SUTTON'S HOSPITAL IN CHARTERHOUSE

Registered charity 207773 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Charity provides accommodation and care for defined categories of men and women (the Brothers) in its historic buildings in Charterhouse Square in the City of London. It also provides financial support to Charterhouse School and has the power to operate a museum.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£5.0m
Latest spending
£5.8m
Registered
1962
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income decreased marginally to £5.5m while total expenditure increased to £5.8m, resulting in a net movement in funds of £1.281m. The charity holds total net assets of £121.3m, comprising significant endowment and restricted funds, with the auditor confirming no material uncertainties regarding going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £196k; policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure)
“This target currently stands at £1.3m against a free reserves balance of £0.2m.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Moiety payment to Charterhouse School
“In accordance with the 2009 Scheme, the Charity is liable to pay £385,000 (2024: £456,000) as financial support to Charterhouse School. The amount owing at the year-end is shown as a current liability in the Balance Sheet.” — page 20
“The charity recharged expenses to Carthusia Limited during the year of £30,000 (2024: £30,000).” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Expenses recharged to Carthusia Limited
“In accordance with the 2009 Scheme, the Charity is liable to pay £385,000 (2024: £456,000) as financial support to Charterhouse School. The amount owing at the year-end is shown as a current liability in the Balance Sheet.” — page 20
“The charity recharged expenses to Carthusia Limited during the year of £30,000 (2024: £30,000).” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Gift Aid surplus from Carthusia Limited
“In accordance with the 2009 Scheme, the Charity is liable to pay £385,000 (2024: £456,000) as financial support to Charterhouse School. The amount owing at the year-end is shown as a current liability in the Balance Sheet.” — page 20
“The charity recharged expenses to Carthusia Limited during the year of £30,000 (2024: £30,000).” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Carthusia Limited
“The Charity owns the entire share capital of £1 of Carthusia Ltd. All functions and trading events held since 21 April 2011 have been conducted with the Trading subsidiary (company number 7612570).” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

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).

CQC provider record: Governors of Sutton's Hospital in Charterhouse — Registered, 2 registered locations, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 29/06/2022.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

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

Total income
£5.0m
Total spending
£5.8m
Cost of raising funds
£1.6m
Reserves (reported)
£8.1m
Employees
75

Reported reserves equal ~16.7 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (59% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 31.2% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Surrey · Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£5.0m£5.8m
31/03/2024£5.2m£5.6m
31/03/2023£4.8m£5.4m
31/03/2022£4.9m£5.6m
25/03/2021£4.5m£5.1m

Common questions

Is SUTTON'S HOSPITAL IN CHARTERHOUSE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income decreased marginally to £5.5m while total expenditure increased to £5.8m, resulting in a net movement in funds of £1.281m. The charity holds total net assets of £121.3m, comprising significant endowment and restricted funds, with the auditor confirming no material uncertainties regarding going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP.

Who funds SUTTON'S HOSPITAL IN CHARTERHOUSE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SUTTON'S HOSPITAL IN CHARTERHOUSE as a grant recipient include SIR ROBERT GEFFERY'S ALMSHOUSE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
SIR ROBERT GEFFERY'S ALMSHOUSE TRUSTFY2023£5kGrant funding of activities
SIR ROBERT GEFFERY'S ALMSHOUSE TRUSTFY2022£1kSTEM/General

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
City Bridge Foundation30/07/2024£5kGrant to Sutton's Hospital in Charterhouse
The National Lottery Heritage Fund07/03/2017£420k"The Beautification and Refreshment of the Great Chamber of the Charterhouse"
City Bridge Foundation25/09/2014£100kGrant to Sutton's Hospital in Charterhouse
The National Lottery Heritage Fund13/03/2013£1.7m"Revealing the Charterhouse"
City Bridge Foundation31/05/2012£2kGrant to Sutton's Hospital in Charterhouse

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 CARTHUSIAN TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SUTTON'S HOSPITAL IN CHARTERHOUSE£5.0m——below—no doubt
THE CARTHUSIAN TRUST FY2025£156k—0unclear—no doubt
CHARTERHOUSE-IN-SOUTHWARK FY2025£194k—0unclear—no doubt
SUTTON BAPTIST CHURCH FY2024£163k—0within—no doubt
THE MEDICAL COLLEGE OF SAINT BARTHOLOMEW'S HOSPITAL TRUST FY2025£653k—0above—no doubt
SUTTON CHRISTIAN CENTRE TRUST FY2025£143k—0unclear—no doubt

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