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Chuf

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1160831William StreetHealth and saving lives
Income£824k2026-03-31
Spending£1.0msame year
Spent / received111%5-year average
Size in its cause88th pctHealth and saving lives
Registered2015CIO
Employees7latest return

Analysis

Chuf is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in William Street. It was registered in March 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Chuf reported income of £824k and spending of £1.0m, spending 123% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £503k to £824k (+64%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 88%. Over the whole period it spent 111% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Chuf 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 Sub-Sahara Advisory Panel (£824k), Missionary Sisters of St Columban Charitable Trust (£825k) and The Dash Charity (£824k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 53%, trading 44% and investments 2.9%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £63k. Charitable activities took 71% of spending and raising funds 28%. Grants to other organisations totalled £439k. Reserves of £773k would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 7 people.

Income and spending

£0£291k£582k£873k£1.2m2022 Income: £502,7692022 Spending: £743,03920222023 Income: £620,6392023 Spending: £559,41920232024 Income: £1,163,8452024 Spending: £1,124,24620242025 Income: £902,2382025 Spending: £1,019,56420252026 Income: £823,7022026 Spending: £1,017,0972026
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Donations 45%
  • Legacies 7.7%
  • Trading 44%
  • Investments 2.9%

In the charity's own words

CHUF supports the children and their families who receive treatment at the Children's Heart Unit at the Newcastle upon Tyne NHS Foundation Trust and throughout the North of England. We raise funds for large and small pieces of equipment, facilities, aftercare, psychological and family support and research with the aim of improving the lives of child heart patients.

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Sub-Sahara Advisory PanelCardiff£824k
Missionary Sisters of St Columban Charitable TrustLondon£825k
The Dash CharityLondon£824k
Doncaster MindDoncaster£825k