Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity

Analysis

Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 2015, 11 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 09338724). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides buildings/facilities/open space and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity reported income of £140.4m and spending of £348.0m, spending 248% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £68.5m to £140.4m (+105%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 118% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include International Medical Corps (UK) (£136.4m), Alzheimer's Society (£143.8m) and Age UK (£131.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 82%, trading 8.5%, investments 7.7% and charitable activities 2.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £29.9m. Charitable activities took 86% of spending and raising funds 13%. Grants to other organisations totalled £297.4m. Reserves of £277.9m would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 277 people.