Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Charitable Fund

Analysis

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Charitable Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Maidstone. It was registered in May 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides services and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Charitable Fund reported income of £593k and spending of £521k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £542k to £593k (+9.4%), an average of +2.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 239%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Charitable Fund sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Carefreespace (£593k), Age UK North Yorkshire and Darlington (£594k) and Ummah Care Foundation (£592k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 90% and investments 10%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £50k. Charitable activities took 81% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £598k would cover about 11 months of spending at that rate.