The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital Charity

Analysis

The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stanmore. It was registered in March 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, 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 incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital Charity reported income of £934k and spending of £1.5m, spending 155% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £1.2m to £934k (-21%), an average of -5.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 140% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital Charity sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% 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 Helen Rollason Heal Cancer Charity Limited (£933k), Poel Tzedek Charitable Trust (£934k) and Molly Olly's Wishes (£933k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 86% and investments 14%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £71k. Charitable activities took 69% of spending and raising funds 28%. Grants to other organisations totalled £884k. Reserves of £450k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 8 people.