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UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BRISTOL & WESTON CHARITY

Registered charity 1170973 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ABOVE & BEYOND, Bristol & Weston Hospitals Charity

Latest income
£3.7m
Latest spending
£4.4m
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £124k for the year ended 31 March 2024, following a net expenditure in the prior year. The trustees' report notes that free reserves stood at £1,293k, which is below the policy target of £1,499k, a shortfall attributed to ongoing investment in new fundraising initiatives such as the charity lottery.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“As at 31 March 2024, the Charity's own free reserves stood at £1,293k, which is £206k below the level of reserves required in its policy of £1,499k.” — page 11
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: 17
“The Charity charges its subsidiary, Education Centre Management Limited management and service charges. During the year, the Charity charged Education Management Limited £32,283 (2023: £29,395). The amount owed to the Charity in respect of these invoices at 31 March 2024 was £12,000 (2023: £12,000).” — page 45
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Education Centre Management Limited
“The Charity has one 100% subsidiary, Education Centre Management Limited (company number 04026846), whose principal activity is the management of the Education Centre, a facility for the provision of medical training in Bristol.” — page 8
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Bristol & Weston Hospitals Charity (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.

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

Total income
£3.7m
Total spending
£4.4m
Cost of raising funds
£1.6m
Reserves (reported)
£1.4m
Employees
29

Reported reserves equal ~3.8 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees

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£3.7m£4.4m
31/03/2024£3.3m£3.7m
31/03/2023£2.5m£3.9m
31/03/2022£2.6m£1.5m
31/03/2021£2.8m£3.6m

Common questions

Is UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BRISTOL & WESTON CHARITY financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £124k for the year ended 31 March 2024, following a net expenditure in the prior year. The trustees' report notes that free reserves stood at £1,293k, which is below the policy target of £1,499k, a shortfall attributed to ongoing investment in new fundraising initiatives such as the charity lottery. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP.

Who funds UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BRISTOL & WESTON CHARITY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BRISTOL & WESTON CHARITY as a grant recipient include JOHN JAMES BRISTOL FOUNDATION, THE MEDLOCK CHARITABLE TRUST, THE PORTISHEAD NAUTICAL TRUST, CLARK FOUNDATION, THE ASTOR FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmount
JOHN JAMES BRISTOL FOUNDATIONFY2023£105k
THE MEDLOCK CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£53k
THE PORTISHEAD NAUTICAL TRUSTFY2022£2k
CLARK FOUNDATIONFY2024£1k
THE ASTOR FOUNDATIONFY2025£1k
THE PORTISHEAD NAUTICAL TRUSTFY2023£1k

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