UK Friends of the Schneider Children's Hospital
Analysis
UK Friends of the Schneider Children's Hospital is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Borehamwood. It was registered in January 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06764170). It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending March 2026, UK Friends of the Schneider Children's Hospital reported income of £59k and spending of £15k, leaving 74% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £50k to £59k (+16%), an average of +3.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 136%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, UK Friends of the Schneider Children's Hospital sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include JMRD Trust (£59k), Reading Families' Forum CIO (£59k) and F J Wallis Charitable Settlement (£59k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Fundraising for the purpose of sending money to the Schneider Childrens Medical Center of Israel for the purchase of medical equipment. During this financial year, payments were sent for the purchase of five separate items, all of which had been specially requested by the hospital
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| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| JMRD Trust | London | £59k |
| Reading Families' Forum CIO | Reading | £59k |
| F J Wallis Charitable Settlement | Surrey | £59k |
| British Scoliosis Society | London | £59k |