Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust Charitable Fund

Analysis

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust Charitable Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in North Yorkshire. It was registered in October 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 acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust Charitable Fund reported income of £599k and spending of £446k, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £967k to £599k (-38%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust Charitable Fund sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Medaid International (£598k), Tourette Syndrome (UK) Association Trading As Tourettes Action (£599k) and Azalea (£598k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 82%, investments 12% and charitable activities 6.5%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £261k. Charitable activities took 84% of spending and raising funds 2.5%. Reserves of £473k would cover about 11 months of spending at that rate.