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← Bradford Hospitals Charity

2025-03-31-accounts

Annual Report and Accounts 2024 – 2025

Bradford Hospitals Charity Daisy Bank Duckworth Lane Bradford West Yorkshire BD9 6RJ

Bradford Hospitals Charity is the official NHS charity for Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Bradford Hospitals’ Charity - 1061753 Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025

Table of Contents 1. Chair and Board Members Foreword .................................................................................... 2 2. Review of activities ................................................................................................................ 2 2.1. Review of the year .......................................................................................................... 2 2.2. Our Strategic Objectives ................................................................................................. 3 2.3. Activities for public benefit .............................................................................................. 3 2.4. Fundraising ..................................................................................................................... 4 3. Financial Review ................................................................................................................... 5 3.1. Summary ........................................................................................................................ 5 3.2. Sources of Income for the Charity 2024/25 (£000) ......................................................... 6 3.3. How funds were spent 2024/25 (£000) ........................................................................... 7 4. Structure, governance, and management ............................................................................. 8 4.1. Corporate Trustee ........................................................................................................... 8 4.2. Charity Operational Committee ....................................................................................... 8 4.3. Structure of funds ............................................................................................................ 9 4.4. Public benefit ................................................................................................................... 10 4.5. Governance ..................................................................................................................... 10 4.6. Day to day management of the Charity ......................................................................... 11 4.7. Board of Directors ......................................................................................................... 12 4.8. Investments policy and performance ............................................................................ 13 4.9. Reserves policy............................................................................................................. 14 4.10. Risk management ......................................................................................................... 15 4.11. Partnership working and networks ................................................................................ 15 5. Future plans ........................................................................................................................ 15 6. Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2025 .................................................... 16 6.1. Foreword ....................................................................................................................... 16 6.2. Statement of Trustee responsibilities in respect of the Trustee annual report and the financial statements ................................................................................................................ 16 6.3. Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of Bradford Hospitals Charity ............ 18 6.4. Statement of financial activities for the year ended 31 March 2025 .............................. 19 6.5. Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2025 ............................................................................. 20 6.6. Statement of Cash Flows for the year ending 31 March 2025 ...................................... 21 Notes to the accounts ............................................................................................................. 22

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The Trustee Report below aims to provide sufficient information to understand the Charity, its purpose, and how it has performed during the year.

1. Chair and Board Members Foreword

On behalf of the Trustee of Bradford Hospitals Charity (“the Charity”), we are pleased to present the Charity’s Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025.

This document provides an overview for stakeholders and interested parties of what the Charity has achieved during 2024/25. This Annual Report, including the Trustee Report and Accounts has been prepared in accordance with accounting policies set out in the notes of the accounts and complies with the Charity’s governing document (the Trust Deed) the Charities Act 2011 and the Statement of Recommended Practice (“SORP”) “Accounting and Reporting by Charities” (“FRS 102”).

The Charity is committed to enhancing the care and treatment of patients and improving the health of local people. The Charity works with Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (“the Trust”) to improve health and healthcare across the Bradford City Region. We are proud that the general public trust us to invest in projects that are over and above the responsibility of the NHS and exchequer.

Thanks to the support of our donors, Bradford Hospital Charity has been able to make a meaningful impact on the health and well-being of our community. From funding critical medical equipment to supporting innovative healthcare initiatives that support children in a caring and meaningful way to aid their mental health and wellbeing, through to internal campaigns for staff, each contribution has played a vital role in enhancing the quality of care provided by Bradford's healthcare professionals.

I want to express my deepest gratitude to our invaluable supporters - including individuals, trusts, foundations, and corporate partners. Your generosity and commitment have enabled us to deliver vital services throughout the year. The support shown to our staff has been particularly meaningful and has strengthened our ability to provide exceptional care to our patients.

With sincere thanks.

2. Review of activities

2.1. Review of the year

During the 2024/25 year Bradford Hospitals Charity delivered the projects summarised below to enhance service provision for the benefit of both patients and staff:

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2.2. Our Strategic Objectives

The Charity has as its sole objective to use its funds:

For any charitable purpose or purposes relating to the NHS wholly or mainly for the services provided by Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The Corporate Trustee considers that this objective does not unreasonably restrict access to charitable benefits within the scope of the Declaration of Trust. The Corporate Trustee of the Charity seeks to achieve this objective, considering general guidance, by two main routes:

  1. The Corporate Trustee works to identify significant projects to which it can contribute or which it can wholly fund. It actively enhances the refurbishment of wards and clinical areas from basic specifications to higher quality.

