Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Charitable Fund
Analysis
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Charitable Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wirral. 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 acts as an umbrella or resource body.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Charitable Fund reported income of £540k and spending of £179k, leaving 67% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £610k to £540k (-11%), an average of -3.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Charitable Fund sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Together Active (£540k), Rampworx Youth Village 2000 (£540k) and British Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology (£539k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 54%, charitable activities 34% and investments 12%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £1. Charitable activities took 6.1% of spending and raising funds 94%. Reserves of £313k would cover about 21 months of spending at that rate.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 54%
- Legacies 0.2%
- Charitable activities 34%
- Investments 12%
In the charity's own words
To further improve the quality of Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS FT's patient care, by issuing grants for the purchase of medical equipment, improvement of Trust facilities and for the direct enhancement of the patient experience in other imaginative ways. This is achieved through the spontaneous generosity of the general public and by fundraising activities, events and appeals.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Together Active | Stafford | £540k |
| Rampworx Youth Village 2000 | Merseyside | £540k |
| British Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology | Birmingham | £539k |
| The Cambridge Muslim Trust | Cambridge | £540k |