THE FRIENDS OF GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' HOSPITAL
The charity provides amenities to improve the comfort of the patients & staff of Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. Medical research is also supported & substantial grants made for works of improvement benefiting patients, staff & visiting relatives. The charity is able, from time to time, to purchase medical & surgical equipment which the Trust is unable to fund from its own budget.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming resource of £270,713 for the year ended 30 September 2025, with total unrestricted funds of £3,724,922. The trustees maintain a permanent core investment portfolio valued at £4,187,848 to generate sufficient income to meet annual administrative costs in perpetuity. Free reserves stood at £169,965, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover current year administrative and other costs.
What the accounts disclose
“The general reserves policy of the charity is, subject to requests, to spend on charitable gifts in any one financial year such amounts approved by the Trustees, subject to retaining a sufficient amount to pay the administrative and other costs for the current year.” — page 4
“The charity continues to run the shop through its subsidiary undertaking, The Friends of Guy’s and St. Thomas’ Hospital Shop Limited.” — page 3
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (10/12/2025)
Trustees
- PROFESSOR MICHAEL JOHN GLEESONchair
- ANN GLEESON
- ANN WHITEHORN
- Dr MICHAEL DERMOD O'BRIEN MD, FRCP
- Dr Sheila Rankin
- Fiona Nimmo
- GILLIAN MARY MOORE
- Manmohan Lal Sharma
- Margaret Stewart
- Mrs Chan Mayor
- NATALIE PRUDENCE TIDDY
- Natalie Harman
- PAULA YOUNG
- PROFESSOR RICHARD ANTHONY CRANMER HUGHES MD FRCP
- Penelope Anne McMahon
- Professor Stephen James Challacombe
- RICHARD JACKSON BEARDON
- RT HON SIR SIMON HUGHES
- SUSAN NICOLA COOKSEY
- WILLIAM GOSCOMBE JOHN EDWARDS
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 30/09/2025 | £232k | £189k |
| 30/09/2024 | £249k | £192k |
| 30/09/2023 | £291k | £204k |
| 30/09/2022 | £317k | £171k |
| 30/09/2021 | £151k | £116k |
Common questions
Is THE FRIENDS OF GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' HOSPITAL financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming resource of £270,713 for the year ended 30 September 2025, with total unrestricted funds of £3,724,922. The trustees maintain a permanent core investment portfolio valued at £4,187,848 to generate sufficient income to meet annual administrative costs in perpetuity. Free reserves stood at £169,965, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover current year administrative and other costs. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Azets Audit Services.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIES | 2 | £1.1m |
| GARFIELD WESTON FOUNDATION | 1 | £2.0m |
| CLEAN AIR FUND | 1 | £1.5m |
| KUSUMA TRUST UK | 1 | £184k |
| TOM AND SHEILA SPRINGER CHARITY | 1 | £29k |
| THE ELIZABETH FRANKLAND MOORE AND STAR FOUNDATION | 1 | £26k |
| THE ROAN CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £21k |
| THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITED | 1 | £15k |
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- GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' FOUNDATION
- THE FRIENDS OF ST GEORGES HOSPITAL
- THE FRIENDS OF THE CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL
- FRIENDS OF EAST SURREY HOSPITAL
- FRIENDS OF HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE FRIENDS OF GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' HOSPITAL | £232k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' FOUNDATION | £34.3m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE FRIENDS OF ST GEORGES HOSPITAL | £129k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE FRIENDS OF THE CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL | £116k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| FRIENDS OF EAST SURREY HOSPITAL | £110k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| FRIENDS OF HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL | £170k | — | 0 | within | — | no doubt |