Weston Park Hospital Development Fund Ltd

Analysis

Weston Park Hospital Development Fund Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sheffield. It was registered in March 1980, 46 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 company (Companies House number 01480596). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Weston Park Hospital Development Fund Ltd reported income of £4.0m and spending of £2.8m, leaving 31% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.7m to £4.0m (+135%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Weston Park Hospital Development Fund Ltd 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 Beat (Formerly Eating Disorders Association) (£4.0m), Lincolnshire Integrated Voluntary Emergency Service (£4.0m) and The Portland Trust (£4.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 92%, trading 4.2% and investments 3.9%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £2.1m. Charitable activities took 62% of spending and raising funds 35%. Grants to other organisations totalled £421k. Reserves of £2.3m would cover about 10 months of spending at that rate. It employed 42 people.