THE JEAN LANNING FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1191897 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity intends to make grants to support projects and research related to improving health services and patient care and will support NHS hospitals, primarily those that form the Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust and, most notably among them, the Romsey Hospital.

Objects

(a) the advancement of health for the public benefit by supporting the Romsey Hospital operated by the Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust and such other National Health Service bodies or organisations supporting the National Health Service, as the trustees shall decide through the provision of grants of financial assistance to fund items and services for patients and service users; and (b) the advancement and promotion of knowledge and education for the public benefit in all aspects of healthcare by providing funds to support medical research, the useful results of which will be published.

Area of benefit: LOCAL

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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

Latest income
£123k
Latest spending
£182k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £3,234,331, representing a net increase from the prior year. The trustees confirm that budgeted income and expenditure, combined with current reserve levels, are sufficient for the charity to continue as a going concern for at least twelve months. No material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue operations were identified by the auditors.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and legacies (99% of income)
“Income from donations and legacies is all attributable to unrestricted funds.” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Cochrane & Co Accountants Limited. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/01/2023)

Total income
£3.0m
Total spending
£14k
Reserves (reported)
£3.0m
Employees
0

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.0%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/01/2026£123k£182k
31/01/2025£134k£80k
31/01/2024£203k£17k
31/01/2023£3.0m£14k
31/01/2022£0£6k

Common questions

Is THE JEAN LANNING FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £3,234,331, representing a net increase from the prior year. The trustees confirm that budgeted income and expenditure, combined with current reserve levels, are sufficient for the charity to continue as a going concern for at least twelve months. No material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue operations were identified by the auditors. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Cochrane & Co Accountants Limited.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Southampton Hospitals Charity.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE JEAN LANNING FOUNDATION£123k—0unclear—no doubt
Southampton Hospitals Charity FY2025£11.2m——above40.7%no doubt
THE ROSEMERE CANCER FOUNDATION FY2025£1.8m—0unclear—no doubt
ROYAL BERKSHIRE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST CHARITY FY2025£1.3m—0unclear—no doubt
Lymington Hospital Friends FY2026£130k—0unclear—no doubt
NORFOLK AND NORWICH HOSPITALS CHARITY FY2025£2.1m£60,000 - £69,9991unclear20.0%no doubt

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