  2. Staff throughout the organisation identify small but valuable differences where the fund monies can deliver benefits to patients and staff, such as attendance at extra training courses or conferences.

2.3. Activities for public benefit

Thanks to the continued generosity of our supporters, the Charity has continued to develop and during 2024/25 the Charity spent £711,744 (£720,304 in 2024) in the following ways:

Medical equipment
Staff education and welfare
Patient welfare
Other activities
Raising funds
Total		 2025
£000
2024
£000
52
130
135
119
277
166
34
21
214
284
712
720

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2.4. Fundraising

As a Charity we are committed to the highest standards of fundraising practice and all our activities are carried out in an ethical manner. The Charity is registered with the Fundraising Regulator and abides by their codes of conduct and their fundraising promise, which ensures that our fundraising is legal, open, honest, and respectful. The Charity has a fundraising team that is compliant with the recognised standards of fundraising as well as those required under charity law and wider law. Controls are in place to ensure any fundraising is within the Fundraising Code of Practice. It is inevitable that fundraisers will come into contact with people who may be in a vulnerable circumstance or need additional support to make an informed decision. If a staff member reasonably believes that an individual is unable to decide, then they will not accept a donation from that person. The fundraising team use a checklist to help identify signs that an individual may be in a vulnerable circumstance.

The fundraising team will get to know their donors by sending out relevant and often personalised communications. They also give individuals clear information and opportunities to change how, when and if they want to hear from the Charity and follow the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) principles. The Charity raises funds to enhance the care and treatment of local patients and those who care for them. The Charity has not used any professional fundraising agencies and has not received any complaints. Fundraising record-keeping and monitoring are coordinated through the Harlequin Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system.

The Charity has never and will never sell, share or swap details of our supporters.

In 2024/25 the Charity continued to raise its profile within the local community, including businesses and trusts & foundations. The Charity has also had a key focus on increasing audiences across each of our digital channels. The Charity has had a successful year and to maintain this needs to build continuous support from the communities the hospitals serve.

As a charity we continue to work in, and alongside, our local community to increase our profile and support the Bradford community to raise funds for the charity. We have increased community engagement through a series of fundraising activities at local supermarkets, carnivals and galas. We have also held a number of community campaigns including our knitted hearts campaign to support the children’s ward, palliative care and bereavement services. We have also seen an increase in internal fundraising among NHS staff, with bake sales, tombolas and participation in challenge events.

Donations from Corporate supporters and Trusts and Foundations provide a much valued contribution to our work, including the introduction of Baggins the Bear to the children’s radiology department, a 1-year programme to bring The Giggle Doctors to our children’s wards and a rockin R Nintendo Switch gaming cart. Distraction projects like these for children in hospital are so important, helping them to cope with the daily worries and stress of being in hospital, the many tests and interventions they receive during their stay, and often all while being hungry, bored and in pain. A few moments of fun, imagination and delight can make all the difference, and can make treatment and waiting that little bit more bearable.

We hope to continue expanding the diverse income streams and increasing income in all the key areas, such as Community, Corporate Giving and Trusts and Foundations. It is also essential to focus on ‘in aid of giving’ and regular giving. This is an exciting time for the Charity with our focus being on:

The Charity will work with the Trusts volunteer service to provide opportunities for volunteers to support the Charity’s work such as supporting fundraising events. Volunteers are the backbone of any charity, and a great

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area of support for the Charity. The Charity will create a robust volunteer process, with clear guidelines and make internal adjustments to onboard the volunteers promptly and safely.

The Fundraising team will continue to raise awareness of the Charity through its digital channels; social media will be our focus next year and something we look forward to developing as we grow. Understanding the Charity’s work is critical to building a strong following in these current times. We have had many articles and local PR stories in the local press. There is an expectation of a high online presence with many public followers, and we have made some improvements in some critical areas. We now have ‘Facebook Giving’, a valuable and accessible platform for supporters to donate and we have introduced QR codes, making it easy for people to access our website's donate page.

3. Financial Review

3.1. Summary

The net assets of the Charity as at 31 March 2025 were £1,645,636 (compared to £1,979,472 in 2024). This is a reduction of £333,835 during the year.

