London North West Healthcare Charitable Fund
Analysis
London North West Healthcare Charitable Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Middlesex. It was registered in November 2000, 26 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 other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending March 2025, London North West Healthcare Charitable Fund reported income of £769k and spending of £1.3m, spending 169% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £1.9m to £769k (-60%), an average of -20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, London North West Healthcare Charitable Fund sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Shropshire Cricket Board Limited (£768k), European Diabetology (£769k) and Action on Postpartum Psychosis (£768k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 62% and investments 38%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £219k. Charitable activities took 70% of spending and raising funds 27%. Grants to other organisations totalled £62k. Reserves of £2.5m would cover about 23 months of spending at that rate. It employed 10 people.
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 34%
- Legacies 28%
- Investments 38%
In the charity's own words
Activities of the charity include supporting London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust and other NHS organisations in North West London, by providing funds to benefit patients and staff and by purchasing complementary equipment or services for which the organisations are unable to provide funding through the NHS exchequer sources.
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| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Shropshire Cricket Board Limited | Telford | £768k |
| European Diabetology | Bristol | £769k |
| Action on Postpartum Psychosis | Swansea | £768k |
| Niwe Eating Distress Service Trading As Eating Distress North East | Tyne and Wear | £770k |