KING EDWARD VII'S HOSPITAL (SISTER AGNES)
Registered charity 208944 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as KING EDWARD VII'S HOSPITAL FOR OFFICERS, SISTER AGNES FOUNDER, KING EDWARD VII'S HOSPITAL SISTER AGNES, SISTER AGNES
King Edward VII (Sister Agnes) Charity is a Royal Charter Charity established in 1899 to support Armed Forces service personnel, veterans and their families who require medical treatment through the provision of grants for specific healthcare needs.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £11.03m for the year, resulting in a deficit in its general funds of £6.0m. The trustees attribute this to the planned sale of the hospital assets to Bupa, which is expected to complete by the end of 2025 and provide a solid financial foundation for the charity's future charitable activities. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.
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: £-6.0m)
“The Hospital’s free reserves (i.e. the General Funds) as of 31 March 2025 were in a deficit position of £6.0m” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — King Edward VII's Hospital (matched by registered charity number).
Property (HM Land Registry)
3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
CQC provider record: King Edward VII's Hospital Sister Agnes — Deregistered, 2 registered locations, last inspected 07/06/2022.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£870k
Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (91% 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: 2.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (06/08/2018) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Sir Richard Brook Sykeschair
- Commodore Alison Hofman
- Dr Roger Sinclair Kirby
- Fiona Elizabeth Lawrence Driscoll
- Paul Richard Biddle
- Sanjay Shah · trustee of 1 other charity
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England
Income and spending
Common questions
Is KING EDWARD VII'S HOSPITAL (SISTER AGNES) financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £11.03m for the year, resulting in a deficit in its general funds of £6.0m. The trustees attribute this to the planned sale of the hospital assets to Bupa, which is expected to complete by the end of 2025 and provide a solid financial foundation for the charity's future charitable activities. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP.
Who funds KING EDWARD VII'S HOSPITAL (SISTER AGNES)?
Funders whose own accounts filings name KING EDWARD VII'S HOSPITAL (SISTER AGNES) as a grant recipient include THE BAND TRUST, THE JORON CHARITABLE TRUST, THE EMMES FOUNDATION, THE SIR EDWARD LEWIS FOUNDATION.
Known funders
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