St Mark's Hospital Foundation
Analysis
St Mark's Hospital Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and 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 07532184). It says it sponsors or undertakes research.
In the financial year ending March 2025, St Mark's Hospital Foundation reported income of £2.6m and spending of £2.9m, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.2m to £2.6m (+18%), an average of +4.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, St Mark's Hospital Foundation sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Middlesbrough Football Club Foundation (£2.6m), Dorset Community Foundation (£2.6m) and "If..." (£2.6m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 68%, charitable activities 27% and investments 5.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £66k. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 7.1%. Reserves of £715k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 9 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 65%
- Legacies 2.5%
- Charitable activities 27%
- Investments 5.2%
- Other 0.3%
In the charity's own words
To facilitate research and education into disorders of the gastrointestinal tract and pelvic floor
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Middlesbrough Football Club Foundation | Cleveland | £2.6m |
| Dorset Community Foundation | Poole | £2.6m |
| "If..." | Birmingham | £2.6m |
| Green Light Trust | Bury St Edmunds | £2.7m |