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great ormond street hospital children's charity

The charity supports children and young people. Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity is a registered charity whose purpose is the advancement of health or the saving of lives. It delivers its work by making grants to organisations. The charity is based in London and operates in England And Wales.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity undertakes fundraising activities in order to invest in development, research and innovation, welfare and clinical development projects, medical equipment and capital infrastructure, all of which will enhance Great Ormond Street Hospital's ability to transform the health and well being of children and young people.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£131,210,000
Latest Expenditure
£93,211,000

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 35.8%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 50.4%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 53.9%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £108,922,000
Charitable Activities £2,752,000
Other Trading £9,996,000
Investments £9,540,000
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £46,993,000
Raising Funds £46,218,000
Governance £4,033,000
Grants to Institutions £42,960,000
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£131,210,000£93,211,000£46,993,000£530,263,000£470,812,000262 / 420
2023£107,691,000£69,051,000£28,517,000£487,784,000£437,598,000248 / 963
2022£74,541,000£59,205,000£31,457,000£521,315,000£505,691,000200 / 506
2021£68,451,000£46,092,000£27,381,000£498,814,000£484,678,000218 / 518
2020£91,464,000£78,743,000£53,477,000£479,323,000£489,252,000234 / 1127

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers