Finance Score: 4

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 10

Liabilities <10%: +3
Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +10

Overall GiG Score: 17

ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR NEURO-DISABILITY

The Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability is an independent, national, not-for-profit medical charity. It is not part of the NHS. It seeks through the provision of specialist services and research to enable people with profound or complex disabilities resulting from damage to the brain or other areas of the nervous system, to enjoy an optimal quality of life through enhanced independence.

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Positives:

This charity has a robust balance sheet
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Established: 60 years

www.rhn.org.uk

info@rhn.org.uk

02087804500

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
30/09/23	£52,827	£51,423	£1,404	£1,064	£47,167	£44,928	10.5	789	206
30/09/22	£49,159	£47,241	£1,918	£955	£45,465	£43,027	10.9	734	122
30/09/21	£43,169	£44,695	£-1,526	£923	£45,283	£42,647	11.5	735	51
30/09/20	£42,986	£44,162	£-1,176	£915	£44,326	£41,980	11.4	729	133
30/09/19	£41,681	£40,870	£811	£946	£45,604	£42,386	12.4	661	93
30/09/18	£43,583	£38,861	£4,722	£944	£44,467	£39,681	12.3	634	0
30/09/17	£38,287	£37,259	£1,028	£866	£40,319	£37,434	12.1	615	0
30/09/16	£38,198	£35,569	£2,629	£818	£34,467	£32,162	10.9	681	0
30/09/15	£36,511	£33,960	£2,551	£867	£27,459	£25,360	9	625	0
30/09/14	£31,867	£32,741	£-874	£889	£27,518	£25,453	9.3	625	0
30/09/13	£30,664	£30,311	£353	£738	£28,194	£25,559	10.1	624	0
30/09/12	£30,036	£29,258	£778	£803	£25,400	£23,688	9.7	642	0
30/09/11	£31,627	£29,894	£1,733	£749	£24,351	£22,321	9	669	0
30/09/10	£31,155	£30,141	£1,014	£655	£20,239	£16,942	6.7	668	0
30/09/09	£31,648	£28,221	£3,427	£893	£24,378	£20,936	8.9	658	0
30/09/08	£30,618	£28,261	£2,357	£849	£26,934	£23,500	10	658	0
30/09/07	£31,314	£27,223	£4,091	£809	£33,316	£29,323	12.9	655	0
30/09/06	£30,513	£27,356	£3,157	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/05	£28,127	£28,221	£-94	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/04	£26,384	£23,788	£2,596	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 2.2%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 10%
Highest pay band: £200,000-£250,000
Liabilities/Assets: 9%
Liabilities/Income: 8%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 95%
Reserves/Spending: 10.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 1.1

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Disability
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Throughout London,

Who it helps

People With Disabilities

Who works here?

789 employees
206 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Garfield Weston Foundation	£500,000
Wolfson Foundation	£100,000
National Lottery Heritage Fund	£69,700
Crowdfunder	£12,050

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability
£100,000	08/06/2023	Expansion of Leonora Ward to provide specialist long-term ventilation and complex respiratory care
Crowdfunder - Local Action Fund
£12,050	21/07/2022	Covid response
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Royal Hospital for Neuro-Disability
£300	15/01/2022	Donation from Judith Statt
Sport England - COVID19 Return to Play
£7,662	28/10/2021	Funding under Sport England's Return to Play - Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID19 Return to Play. This project is a Movement & Dance project, with a focus on ....more Funding under Sport England's Return to Play - Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID19 Return to Play. This project is a Movement & Dance project, with a focus on beneficiaries with a disability.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Royal Hospital for Neuro-Disability
£300	26/10/2021	Anonymous donation
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability
£2,801	23/10/2021	We want to address the emotional, practical, and physical needs of patients and families, and as part of its holistic approach to care the RHN offers a Patient and Family Support Service.
London Catalyst - Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability - 9
£1,000	09/02/2021	Hardship Fund
Garfield Weston Foundation - Major Grants award
£500,000	24/09/2019	Evitt and Cathcart Ward Refurbishment
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability
£69,700	03/07/2019	Disability History Archive at the Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability
£4,762	19/11/2018	Help us provide a wide range of activities, entertainment programmes and outings which support patients and residents at the RHN.
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability
£75,000	14/06/2018	Refurbishment of short stay ward
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability
£119,000	11/05/2017 36	£119,000 over three years (£45,000; £39,000; £35,000) towards the costs of providing regular sports activities to people living with severe neurological disabilities.
Sport England - Expansion of the Sports Programme at the RHN
£2,801	22/03/2016 10	Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled Expansion of the Sports Programme at the RHN. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on ....more Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled Expansion of the Sports Programme at the RHN. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on beneficiaries with a disability.
Sport England - Get Equipped: Equipment for Boccia and Sports Groups
£3,690	11/02/2014	Funding under Sport England's Get Equipped funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Get Equipped: Equipment for Boccia and Sports Groups '. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus ....more Funding under Sport England's Get Equipped funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Get Equipped: Equipment for Boccia and Sports Groups '. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on beneficiaries with a disability.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

CHRISTOPHER FOSTER Appointed: 2021

DEBORAH HILL Appointed: 2021

DEBORAH SANDERS Appointed: 2018

DOMINIC FAIRCLOUGH Appointed: 2015

DR CHRISTOPHER PAUL STREATHER Appointed: 2022

HUGH REES Appointed: 2020

JANE MCCORMICK (Chair) Appointed: 2023

JULIE HARDING Appointed: 2018

MARK COOKE Appointed: 2020

SHOIBAB ALI SHAH Appointed: 2021

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 02/12/1963, number: 205907

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

Linked charity: CHAPLAIN'S STIPEND ENDOWMENT FUND
Linked charity: AMENITIES FUND
22/05/2013 - Asset transfer in from THE NEURO-DISABILITY RESEARCH TRUST
24/11/2022 - Asset transfer in from BRAINCARE
Linked charity: JOHN HOWARD CONVALESCENT HOME

Other Regulators

Care Quality Commission

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from BRAINCARE on 24/11/2022

Main office

ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR NEURO-DISABILITY
WEST HILL
LONDON
SW15 3SW

Objectives

TO GIVE PERMANENT RELIEF TO SUCH PERSONS AS ARE HOPELESSLY DISQUALIFIED FOR THE DUTIES OF LIFE BY DISEASE, ACCIDENT, OR DEFORMITY; AND THIS SHALL BE CARRIED OUT ON THE BROAD PRINCIPLE OF CHRISTIAN KINDNESS AND LIBERALITY, IN THE HOPE OF UNITING ALL THE GOOD FOR THE GOOD OF ALL WHO REALLY NEED HELP.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL

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