arts, volunteering and fundraising. Supporting the five London hospitals of Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, we fund major redevelopments, research and medical equipment, manage a vibrant art collection and run a dynamic hospital volunteering programme - above and beyond what the NHS can do on its own.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£8.9m
Latest spending
£9.6m
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that Imperial Health Charity reported a net movement in funds of minus £1.8m for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by investment losses and a planned operating deficit. Despite this reduction, the charity holds free reserves of £26.8m, which significantly exceed its stated policy target of £10.0m. The trustees confirm that the charity is financially healthy and able to continue its operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £140,001 - £150,000 — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median £70k)
“£140,000 - £149,999 1”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Charity provides the majority of its grants by value and number to Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. As the dedicated charity for the Trust, and with three of our Trustees representing the Trust, we consider the Trust to be a related party. The total value of support provided to the Trust in 2024/25 was £4.557m
“The total value of support provided to the Trust in 2024/25 was £4.557m (£2023/24: £4.455m), excluding the charity's staff costs associated with delivering this support.” — page 32
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Imperial Health Charity (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

7 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (5 freehold). 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 · linkedin

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

Total income
£8.9m
Total spending
£9.6m
Cost of raising funds
£897k
Reserves (reported)
£26.8m
Employees
43

Reported reserves equal ~33.6 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 10.1% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

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£8.9m£9.6m
31/03/2024£7.2m£8.6m
31/03/2023£5.7m£9.0m
31/03/2022£6.1m£9.1m
31/03/2021£7.1m£10.9m

Common questions

Is IMPERIAL HEALTH CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that Imperial Health Charity reported a net movement in funds of minus £1.8m for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by investment losses and a planned operating deficit. Despite this reduction, the charity holds free reserves of £26.8m, which significantly exceed its stated policy target of £10.0m. The trustees confirm that the charity is financially healthy and able to continue its operations. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of IMPERIAL HEALTH CHARITY earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £140,001 - £150,000 band.

Who funds IMPERIAL HEALTH CHARITY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name IMPERIAL HEALTH CHARITY as a grant recipient include Aruna and Ambika Paul Foundation, ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIES, BUKHMAN FOUNDATION, THE EXILARCH'S FOUNDATION, KUSUMA TRUST UK.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
Aruna and Ambika Paul FoundationFY2024£2.7mEducational projects
ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIESFY2021£894kGrants to members
BUKHMAN FOUNDATIONFY2025£286kGrant funding of activities
THE EXILARCH'S FOUNDATIONFY2022£106kUniversity/College
KUSUMA TRUST UKFY2023£70kPlay & Therapy Room Redevelopment
THE HELEN HAMLYN TRUSTFY2023£68k
PRISM THE GIFT FUNDFY2024£63kGood Health and Well-Being
THE JAGCLIF CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£40kDonations and grants payable in furtherance of objects
ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIESFY2023£30kGrants awarded 2023
THE PIERREPONT TRUSTFY2022£20k
BERNARD LEWIS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£10kGeneral funding
THE PIERREPONT TRUSTFY2023£10k
THE PETER STEBBINGS MEMORIAL CHARITYFY2024£10k
THE PIERREPONT TRUSTFY2024£10k
THE PIERREPONT TRUSTFY2025£10k
DANDIA CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£6k
EXTRA MILE CHALLENGESFY2023£6k
THE ROBERT GAVRON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£5k
ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIESFY2022£5kGrant
THE GEOFF & FIONA SQUIRE FOUNDATIONFY2022£4k
THE GREEN HALL FOUNDATIONFY2025£3k
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS' LIVERY CHARITYFY2022£3kCOVID-19 Emergency Grants
THE CARMELA & RONNIE PIGNATELLI FOUNDATIONFY2025£3k
DANDIA CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£2k
DANDIA CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£2k
THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£2k
THE MARCUS MARGULIES CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£1k
CBRE UK CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£1k
THE SAMUEL STOREY FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£500
THE SAMUEL STOREY FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£300
THE PETER STEBBINGS MEMORIAL CHARITYFY2025£0

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund22/04/2020£10kIntergenerational Project

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 IMPERIAL CHARITY PROMOTIONS.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
IMPERIAL HEALTH CHARITY£8.9m£140,001 - £150,000—unclear—no doubt
IMPERIAL CHARITY PROMOTIONS FY2025£247k—0above—no doubt
KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL CHARITY FY2026£5.1m—7unclear46.5%no doubt
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS CHARITY FY2025£24.7m——unclear—no doubt
THE HULL AND EAST YORKSHIRE HOSPITALS HEALTH CHARITY FY2025£2.4m—0unclear—no doubt
THE ROYAL FREE CHARITY FY2025£9.4m——unclear—no doubt

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