Barnsley Hospital Charity

Analysis

Barnsley Hospital Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Barnsley. It was registered in September 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Barnsley Hospital Charity reported income of £831k and spending of £633k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £1.5m to £831k (-46%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 46% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Barnsley Hospital Charity 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 Omnom Group Limited (£831k), The King Henry VIII Endowed Trust, Warwick (£832k) and Active Cheshire (£831k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 79% and investments 20%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £86k. Charitable activities took 74% of spending and raising funds 24%. Grants to other organisations totalled £172k. Reserves of £1.6m would cover about 31 months of spending at that rate.