FRIENDS OF THE ROYAL MARSDEN, CHELSEA

Registered charity 222613 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FRIENDS OF THE ROYAL MARSDEN, THE LEAGUE OF FRIENDS OF THE ROYAL MARSDEN HOSPITAL, THE LEAGUE OF FRIENDS OF THE ROYAL MARSDEN NHS TRUST

To supplement the services provided by the Royal Marsden Hospital by contributing to the provision of facilities, refurbishments and equipment that may benefit the health, welfare or comfort of its patients, former patients, their families or staff.

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Latest income

£651k

Latest spending

£614k

Registered

1964

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that net assets increased to £1,104,027 at year-end 2025, reflecting a strong financial position. The charity maintains cash reserves of £1,321,375, which significantly exceeds its stated policy target of £250,000. Charitable expenditure and medical equipment provision totaled £369,321, supported by substantial fundraising income.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none

“Donations and Legacies 176,024”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: £250,000 (held: £1.3m)

“FORMC aims to maintain a level of funds at a minimum of £250,000” — page 20

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Cooper Parry Group Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Friends of the Royal Marsden Chelsea (matched by registered charity number).

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

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

Total income

£651k

Total spending

£614k

Cost of raising funds

£273k

Reserves (reported)

£1.1m

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~21.6 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (39% 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: 41.9% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Abigail Richchair
Cristiana Aragoni
Emma Rogers
Linda Wimble
Marie Stacey
Roger Robotham
WENDY HELEN DE CAPPELL BROOKE

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

Operates in: Kensington And Chelsea

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£651k	£614k
31/12/2024	£423k	£396k
31/12/2023	£573k	£406k
31/12/2022	£341k	£260k
31/12/2021	£301k	£188k

Common questions

Is FRIENDS OF THE ROYAL MARSDEN, CHELSEA financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that net assets increased to £1,104,027 at year-end 2025, reflecting a strong financial position. The charity maintains cash reserves of £1,321,375, which significantly exceeds its stated policy target of £250,000. Charitable expenditure and medical equipment provision totaled £369,321, supported by substantial fundraising income. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Cooper Parry Group Limited.

Who funds FRIENDS OF THE ROYAL MARSDEN, CHELSEA?

Funders whose own accounts filings name FRIENDS OF THE ROYAL MARSDEN, CHELSEA as a grant recipient include THE BAND TRUST, ROCKCLIFFE CHARITABLE TRUST, THE GROCERS' CHARITY.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE BAND TRUST	FY2024	£11k	Hospice and Hospital
ROCKCLIFFE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£1k
ROCKCLIFFE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£500
THE GROCERS' CHARITY	FY2023	£250	Health

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
E B M CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£75k
ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIES	2	£65k
THE ANTHONY AND ELIZABETH MELLOWS CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT	2	£33k
THE BILLMEIR CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£31k
THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£17k
DENISE COATES FOUNDATION	1	£1.3m
THE PENNIES FOUNDATION	1	£1.1m
LADY GARDEN FOUNDATION	1	£1.0m

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE FRIENDS OF THE CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL.

THE FRIENDS OF THE CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL income £116k
THE ROYAL MARSDEN CANCER CHARITY income £34.0m
LEAGUE OF FRIENDS OF THE PRINCESS ROYAL HOSPITAL income £701k
LEAGUE OF FRIENDS OF THE ROYAL SOUTH HANTS HOSPITAL income £258k
ROYAL UNITED HOSPITAL CHARITABLE FUND income £3.2m
ROYAL HOSPITAL CHELSEA APPEAL LIMITED income £9.1m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
FRIENDS OF THE ROYAL MARSDEN, CHELSEA	£651k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE FRIENDS OF THE CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL FY2025	£116k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ROYAL MARSDEN CANCER CHARITY FY2025	£34.0m	£149,102	—	above	27.0%	no doubt
LEAGUE OF FRIENDS OF THE PRINCESS ROYAL HOSPITAL FY2025	£701k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
LEAGUE OF FRIENDS OF THE ROYAL SOUTH HANTS HOSPITAL FY2026	£258k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ROYAL UNITED HOSPITAL CHARITABLE FUND FY2025	£3.2m	£80,001 - £90,000	1	unclear	27.2%	no doubt

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