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GREAT HOSPITAL

Registered charity 211953 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

1. To preserve the fabric of our heritage building stock2. To provide a home for life for our elderly and frail residents.3. To provide support and care principally on a domicillary basis.

Causes: Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£4.2m
Latest spending
£2.5m
Registered
1968
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that net income before gains and losses increased to £1,718,722 from a previous expenditure, driven by a significant grant and reduced operating costs. The charity holds unrestricted reserves (Income Fund) of £8,815,703, which is well above its stated policy target of £500,000 in working capital. The Trustees consider there to be no material uncertainty regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Employees paid over £60,000: 2
“One other staff member had emoluments in the disclosable salary range of £60,000 - £70,000 during the year (2024: one).” — page 30
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £8.8m)
“The Great Hospital aims to hold around £500,000 in cash at bank as working capital, representing 3 months worth of expenditure.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: TGH (Commercial) Limited is a 100% subsidiary and a property construction company. TGH (Commercial) Limited has been engaged by the Great Hospital to design and build new accommodation for residents. The results of the subsidiary company to 31 March 2025 are set out in note 30.
“TGH (Commercial) Limited is a 100% subsidiary and a property construction company. TGH (Commercial) Limited has been engaged by the Great Hospital to design and build new accommodation for residents. The results of the subsidiary company to 31 March 2025 are set out in note 30.” — page 25
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: TGH (Commercial) Limited
“The Charity has a wholly owned subsidiary company, TGH (Commercial) Limited. The subsidiary company is a property construction and hospitality company” — page 33
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Larking Gowen LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

CQC provider record: Great Hospital — Deregistered, 2 registered locations, last inspected 15/05/2019.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

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

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

Total income
£4.2m
Total spending
£2.5m
Cost of raising funds
£106k
Reserves (reported)
£8.8m
Employees
36

Reported reserves equal ~42.2 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (46% 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: 2.5% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Norfolk

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£4.2m£2.5m
31/03/2024£2.3m£2.9m
31/03/2023£2.2m£2.7m
31/03/2022£2.1m£2.7m
31/03/2021£2.0m£2.4m

Common questions

Is GREAT HOSPITAL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that net income before gains and losses increased to £1,718,722 from a previous expenditure, driven by a significant grant and reduced operating costs. The charity holds unrestricted reserves (Income Fund) of £8,815,703, which is well above its stated policy target of £500,000 in working capital. The Trustees consider there to be no material uncertainty regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Larking Gowen LLP.

Who funds GREAT HOSPITAL?

Funders whose own accounts filings name GREAT HOSPITAL as a grant recipient include THE BARRATT FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE BARRATT FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£1k
THE BARRATT FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1k

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIES2£1.9m
THE HEADLEY TRUST1£100k
THE HARRY & MARY FOUNDATION1£55k
PETER HARRISON FOUNDATION1£20k
THE GEOFF & FIONA SQUIRE FOUNDATION1£5k
THE TOY TRUST1£5k
THE J A R CHARITABLE TRUST1£3k
COLEFAX CHARITABLE TRUST1£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CENTRAL LONDON COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST CHARITY AND RELATED CHARITIES.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
GREAT HOSPITAL£4.2m—2above—no doubt
CENTRAL LONDON COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST CHARITY AND RELATED CHARITIES FY2025£138k—0unclear—no doubt
ELHT&ME FY2025£993k—0unclear—no doubt
THE CONGREGATION OF THE SISTERS OF NAZARETH CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£2.7m—1below—no doubt
RICHMONDSHIRE BUILDING PRESERVATION TRUST LTD FY2025£2.2m—0above—no doubt
HOSPITAL OF ST JOHN HEYTESBURY FY2025£369k—0above—no doubt

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