RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE UK

Registered charity 802047 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RMHC, RONALD MCDONALD CHILDREN'S CHARITIES LIMITED, RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES (UK) · also registered in Scotland as SC040717 (OSCR)

Support for families with children in hospital by the provision of home away from home accommodation.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£15.9m

Latest spending

£16.4m

Registered

1989

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total income decreased slightly to £15.9m from £16.2m in the prior year, while operational costs remained stable at £16.4m. The charity holds total reserves of £70.9m, with £5.4m in free unrestricted reserves, which the Trustees confirm is in line with their policy of holding four months' operational running costs.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £150,000 - £159,999 — above the median for charities its size (£130k)

“£150,000 to £159,999” — page 34

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Largest income source: McDonald's and its customers (81% of income)

“McDonald’s, its customers and Franchisees donated more than £9 million to the charity in 2024.”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Fundraising cost ratio: 28.0% of fundraised income, as disclosed

“The costs of fundraising were £4.6m (2023: £4.3m) and represent 28% (2023: 26%) of our total costs.”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: four months’ operational running costs (held: £5.4m)

“the Trustees agreed that holding minimum free reserves to cover four months’ operational running costs is prudent in this financial climate. The balance of free reserves as at 31 December 2024 was £5.4m and was in line with the policy.”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Ernst & Young LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

In the news

Recent coverage mentioning this charity by name (automated match; headlines belong to their publishers).

Ronald McDonald House UK rebrands to ‘strengthen global identity’ civilsociety.co.uk · 12/05/2026

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Ronald McDonald House UK (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

McDonald’s — “McDonald’s is our founding and forever partner. They were our very first partner and have always been an advocate for our work. Their suppor…” (source page)
McDonald’s suppliers — “Thanks to the generosity of McDonald’s suppliers, additional donations will also be unlocked through the purchase of some of your favourite …” (source page)

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income

£15.9m

Total spending

£16.4m

Cost of raising funds

£4.6m

Reserves (reported)

£5.4m

Employees

225

Reported reserves equal ~4.0 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (81% 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: 28.8% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 3.8%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (04/03/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (07/06/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (23/04/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (05/04/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (13/12/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (15/10/2017) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

MR JEFF FERGUSchair
Andrew Moys
Anne Wainwright
Anne Ward
Claire Rowney
Dr ANU OHRLING
Henry William Trickey
Marc Shenken
Michael Morgan
Simon Robert Kirk
Smita Edwards · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£15.9m	£16.4m
31/12/2023	£16.2m	£16.4m
31/12/2022	£14.3m	£12.8m
31/12/2021	£11.7m	£9.6m
31/12/2020	£11.6m	£9.7m

Common questions

Is RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE UK financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total income decreased slightly to £15.9m from £16.2m in the prior year, while operational costs remained stable at £16.4m. The charity holds total reserves of £70.9m, with £5.4m in free unrestricted reserves, which the Trustees confirm is in line with their policy of holding four months' operational running costs. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Ernst & Young LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE UK earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £150,000 - £159,999 band.

Who funds RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE UK?

Funders whose own accounts filings name RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE UK as a grant recipient include THE BLYTH CHARITABLE TRUST, THE SIMON GIBSON CHARITABLE TRUST, THE BEAVERBROOKS CHARITABLE TRUST, THE INVESCO CARES FOUNDATION, CBRE UK CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE BLYTH CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£50k
THE SIMON GIBSON CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£20k
THE BEAVERBROOKS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2026	£10k
THE BLYTH CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£10k
THE INVESCO CARES FOUNDATION	FY2025	£10k	Grants to small local charities
THE BEAVERBROOKS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£7k
CBRE UK CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£1k
MILLS AND REEVE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£1k
THE OAKDALE TRUST	FY2023	£1k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANNE (HEYHOUSES), ST ANNES-ON-SEA, LANCASHIRE.	FY2021	£61	Secular charities: Charity Tree Festival

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
UK government	26/08/2020	£98k	Coronavirus Community Support Fund

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
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF EPSOM	1	—
THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£670k
ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIES	1	£411k
The Belstead Ganzoni Charitable Settlement	1	£102k
THE HEADLEY TRUST	1	£100k
THE CHILDHOOD TRUST	1	£50k
Richmond Foundation	1	£39k
THE DU BROW CHARITY	1	£35k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SINCERE SUPPORT.

SINCERE SUPPORT income £122k
THE HOUSEHOLD DIVISION CHARITY income £2.1m
Church Homeless Charity income £421k
MARGARET MCMILLAN CHILDREN'S CENTRE income £525k
HAMPSHIRE HOSPITALS CHARITY income £821k
EAST ANGLIA'S CHILDREN'S HOSPICES income £22.4m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE UK	£15.9m	£150,000 - £159,999	—	within	28.0%	no doubt
SINCERE SUPPORT FY2025	£122k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE HOUSEHOLD DIVISION CHARITY FY2025	£2.1m	—	0	above	—	no doubt
Church Homeless Charity FY2025	£421k	—	0	above	19.0%	no doubt
MARGARET MCMILLAN CHILDREN'S CENTRE FY2025	£525k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
HAMPSHIRE HOSPITALS CHARITY FY2025	£821k	£60,001 - £70,000	1	unclear	—	no doubt

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