CWPLUS
CW+ is the charity for Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Our supporters enable us to: - Build new facilities, invest in health innovations and bring the latest technologies to our hospitals. - Deliver a unique art and design programme to transform the hospital experience and clinical environment.- Support research to help improve treatments and care for patients.
Objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE OR PURPOSES RELATING TO THE GENERAL OR ANY SPECIFIC PURPOSES OF CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST OR THE PURPOSES OF THE HEALTH SERVICE (AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 1 OF THE NHS ACT 2006 OR ANY STATUTORY MODIFICATION OF THAT SECTION).
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that total income for the year was £7.7m, with free reserves standing at £387,000, a decrease from £704,000 in the previous year. The charity holds significant unrestricted funds of £50.7m, the majority of which are designated for specific long-term capital and programme purposes. The trustees and auditors confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.
What the accounts disclose
“Under CWPLUS’s Articles of Association, a number Trustees are nominated by the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and include three Trust Board Directors: Lesley Watts, Robert Bleasdale and Roger Chinn. As the principal object of the charity is to benefit the Trust, the bulk of transactions in the accounts either indirectly or directly support that organisation (see note 3.2 for total grants awarded to the Trust).” — page 49
“CWPLUS received £24,600 from Trustees in unrestricted donations and purchases under charity auctions during the year to 31 March 2025” — page 49
“Under CWPLUS’s Articles of Association, a number Trustees are nominated by the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and include three Trust Board Directors: Lesley Watts, Robert Bleasdale and Roger Chinn. As the principal object of the charity is to benefit the Trust, the bulk of transactions in the accounts either indirectly or directly support that organisation (see note 3.2 for total grants awarded to the Trust).” — page 49
“CWPLUS received £24,600 from Trustees in unrestricted donations and purchases under charity auctions during the year to 31 March 2025” — page 49
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 1
- Government income: £614,000 — grants £614,000 (4); 8% of the £7,722,000 total gross income on the same return
- Employees paid over £60,000: 9 (£60,001–£70,000: 2; £70,001–£80,000: 1; £80,001–£90,000: 2; £90,001–£100,000: 2; £100,001–£110,000: 1; £140,001–£150,000: 1)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 10
- Government income: £10,200,000 — grants £10,200,000 (2); 72% of the £14,130,000 total gross income on the same return
- Employees paid over £60,000: 5 (£60,001–£70,000: 1; £80,001–£90,000: 1; £90,001–£100,000: 1; £100,001–£110,000: 1; £130,001–£140,000: 1)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Volunteers: 6
- Government income: £155,000 — grants £155,000 (1); 2% of the £6,234,000 total gross income on the same return
- Employees paid over £60,000: 6 (£70,001–£80,000: 2; £80,001–£90,000: 2; £90,001–£100,000: 1; £120,001–£130,000: 1)
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Chris Chaney — Chief Executive
- Trystan Hawkins — Director of Patient Environment
- Ife Kantonna — Interim Finance Director
- James Porter — Director of Campaigns and Major Programmes
- Safi Schlicht — Director of Fundraising and Communications
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (14/05/2026)
Trustees
- ANTHONY RHYS BOURNE
- Amy Brigid Ann Rentoul
- Dr Christopher John Bridgman Turner
- Dr Roger Chinn
- James Digby Peterson
- LESLEY WATTS
- Marina Lobanov-Rostovsky
- Nicholas John Walker Gash
- Nishant Nayyar
- Robert Michael Bleasedale
- Steven Paling
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £7.7m | £9.5m |
| 31/03/2024 | £14.1m | £7.1m |
| 31/03/2023 | £6.2m | £5.6m |
| 31/03/2022 | £6.2m | £5.9m |
| 31/03/2021 | £6.0m | £6.3m |
Common questions
Is CWPLUS financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income for the year was £7.7m, with free reserves standing at £387,000, a decrease from £704,000 in the previous year. The charity holds significant unrestricted funds of £50.7m, the majority of which are designated for specific long-term capital and programme purposes. The trustees and auditors confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP.
Who funds CWPLUS?
Funders whose own accounts filings name CWPLUS as a grant recipient include THE AITKEN FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST, CHK Foundation, The William Brake Foundation, MARTIN CHARITABLE TRUST, J S F POLLITZER CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE AITKEN FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2025 | £100k | |
| HOLLYHOCK CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | FY2021 | Unverified read£40k | Grant |
| CHK Foundation | FY2024 | £20k | |
| The William Brake Foundation | FY2023 | £20k | |
| MARTIN CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2021 | £8k | |
| J S F POLLITZER CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT | FY2025 | £3k | Health |
| SSP FOUNDATION | FY2025 | £1k | |
| The William Brake Foundation | FY2022 | £1k | |
| SSP FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £1k | |
| SSP FOUNDATION | FY2022 | £500 |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport England | 10/09/2025 | £14k | Fitness for HIV Community |
| UK government | 13/04/2023 | £177k | Innovate UK FemTech Accelerator delivered by Health Innovation Network and partners |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 09/06/2021 | £81k | "100 years of West Middlesex University Hospital - a celebration of staff and our changing landscape" |
| Thrive LDN | 16/03/2020 | £9k | Trans BootCamp |
| UK government | 12/10/2018 | £33k | The Grass is Always Grindr |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 05/04/2018 | £47k | "Celebrating 300 years of health and charity at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust" |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, HARBORNE | 1 | £21k |
| J N DERBYSHIRE TRUST | 1 | £3k |
| THE THOMAS FARR CHARITY | 1 | £3k |
Charities like this
- UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE CHARITY
- THE FRIENDS OF THE CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL
- CHAPLAINCY PLUS
- COMMUNITY ACCOUNTING PLUS
- CENTRAL LONDON COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST CHARITY AND RELATED CHARITIES
- THE CMW CHARITABLE TRUST
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CWPLUS | £7.7m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE CHARITY | £770k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE FRIENDS OF THE CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL | £116k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| CHAPLAINCY PLUS | £44k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| COMMUNITY ACCOUNTING PLUS | £680k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| CENTRAL LONDON COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST CHARITY AND RELATED CHARITIES | £77k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |