Sutton's Hospital in Charterhouse

Analysis

Sutton's Hospital in Charterhouse is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Sutton's Hospital in Charterhouse reported income of £5.0m and spending of £5.8m, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £4.5m to £5.0m (+12%), an average of +2.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 112% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Sutton's Hospital in Charterhouse sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Barnsley Hospice Appeal (£5.0m), Cornwall Community Foundation (£5.0m) and Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity (£5.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 59%, charitable activities 20%, trading 17% and donations and legacies 4.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £30k. Charitable activities took 73% of spending and raising funds 27%. Reserves of £8.1m would cover about 17 months of spending at that rate. It employed 75 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.