During the year, income (excluding unrealised and realised investment gains) was £357,272, a reduction of £115,371 on the previous years total of £472,643. This is mainly due to a reduction in the donations and legacies received. Total expenditure for the year was £711,743, which represents a decrease of £8,561 on the previous years total of £720,304. This resulted in excess expenditure over income of £354,471 which, together with realised and unrealised gains and losses from the investment portfolio totalling £20,636, has led to an overall decrease in net assets of £333,835. The Charity will only fund items when it has cash available. It also has funds in reserves to cover operating costs.

Income
Expenditure
Net income / (expenditure) before investments
Net gain / (loss) on investment
Net movement in funds		 2024/25
2023/24
£000
£000
357
472
(712)
(720)
(355)
(247)
21
89
(334)
159

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3.2. Sources of Income for the Charity 2024/25 (£000)

Investment Investment Investment
income
13%
Staff Donations
Lottery 25%
Other activities Other activities
2%		 11% Legacies
-2%
Grants
Fundraising 12%
26%
Gifts In Kind
9%
957 1057
£000 346 436 302 472 357
18/19 19/20 20/21 21/22 22/23 23/24 24/25
Investment income / bank
interest		 15 17 36 37 52 65 49
Staff Lottery 49 48 48 42 40 39 41
Other activities 1 1 0 0 0 0 9
Fundraising 98 144 76 65 104 132 98
Gifts In Kind 0 0 171 25 26 20 32
Grants 0 50 203 7 81 135 43
Legacies 35 60 114 54 180 5 -8
Donations 148 116 309 72 574 76 94

The primary sources of income for the Charity are donations, fundraising, and investment income. Income reduced in 24/25 due to reductions in fundraising and grant income due to vacancies in the fundraising team. The Charity is investing in its fundraising team to secure long term sustainable income.

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The Charity uses Rathbones Investment Management to manage its investments and also holds an investment with The Charles and Elsie Sykes Trust. For this financial year, there has been an unrealised gain on investments of £20,636 (£89,581 unrealised gain in 2024).

3.3. How funds were spent 2024/25 (£000)

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Total Charity expenditure has remained consistent with 2023/24 and patient and staff welfare continuing to be the largest area of charitable activity. The Charity is continuing to encourage spend in year by asking departments to identify projects to utilise the designated funds held. The Charity aims to maximise public benefit by ensuring individual funds are spent in line with the purpose of the fund. Expenditure is limited to total donations received and is spent on needs when opportunity arises. The Corporate Trustee considers that there are no material uncertainties that could cast doubt over the Charity’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from the date of signing the accounts.

4. Structure, governance, and management

4.1. Corporate Trustee

The Trust is the Corporate Trustee of the Charity and is governed by the law applicable to NHS Trusts, principally the Trustee Act 2000 and the Charities Act 2011. The Trust Board of Directors has devolved responsibility for the on-going management of funds to the Charitable Fund Committee (“the Committee”), which administers the funds on behalf of the Corporate Trustee. No trustee remuneration was paid in the year by the Charity.

Members of the Trust Board of Directors are not individual Trustees under Charity Law but act as agents of the Corporate Trustee. The Board of Directors approves which members become the agents of the Corporate Trustee and are introduced to the Charity through Board standing orders / Executive Leads.

The following members of the Board of Directors served on behalf of the Corporate Trustee during the year:

Sarah Jones (Chair) Altaf Sadique (Non-Executive Director Bryan Machin (Non-Executive Director) Mel Pickup (Chief Executive) Matthew Horner (Director of Finance) Ben Roberts (Chief Finance Officer) Mark Hindmarsh (Director of Strategy and Transformation) Mohammed Hussain (Non-Executive Director)

The Charity General (unrestricted) Fund was established using the model Declaration of Trust, and all funds held on trust as at the date of registration (April 1997) were either part of this unrestricted fund or registered as separate designated funds within the Charity. Subsequent donations and gifts received by the Charity that are attributable to the original funds are added to those fund balances within the existing Charity. The Corporate Trustee fulfils its legal duty by ensuring that funds are spent in accordance with the objectives of each fund, and by designating funds the Corporate Trustee respects the wishes of our generous donors to benefit patient care and advance the good health and welfare of patients, carers, and staff.

