Patient Safety Watch
Analysis
Patient Safety Watch is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes 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 11761835). It says it sponsors or undertakes research.
In the financial year ending January 2025, Patient Safety Watch reported income of £160k and spending of £155k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2021 to January 2025, income fell from £163k to £160k (-2.4%), an average of -0.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2024, when income dropped by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Patient Safety Watch sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Stevenage Community Trust (£159k), Jamia Hanfia Rizvia Mosque Trust (£160k) and Centrepeace (£159k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Patient Safety Watch will promote, preserve and protect the health of the public by carrying out and commissioning research into patient safety issues. We will focus on the nature of preventable harm and how to reduce it in healthcare systems around the world, focusing initially on the NHS in England.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Stevenage Community Trust | Hertfordshire | £159k |
| Jamia Hanfia Rizvia Mosque Trust | Gwent | £160k |
| Centrepeace | Paignton | £159k |
| The Pershore Riverside Centre | Worcestershire | £160k |