University Hospitals of North Midlands Charity

Analysis

University Hospitals of North Midlands Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stoke-on-Trent. It was registered in April 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, University Hospitals of North Midlands Charity reported income of £8.6m and spending of £3.1m, leaving 64% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £3.2m to £8.6m (+165%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 329%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, University Hospitals of North Midlands Charity sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Relay Trust (£8.6m), Inspiring Healthy Lifestyles (£8.6m) and The Camden Society (£8.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 89%, investments 6.8% and trading 4.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £968k. Charitable activities took 89% of spending and raising funds 11%. Reserves of £8.1m would cover about 32 months of spending at that rate.