BARTS CHARITY

Registered charity 212563 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BARTS AND THE LONDON CHARITY AND RELATED CHARITIES, BARTS AND THE LONDON CHARITY TRUSTEE AND RELATED CHARITIES, ST BARTHOLOMEW'S AND THE ROYAL LONDON CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

Barts Charity brings brilliant ideas, ground-breaking research and transformational healthcare to life in East London. Together with our partners we make better healthcare possible, funding brilliant ideas and ground-breaking research to transform lives. We invest in inspiring people and projects that have the greatest impact on the health and lives of local people.

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

Latest income
£12.9m
Latest spending
£28.9m
Registered
1997
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that net assets increased by £3m to £415m, with total reserves of £506m significantly exceeding the minimum reserve policy level of £401m. The charity reported a net expenditure before investment gains of £16m, offset by £19.2m in investment gains, resulting in a net movement in funds of £3.4m. The trustees confirmed the charity is a going concern with sufficient liquidity to meet obligations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Fundraising cost ratio: 18.0% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“The proportion of non-charitable activities spending relative to total expenditure increased to 17.96% (2024:10.5%).”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £401m (held: £506.0m)
“As at 31 March 2025, this minimum reserve level adjusted annually for inflation is £401m (2024: £392m).”
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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Barts 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.

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

8 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (6 freehold); recorded price paid £950k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

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

Total income
£12.9m
Total spending
£28.9m
Cost of raising funds
£7.5m
Reserves (reported)
£67.2m
Employees
44

Reported reserves equal ~27.9 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 58.3% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 3.8%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Barking And Dagenham · City Of London · Hackney · Newham · Redbridge · Tower Hamlets · Waltham Forest

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£12.9m£28.9m
31/03/2024£14.0m£44.6m
31/03/2023£11.9m£52.5m
31/03/2022£14.5m£34.6m
31/03/2021£20.4m£31.2m

Common questions

Is BARTS CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that net assets increased by £3m to £415m, with total reserves of £506m significantly exceeding the minimum reserve policy level of £401m. The charity reported a net expenditure before investment gains of £16m, offset by £19.2m in investment gains, resulting in a net movement in funds of £3.4m. The trustees confirmed the charity is a going concern with sufficient liquidity to meet obligations. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP.

Who funds BARTS CHARITY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BARTS CHARITY as a grant recipient include ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIES, MONDAY CHARITABLE TRUST, E B M CHARITABLE TRUST, THE 3 TS CHARITABLE TRUST, KUSUMA TRUST UK.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIESFY2022£197kGrant
ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIESFY2021£197kGrants to members
MONDAY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£150kIntermediate
E B M CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£55k
MONDAY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£55kIntermediate
THE 3 TS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£50k
KUSUMA TRUST UKFY2023£49kCovidsortium
E B M CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£25kGrant paid to institution
PETER SOWERBY FOUNDATIONFY2025£25kto improve primary care diagnosis, treatment and support for people with severe mental illness living with chronic primary pain.
THE 3 TS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£20k
THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£10k
THE BLYTH WATSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£10k900 Fund
THE TANLAW FOUNDATIONFY2021£10kGrant
THE BLYTH WATSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£10k
THE JOHN R. MURRAY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£10kAdvancement of education
THE VIVIENNE AND SAMUEL COHEN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£6kMedical Care and Welfare
THE TOBACCO PIPE MAKERS AND TOBACCO TRADE BENEVOLENT FUNDFY2024£3k
THE VIVIENNE AND SAMUEL COHEN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£2k
SUSANNA PEAKE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£2k
THE VIVIENNE AND SAMUEL COHEN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£2k
THE JOHN R. MURRAY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£2kAdvancement of education
SALTERS' CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£2kRelief of Need - City
THE CYRIL AND EVE JUMBO CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£1k
SALTERS' CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£1kRelief of Need - City
THE TOBACCO PIPE MAKERS AND TOBACCO TRADE BENEVOLENT FUNDFY2025£1khealth
THE JOHN R. MURRAY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£1kAdvancement of education
THE W H SMITH GROUP CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£1k
The Goldsmiths' FoundationFY2024£900Wardens Grants
LORD BARNBY'S FOUNDATIONFY2022£500
CBRE UK CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£500
GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£500
ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIESFY2023£0Grants awarded 2023

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 ST BARTHOLOMEW'S HERITAGE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BARTS CHARITY£12.9m——above18.0%no doubt
ST BARTHOLOMEW'S HERITAGE FY2025£5.7m£100,001 - £110,0001above—no doubt
BARNSLEY HOSPITAL CHARITY FY2025£831k—0above—no doubt
BRADFORD HOSPITALS CHARITY FY2025£357k—0unclear—no doubt
EAST KENT HOSPITALS CHARITY FY2025£515k—0above—no doubt
THE BIRMINGHAM COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST GENERAL CHARITY FY2025£1.1m—0unclear—no doubt

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