ADDENBROOKE'S CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1170103 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Raises funds to support Addenbrooke's and the Rosie Hospitals; connecting givers and causes, supporting projects and facilities beyond the boundaries of NHS funding to achieve the highest possible standards and outcomes in patient experience, clinical care, research and education. Successor to 1048868 - see www.act4addenbrookes.org.uk/Aboutus/Publications for annual report 2016/17 & earlier years.

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

Latest income
£13.9m
Latest spending
£6.1m
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income increased by 24% to £13.9m, driven by growth in capital campaigns and legacies, while charitable expenditure decreased to £3.8m. The charity holds strong free reserves of £8.0m, which the trustees consider adequate to continue as a going concern, supported by a robust investment portfolio and cash reserves.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: The charity contributed £2m towards various schemes of Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (CUH).
“During the year, the charity contributed £2m (2024: £5.5m) towards various schemes of Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.” — page 49
“At the end of the year, the charity owed £0.2 m (2024: £1.1m) to the NHS Foundation Trust.” — page 49
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The charity owed £0.2m to CUH at year-end.
“During the year, the charity contributed £2m (2024: £5.5m) towards various schemes of Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.” — page 49
“At the end of the year, the charity owed £0.2 m (2024: £1.1m) to the NHS Foundation Trust.” — page 49
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

THE FUND FOR ADDENBROOKE'S LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Turnover: £30k
  • Profit before tax: £33k

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

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)

8 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (7 freehold); recorded price paid £1.9m. 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

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

Total income
£13.9m
Total spending
£6.1m
Cost of raising funds
£2.3m
Reserves (reported)
£7.0m
Employees
47

Reported reserves equal ~13.9 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 16.7% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 3.8%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Botswana · Burma · Cambridgeshire · El Salvador · Essex · Hertfordshire · India · Jordan · Kenya · Norfolk · Sierra Leone · Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£13.9m£6.1m
31/03/2024£11.2m£7.7m
31/03/2023£11.3m£8.3m
31/03/2022£8.2m£8.2m
31/03/2021£6.7m£10.7m

Common questions

Is ADDENBROOKE'S CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income increased by 24% to £13.9m, driven by growth in capital campaigns and legacies, while charitable expenditure decreased to £3.8m. The charity holds strong free reserves of £8.0m, which the trustees consider adequate to continue as a going concern, supported by a robust investment portfolio and cash reserves. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP.

Who funds ADDENBROOKE'S CHARITABLE TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ADDENBROOKE'S CHARITABLE TRUST as a grant recipient include GLOBAL HEALTH PARTNERSHIPS, ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIES, GARFIELD WESTON FOUNDATION, THE ALBORADA TRUST, KARIN BRASS MEMORIAL FUND.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
GLOBAL HEALTH PARTNERSHIPSFY2021£1.5m
ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIESFY2022£1.3mGrant
GARFIELD WESTON FOUNDATIONFY2023£1.0mHealth
THE ALBORADA TRUSTFY2022£832k
KARIN BRASS MEMORIAL FUNDFY2023£820k
GARFIELD WESTON FOUNDATIONFY2023£500kHealth
GARFIELD WESTON FOUNDATIONFY2023£500kHealth
GLOBAL HEALTH PARTNERSHIPSFY2024£289k
GLOBAL HEALTH PARTNERSHIPSFY2023£142kGrants awarded to NHS and academic partners
ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIESFY2021£140kGrants to members
Matchroom Charitable FoundationFY2024£100k
THE GRAND LODGE OF MARK MASTER MASONS' FUND OF BENEVOLENCEFY2022£100k
THE BRITFORD BRIDGE TRUSTFY2025£75kSecondary
THE BRITFORD BRIDGE TRUSTFY2024£75kPrimary
THE BRITFORD BRIDGE TRUSTFY2024£75kPrimary
THE BRITFORD BRIDGE TRUSTFY2023£75kPrimary
THE BRITFORD BRIDGE TRUSTFY2023£75kPrimary
THE BRITFORD BRIDGE TRUSTFY2022£75kPrimary - The advancement of health or the saving of lives
THE BRITFORD BRIDGE TRUSTFY2022£75kPrimary - The advancement of health or the saving of lives
THE BRITFORD BRIDGE TRUSTFY2025£75kSecondary
GLOBAL HEALTH PARTNERSHIPSFY2022£68k
KARIN BRASS MEMORIAL FUNDFY2024£50k
KARIN BRASS MEMORIAL FUNDFY2025£50k
Matchroom Charitable FoundationFY2025£40k
THE ALBORADA TRUSTFY2024£39k
ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIESFY2023£30kGrants awarded 2023
THE ALBORADA TRUSTFY2023£26k
THE CHARIS TRUSTFY2024£23kCambridge cancer research hospital
THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£15k
THE O'SULLIVAN FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£10k
THE PUBLIC INTEREST FOUNDATIONFY2025£10k
THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£5k
THE FORTE CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£5k1% of the running costs of Cambridge Children’s Hospital.
THE GEOFF & FIONA SQUIRE FOUNDATIONFY2025£5k
THE EARL FITZWILLIAM CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£2k
THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£2k
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITEDFY2022£2kMedical
EXTRA MILE CHALLENGESFY2023£1k
CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1k
EXTRA MILE CHALLENGESFY2022£518
THE CHARIS TRUSTFY2025£0Cambridge cancer research hospital
THE HISCOX FOUNDATIONFY2025£0

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 THE ROBERT JONES AND AGNES HUNT ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL CHARITABLE FUND.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ADDENBROOKE'S CHARITABLE TRUST£13.9m——unclear—no doubt
THE ROBERT JONES AND AGNES HUNT ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL CHARITABLE FUND FY2025£635k—0above—no doubt
ROYAL DEVON UNIVERSITY HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST CHARITY FY2025£1.9m—0above—no doubt
HAMPSHIRE HOSPITALS CHARITY FY2025£821k£60,001 - £70,0001unclear—no doubt
West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Charity FY2025£967k—0unclear—no doubt
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust Charity FY2025£1.5min excess of £60,0002within—no doubt

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