Croydon Health Services Charitable Fund

Analysis

Croydon Health Services Charitable Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Thornton Heath. It was registered in April 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Croydon Health Services Charitable Fund reported income of £891k and spending of £524k, leaving 41% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £1.1m to £891k (-18%), an average of -4.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 159%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Croydon Health Services Charitable Fund sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The CO Research Trust (£891k), Kids Matter (£892k) and The Birchall Trust (£891k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 85%, charitable activities 11% and investments 4.7%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £640k. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 1.9%. Reserves of £277k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 2 people.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.