Medway NHS Foundation Trust Charitable Fund
Analysis
Medway NHS Foundation Trust Charitable Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gillingham. It was registered in January 1996, 30 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 and acts as an umbrella or resource body.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Medway NHS Foundation Trust Charitable Fund reported income of £253k and spending of £248k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £466k to £253k (-46%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 155% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Medway NHS Foundation Trust Charitable Fund sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Sterling Charity (£253k), Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Trust Charitable Fund (£253k) and Local Voice in the Community (£253k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The Trustees shall be responsible for safeguarding the Charitable Funds, applying the income and at their discretion and so far as may be permissible, the capital for any charitable purpose or purpose relating to the National Health Service wholly or mainly for the services provided by the NHS Foundation Trust
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Sterling Charity | Gloucestershire | £253k |
| Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Trust Charitable Fund | East Grinstead | £253k |
| Local Voice in the Community | London | £253k |
| Muslim Welfare Board | London | £253k |