Barts Charity

Analysis

Barts Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 07168381). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Barts Charity reported income of £13.0m and spending of £41.3m, spending 317% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £14.5m to £13.0m (-10%), an average of -2.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 304% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Barts Charity 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 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Luke's Hospice Plymouth (£13.0m), The Hadley Trust (£13.0m) and St Luke's Hospice (Harrow and Brent) Ltd (£13.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 70% and donations and legacies 30%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £900k. Charitable activities took 85% of spending and raising funds 14%. Grants to other organisations totalled £33.0m. Reserves of £46.1m would cover about 13 months of spending at that rate. It employed 43 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.