THE ROYAL NATIONAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL CHARITY
Registered charity 1166129 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Formerly registered under 226955 as a linked charity, The RNOH Charity works to enhance patient care funding hospital facilities, equipment, supported pioneering research and other projects. This registration comprises 1) RNOHC as the reporting charity and 2) RNOHC - the original unincorporated charity.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that total income decreased to £934k from £1.1m in the prior year, while total expenditure fell to £1.5m from £1.9m. Net assets declined by £0.5m to £2.8m, primarily due to substantial grant awards, though the Trustees confirm adequate resources exist to continue operations for at least 12 months.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: nine months of unrestricted operating costs (held: £626k)
“the Trustee Board believes that it is appropriate to aim to hold the equivalent of nine months of unrestricted operating costs as general reserves, which at present is circa £260k.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: One Trustee employed by RNOH was awarded a grant of £2,628 during 2024|25. Standard procedure was followed and the Trustee was not involved in the approval process.
“One Trustee employed by RNOH was awarded a grant of £2.628k during 2024|25 (2023|24: £nil). Standard procedure was followed and the Trustee was not involved in the approval process.” — page 55
“The total amount of related party donations made without conditions during the year was £0.747k (2023|24: £1.003k).” — page 55
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Total related party donations made without conditions were £747.
“One Trustee employed by RNOH was awarded a grant of £2.628k during 2024|25 (2023|24: £nil). Standard procedure was followed and the Trustee was not involved in the approval process.” — page 55
“The total amount of related party donations made without conditions during the year was £0.747k (2023|24: £1.003k).” — page 55
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Year-over-year changes
- Reserves position vs the charity's own policy moved from "below" (FY2024) to "above" (FY2025).
Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital Charity (matched by registered charity number).
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£422k
Reported reserves equal ~3.7 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 45.2% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (21/10/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (02/07/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Richard Joneschair
- Hitesh Thakrar · trustee of 2 other charities
- Kathryn Hardwidge
- Leor Franks
- Matthew Lee
- Professor John Andrew McInnes Skinner
- Robert William Hurd
- Sarah Bedingfield Shutt
- Suzanne Romny Gray
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE ROYAL NATIONAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL CHARITY financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income decreased to £934k from £1.1m in the prior year, while total expenditure fell to £1.5m from £1.9m. Net assets declined by £0.5m to £2.8m, primarily due to substantial grant awards, though the Trustees confirm adequate resources exist to continue operations for at least 12 months. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP.
Who funds THE ROYAL NATIONAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL CHARITY?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE ROYAL NATIONAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL CHARITY as a grant recipient include ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIES, KUSUMA TRUST UK, SIR SAMUEL SCOTT OF YEWS TRUST, GOFUNDME.ORG.UK, THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
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