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THE HOSPITAL OF GILBERT, EARL OF SHREWSBURY AT SHEFFIELD

Registered charity 221644 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SHREWSBURY HOSPITAL

1. Maintenance of Almshouses which are occupied by in-pensioners. 2. Grants to other local charities.

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

Latest income
£766k
Latest spending
£894k
Registered
1963
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that free reserves of £1,116,875 exceed the trustees' stated target of £1,000,000, providing sufficient resources to continue operations for the foreseeable future. The charity reported a net surplus of £381,570 for the year, driven by significant investment gains, despite total expenditure exceeding charitable income.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £1,000,000 (held: £1.1m)
“The target level of reserves is quantified as £1,000,000.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Professional fees of £133,231 paid to Fowler Sandford, a firm where agent and receiver JN Robinson is a partner (son of a trustee).
“Mr JN Robinson, agent and receiver for the charity, is the son of a trustee. During the year professional fees totalling £133,231 (2024: £91,292) were paid to Fowler Sandford, a firm of which the agent and receiver is a partner.” — page 35
“Mr N Hutton is a trustee of Sheffield Church Burgesses Trust. Rental income of £1 is received from Sheffield Church Burgesses Trust.” — page 35
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Rental income of £1 received from Sheffield Church Burgesses Trust, where trustee N Hutton serves.
“Mr JN Robinson, agent and receiver for the charity, is the son of a trustee. During the year professional fees totalling £133,231 (2024: £91,292) were paid to Fowler Sandford, a firm of which the agent and receiver is a partner.” — page 35
“Mr N Hutton is a trustee of Sheffield Church Burgesses Trust. Rental income of £1 is received from Sheffield Church Burgesses Trust.” — page 35
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grant of £1,366 to Age UK Sheffield, where trustee N Hutton was President.
“Mr JN Robinson, agent and receiver for the charity, is the son of a trustee. During the year professional fees totalling £133,231 (2024: £91,292) were paid to Fowler Sandford, a firm of which the agent and receiver is a partner.” — page 35
“Mr N Hutton is a trustee of Sheffield Church Burgesses Trust. Rental income of £1 is received from Sheffield Church Burgesses Trust.” — page 35
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Sumer Auditco Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

Total income
£766k
Total spending
£894k
Cost of raising funds
£192k
Reserves (reported)
£1.1m
Employees
3

Reported reserves equal ~15.0 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (67% 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: 25.0% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Sheffield City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£766k£894k
31/12/2024£557k£762k
31/12/2023£537k£878k
31/12/2022£539k£803k
31/12/2021£533k£797k

Common questions

Is THE HOSPITAL OF GILBERT, EARL OF SHREWSBURY AT SHEFFIELD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that free reserves of £1,116,875 exceed the trustees' stated target of £1,000,000, providing sufficient resources to continue operations for the foreseeable future. The charity reported a net surplus of £381,570 for the year, driven by significant investment gains, despite total expenditure exceeding charitable income. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sumer Auditco Limited.

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
CHURCH BURGESSES TRUST2£1.9m
MARJORIE COOTE OLD PEOPLES CHARITY FUND2£21k
ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIES1£803k
THE J G GRAVES CHARITABLE TRUST1£13k
STROKE RESEARCH AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT1£10k
THE EARL FITZWILLIAM CHARITABLE TRUST1£4k
SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF SAINT PETER AND SAINT PAUL IN SHEFFIELD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE HOSPITAL OF GILBERT, EARL OF SHREWSBURY AT SHEFFIELD£766k—0unclear—no doubt
CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF SAINT PETER AND SAINT PAUL IN SHEFFIELD FY2025£1.9m£60,001 - £70,0001below—no doubt
THE ALMSHOUSE OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST AND ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST FY2024£136k—0unclear—no doubt
SHEFFIELD HOSPITALS CHARITY FY2025£2.9m£70,001 - £80,0004unclear—no doubt
THE BROOMGROVE TRUST FY2025£2.7m£70,001 - £80,000—unclear—no doubt
THE SHREWSBURY AND TELFORD HOSPITAL NHS TRUST CHARITY FY2025£557k—0unclear—no doubt

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