4.2. Charity Operational Committee

The Charity Operational Committee meets every three months and is a Committee of the Charitable Funds Committee. Its purpose is to give additional assurance to the Committee that the Trust’s charitable activities are within the law and regulations set by the Charity Commissioners for England and Wales and to ensure compliance with the Charity’s own governing document. It does not remove from the Committee the overall responsibility for this area but provides a forum for a more detailed consideration of charitable matters and allows for direct contact with the Charity Commissioners where necessary.

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Membership:

Chair:

Director of Strategy & Transformation[1] Chief Operating Officer / Deputy Chief Executive[2] Members: Charity Director (Deputy Chair)

Associate Director of Corporate Governance / Board Secretary

Deputy Finance Director Assistant Director of Finance Head of Fundraising Charity PR and Communications Officer AHP Representative Nurse Representative Doctor Representative Manager Representative HR Representative Estates and Facilities Representative Representative of each of the Four Funds (Sunshine, Dementia and Elderly, Cancer and Children’s)

4.3. Structure of funds

The primary issue to be considered in any expenditure decision is whether the expenditure is within the scope of the objects of the Charity. Charitable purposes within the NHS translate to prevention or relief of sickness, disease or human suffering of patients served by the NHS. This does not preclude expenditure on staff as long as the benefit to staff translates demonstrably to relief of sickness of NHS patients.

The Charity has a decision making and approval process whereby an expenditure form needs to be completed. The expenditure form is structured in sections covering the key principles that fund holders need to consider and includes the requirement for the appropriate authorised signatories.

The Charity has started an exercise to rationalise the existing trust funds into four main funds - Sunshine, Children’s, Cancer and Dementia & Elderly. A fifth fund (‘Other’) has also been set up for funds that are related to governance and admin. Over the next two years, the intention is to merge the existing trust funds into one of the four new funds.

The General Fund

This comprises of gifts received by the Charity where no preference as to their expenditure has been expressed by donors.

Designated (earmarked) Funds

Under the new structure, this will be the Children’s, Cancer, and Dementia & Elderly. These usually contain donations where the donor expressed a preference to benefit a particular department or activity of the Trust at the time of making the donation. This preference can also include benefit to staff welfare, thereby enhancing both patient care and public benefit.

1 .Director of Strategy and Transformation was the Chair from January 2025.

2 Chief Operating Officer was the Chair until January 2025

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Whilst the donor’s preference is not binding on the Corporate Trustee, the designated funds reflect these preferences. The designated funds are overseen by fund holders who can make recommendations on how to spend the money within their designated area. Fund holders’ recommendations are generally accepted, and these funds can be spent at any time.

The funds available for spending are allocated to specialties within the Trust’s clinical management structure.

Restricted Funds

This comprises of gifts received by the Charity where a specific instruction as to their expenditure has been expressed by donors. These funds must only be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by the donor. At present, the Charity has one restricted fund, which was primarily established for the grants received from NHS Charities Together.

Endowment Funds

The Charity has “Capital in Perpetuity” (CIP) funds, which consist of five expendable endowment funds and one permanent endowment fund (which cannot be spent). These funds provide investment income.

4.4. Public benefit

The Corporate Trustee conducts its activities with regard to the Charity Commission guidance on Public Benefit in section 4 of the Charities Act 2011.

The key principles of public benefit are:

The Corporate Trustee seeks to meet these principles in a number of ways. It has established a system of expenditure approval that ensures proper consideration is given to what the benefits of its activities are and who will benefit. The Corporate Trustee considers that, because its activities are patient focussed and contribute to the health of NHS patients, it clearly provides public benefit. In providing public benefit the Corporate Trustee is careful to ensure that its activities do not unreasonably restrict access to charitable benefit within the scope of Declaration of Trust or cause any detriment or harm. Charitable funds may be used to partially fund staff welfare and professional education / training, where this is in addition to the provision ordinarily afforded by the NHS. As professional education / training can also be a personal benefit, care has been taken to establish that this is incidental to the patient benefit. These requests demonstrate a direct link between professional education / training and the benefit for Bradford patients. To minimise risk and restrict harm, medical equipment purchases are made through the Trust’s procurement processes, which help to ensure compliance with legislation, including Health and Safety and Equality and Diversity.

Staff appointments are subject to the Trust’s policies and procedures to reflect good practice in recruitment and retention. The members of the Board of Directors receive a comprehensive induction upon their appointment to the Trust; this includes relevant information regarding the Charity and the Committee.

