James Paget University Hospitals Charitable Fund
Analysis
James Paget University Hospitals Charitable Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Great Yarmouth. It was registered in November 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending March 2025, James Paget University Hospitals Charitable Fund reported income of £1.3m and spending of £2.1m, spending 155% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.1m to £1.3m (+23%), an average of +5.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 269%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, James Paget University Hospitals Charitable Fund sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cyclopark (£1.3m), Norton Housing and Support Ltd (£1.3m) and Soul Survivor Watford (£1.3m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 93%, investments 6.0% and charitable activities 1.5%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £1.0m. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 1.6%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.8m. Reserves of £1.8m would cover about 11 months of spending at that rate.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 16%
- Legacies 77%
- Charitable activities 1.5%
- Investments 6.0%
In the charity's own words
To enhance the provision of healthcare services provided by the James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The charity will make available funds that enable the purchase of equipment and delivery of care that would otherwise be either: beyond the financial resources of the NHS Foundation Trust; or outside the scope of service permitted under relevant NHS legislation.
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|---|---|---|
| Cyclopark | Gravesend | £1.3m |
| Norton Housing and Support Ltd | Leicester | £1.3m |
| Soul Survivor Watford | Watford | £1.3m |
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