The Scottish Hospital of the Foundation of King Charles the Second (Royal Scottish Corporation)

Analysis

The Scottish Hospital of the Foundation of King Charles the Second (Royal Scottish Corporation) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides other finance and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Scottish Hospital of the Foundation of King Charles the Second (Royal Scottish Corporation) reported income of £3.2m and spending of £3.2m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.7m to £3.2m (+19%), an average of +4.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Scottish Hospital of the Foundation of King Charles the Second (Royal Scottish Corporation) sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Huggard (£3.2m), Resurgo Trust (£3.2m) and Self Help Africa (UK) (£3.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 46%, charitable activities 46% and donations and legacies 7.8%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £99k. Charitable activities took 87% of spending and raising funds 11%. Reserves of £11.6m would cover about 43 months of spending at that rate. It employed 21 people.