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NUFFIELD OXFORD HOSPITALS FUND

Registered charity 212575 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as OXFORD AND DISTRICT HOSPITALS IMPROVEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT FUND, THE NUFFIELD OXFORD HOSPITALS FUND

Latest income
£2.0m
Latest spending
£365k
Registered
1962
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds total net assets of £35,889,219, an increase from the previous year, with unrestricted reserves (Post 1963 Accumulated Income Fund) standing at £8,832,398. The trustees maintain a reserves policy to hold sufficient funds for a minimum of one year’s charitable expenditure, a target which the current unrestricted reserves exceed. The charity reports a surplus for the year and confirms adequate resources to continue operations on a going concern basis.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: one year's charitable expenditure (held: £8.8m)
“It is the policy of the trustees to maintain sufficient reserves in the Charity's Post 1963 Accumulated Income Fund, to provide for a minimum of one year’s charitable expenditure, towards the Charity's object.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£2.0m
Total spending
£365k
Cost of raising funds
£93k
Reserves (reported)
£5.4m
Employees
1

Reported reserves equal ~177.6 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£2.0m£365k
31/12/2024£1.9m£420k
31/12/2023£1.9m£369k
31/12/2022£2.2m£378k
31/12/2021£1.1m£713k

Common questions

Is NUFFIELD OXFORD HOSPITALS FUND financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity holds total net assets of £35,889,219, an increase from the previous year, with unrestricted reserves (Post 1963 Accumulated Income Fund) standing at £8,832,398. The trustees maintain a reserves policy to hold sufficient funds for a minimum of one year’s charitable expenditure, a target which the current unrestricted reserves exceed. The charity reports a surplus for the year and confirms adequate resources to continue operations on a going concern basis. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.

Funders of similar charities

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FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
JOHN LAING CHARITABLE TRUST2£127k
COUNTY AIR AMBULANCE TRUST1£1.0m
THE HDH WILLS 1965 CHARITABLE TRUST1£508k
MABEL COOPER CHARITY1£122k
The Greaves & Withey Foundation1£100k
THE CHRISTOPHER LAING FOUNDATION1£50k
SIR HALLEY STEWART TRUST1£40k
THE J VAN MARS FOUNDATION1£30k

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