4.5. Governance

The Charity is constituted by trustees incorporated as a body and is governed by a Declaration of Trust of 25 March 1997. This is the formal document which sets out information on what the Charity is set up to do (objects), how the Charity will do this (powers) and administrative provisions.

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Acting for the Corporate Trustee, the Committee is responsible for the overall management of the Charity and is required to:

These are all included in the Committee’s terms of reference. The accounting records and the day-to-day administration of the Charity are dealt with by the finance department of the Trust. These costs are re-charged to the Charity. The Charity has policies on expenditure, investments and reserves as well as guidelines for fund holders.

4.6. Day to day management of the Charity

The Chief Operating Officer, Sajid Azeb had day to day responsibility for the management of the Charity up to January 2025. From January 2025 this passed to the Director of Strategy and Transformation, Mark Hindmarsh.

Sharon Milner, Charity Director, acted as the principal officer overseeing day to day operations and fundraising for the Charity until May 2024. Laura Riach was subsequently appointed and has undertaken this role since November 2024

Matthew Horner, Director of Finance, was the Executive Director with overall responsibility for financial management and accounting for the Charity until July 2024. Chris Smith, Interim Chief Finance Officer undertook this role during July and August 2024. Since September 2024 the role has been undertaken by Ben Roberts, Chief Finance Officer. The Chief Finance Officer can personally approve, on behalf of the Corporate Trustee, all expenditure over £500, with an upper limit of £10,000, using their delegated authority. For expenditure from £10,000 to £50,000, approval must be obtained from the Chief Executive of the Trust. For any expenditure over £50,000, approval needs to be obtained from the Chairperson of the Trust. For any expenditure over £100,000, approval needs to be obtained from the Corporate Trustee.

Michael Quinlan, Deputy Director of Finance, acted as the principal officer overseeing the day-to-day financial management and accounting for the Charity during the year.

Principal office

Bradford Hospitals’ Charity Daisy Bank Duckworth Lane Bradford West Yorkshire BD9 6RJ

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Principal professional advisers:

Independent Examiner

Investment Advisors

Bankers

Moore Kingston Smith LLP Rathbone Investment Management HSBC 6[th] Floor Port of Liverpool Building 47 Market Street 9 Appold Street Pier Head Bradford London EC2A 2AP Liverpool BD1 1LW L3 1NW

4.7. Board of Directors

The Charity has a Corporate Trustee, the Trust. The members of the Trust Board of Directors who served during the financial year and up to the date of signing of the financial statements were as follows:

Executive directors:

Name Role Appointed To
Professor Mel Pickup Chief Executive 01/11/2019 Present
Mr Sajid Azeb Chief Operating Officer / Deputy Chief 12/10/2020 Present
Executive
Renee Bullock Chief People and Purpose Officer 02/04/2024 30/09/2025
Professor Karen Chief Nurse 29/08/2016 Present
Dawber
Mark Hindmarsh Director of Strategy and Transformation 14/04/2024 Present
Mr Matthew Horner Director of Finance 01/08/2012 7/07/2024
Mr David Moss Director of Estates and Facilities 05/08/2024 Present
Ben Roberts Chief Finance Officer 01/09/2025 Present
Dr Paul Rice* Chief Digital and Information Officer 01/01/2021 30/05/2025
Vikki Lewis Chief Digital and Information Officer 09/06/2025 Present
Chris Smith Acting Chief Finance Officer 08/07/2024 31/08/2024
Dr Ray Smith Chief Medical Officer 01/01/2021 31/05/2025
Dr John Bolton Chief Medical Officer 01/06/2025 Present
*Non-voting Executive Director

Non - executive directors:

Name Role Term start Term end
Sarah Jones Chair 04/03/2024 03/03/2027
Professor Louise Bryant Non-Executive Director 01/06/2023 31/05/2024
Mr Mohammed Hussain Non-Executive Director 01/09/2019 31/08/2025
Ms Julie Lawreniuk Non-Executive Director 01/09/2019 31/08/2025
Mr Bryan Machin Non-Executive Director 01/02/2024 31/01/2027
Ms Sughra Nazir Non-Executive Director 20/01/2022 19/01/2025
Mr Altaf Sadique Non-Executive Director 01/12/2020 31/11/2026
Ms Karen Walker Non-Executive Director 01/01/2021 31/12/2026
Ms Zafir Ali Non-Executive Director 01/02/2024 31/01/2027

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Reference and administrative details

The Charity, registered charity number 1061753, was entered on the Central Register of Charities on 09 April 1997. The name of the charity changed from ‘Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Charitable Fund’ in August 2014 to ‘Bradford Hospitals Charity’, with no change being made to the objectives of the Charity.

