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the royal free charity

The charity supports the general public. The Royal Free 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 Barnet, Camden, and various other locations.


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

We support the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust at the Royal Free Hospital, Barnet Hospital and Chase Farm Hospital through achieving our four key strategic objectives: Adding value to the patient experience; Helping improve the staff experience; Investing in the physical and technical environment; and Investing on medical research and facilities.

Fundraising

See where The Royal Free Charity is active and find local fundraising opportunities.

Financial Information

Latest Income
£14,817,151
Latest Expenditure
£15,663,976

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 95.3%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 90.1%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 10.7%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £8,087,591
Charitable Activities £59,056
Other Trading £4,020,476
Investments £2,040,978
Other Income £609,050

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £14,117,976
Raising Funds £1,546,000
Governance £132,000
Grants to Institutions £1,182,000
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£14,817,151£15,663,976£14,117,976£109,851,793£3,071,15886 / 500
2023£25,090,000£22,371,000£16,692,000£108,583,000£5,159,00070 / 403
2022£25,347,000£12,163,000£7,783,000£106,653,000£4,501,00068 / 400
2021£8,478,000£14,554,000£11,930,000£93,254,000£55,157,00061 / 200
2020£9,496,000£7,916,000£6,348,000£92,240,000£063 / 800

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers