Royal Papworth Hospital Charity

Analysis

Royal Papworth Hospital Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridge. It was registered in September 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it sponsors or undertakes research, acts as an umbrella or resource body and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Royal Papworth Hospital Charity reported income of £1.9m and spending of £1.6m, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £2.8m to £1.9m (-32%), an average of -9.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 78%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Royal Papworth Hospital Charity sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Age Cymru Gwent (£1.9m), The Humane Research Trust CIO (£1.9m) and Community Energy Plus (£1.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 86%, investments 9.7% and trading 3.9%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £1.1m. Charitable activities took 70% of spending and raising funds 4.3%. Grants to other organisations totalled £934k. Reserves of £1.3m would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 7 people.