Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust General Fund
Analysis
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust General Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chester. It was registered in October 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, 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, Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust General Fund reported income of £14k and spending of £25k, spending 182% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £228k to £14k (-94%), an average of -50% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 87%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust General Fund sits at the 32nd percentile: it is larger than about 32% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Music Mind Spirit Trust (£14k), Lungi Sierra Leone (£14k) and Nzema Association of United Kingdom (£14k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To hold the Trust fund upon trust, to apply the income and so far as may be permissible the capital, for any charitable purpose or purposes relating to the National Health Service, including related research activities. To support a range of charitable and health related activities benefiting both patients and staff, which clearly demonstrate public benefit.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Music Mind Spirit Trust | Horsham | £14k |
| Lungi Sierra Leone | Betchworth | £14k |
| Nzema Association of United Kingdom | Chigwell | £14k |
| Mavesyn Ridware Village Hall | Staffordshire | £14k |