University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire Charity
Analysis
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Coventry. It was registered in February 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 09981080). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2025, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire Charity reported income of £770k and spending of £2.2m, spending 290% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £1.3m to £770k (-43%), an average of -13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 299%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire Charity 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 Niwe Eating Distress Service Trading As Eating Distress North East (£770k), Africa Services International (£770k) and European Diabetology (£769k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 54%, investments 28% and trading 18%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £34k. Charitable activities took 85% of spending and raising funds 11%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.8m. Reserves of £3.5m would cover about 18 months of spending at that rate. It employed 6 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 49%
- Legacies 4.4%
- Charitable activities 0.3%
- Trading 18%
- Investments 28%
In the charity's own words
As the charity for University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust (University Hospital and the Hospital of St Cross) and Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust we exist to make things better for patients, their families and the staff who treat them. We provide funding for important equipment, pioneering research and all the important extras that makes the care so special.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Niwe Eating Distress Service Trading As Eating Distress North East | Tyne and Wear | £770k |
| Africa Services International | Emma Chris Way | £770k |
| European Diabetology | Bristol | £769k |
| The International Medical Education Trust | Surrey | £770k |