The Charity consists of 141 funds as of 31 March 2025 (2024: 143), and the notes to the accounts distinguish the types of funds held and disclose separately all material funds (funds with balances over £50,000). The funds received by the Charity are accepted, held and administered as funds and property held on trust for purposes relating to the Health Service in accordance with the National Health Service Act 1977 and the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990, and these funds are held on trust by the Corporate Trustee.

4.8. Investments policy and performance

The Charity uses Rathbone Investment Management to invest the funds of the Charity. The assets of the Charity must be invested in accordance with the declaration of Trust and are governed by the Trustee Act 2000. The investment policy addresses the needs of the Charity and its beneficiaries in the short, medium, and long term by aiming to balance both capital growth and income generation. The Charity has an investment policy which is reviewed annually.

The overall objectives are to generate sufficient income and capital growth to enable the Charity to carry out its purposes consistently year on year with due and proper consideration for future needs and the maintenance of and, if possible, enhancement of the value of the invested funds while they are retained. The Charity recognises that every investment carries risk. Equally, not investing at all carries the risk of lost asset value in real terms, and the consequent reputational risk of poor stewardship.

The Charity has considered the types of risk identified by the Charity Commission in its guidance Charities and investment matters: a guide for trustees (CC14), namely:

Other risks to be considered include:

The Charity has decided that to mitigate risk it will have a diversified portfolio of investments, both in asset class and individual investment, and will be invested such that the overall risk profile of the funds is ‘medium’ with the specific investment strategy to be agreed with our investment manager.

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The Charity permits investments in the following assets:

The Charity has appointed professional investment managers to oversee its investments. In addition to managing the Charity’s portfolio of investments, they provide the Charity with advice on specialist areas including market risk. The Charity does not pay tax on investment income as it is applied to a charitable purpose. The investment managers also ensure the Charity’s portfolio reflects environmental, social and governance concerns such as ceasing investments with Russian companies since the start of the war in Ukraine.

Ethical considerations are included which in general terms seek to obtain the best financial return from the Charity’s investments consistently and with commercial prudence. The Charity will not invest directly in companies which are primarily involved in the production of alcohol, tobacco, armaments, or gambling. Our investment manager is encouraged to monitor the collective investments held, in so far as is practicable, such that any indirect exposure in these areas is minimised.

In the year to 31st March 2025, the investment portfolio of the Charity, managed by Rathbones, produced a total return (the combination of capital growth and income) of 3.5%. This was broadly in line with the benchmark (MSCI PIMFA Income Index) total return of 4.0%. While the global economic outlook is currently uncertain our investment manager continues to actively manage our portfolio, balancing both our return aspiration as well as our risk tolerance, in order to meet our long term objectives. The performance of the Charity investments are closely monitored by the trustees.

The Charity has a capital in perpetuity fund (Elsie Sykes CIP fund) that is held for investment, with income generated to be used for charitable purposes, as specified in the endowment terms. This is currently invested with the Charles and Elsie Sykes Trust and was valued at £253,000 as of 31 March 2025.

4.9. Reserves policy

The Charity has a reserves policy requiring reserves to be maintained at a level equivalent to the cost of maintaining the Charity team for one year. The Charity has total funds of £1,645,000 of which, £70,000 is restricted and not available to fund general purposes and £316k which is held in the permanent endowment funds and are excluded from reserves. The Charity holds £1,259,000 of unrestricted and designated funds as its reserves. This is equivalent to approximately 2 years of expenditure. As at 31 March 2025, there are no material commitments, with the cost of the Charity team for the forthcoming year planned to be £477,000. In addition to the unrestricted and designated funds held in reserves, the Trustee has the power, if it so wishes, to spend any of the expendable endowment. However, the expendable endowment is used to generate income, supplementing the income from donations and legacies. The Trustee will therefore only spend the expendable endowment on an exceptional basis.

It is not anticipated that the Charity will deploy funding towards any projects before donations have been received which mitigates the risk of any planned commitments, or designations, that cannot be met by future income alone. In other words, commitment is made by the Charity after funding has been identified / receipted.

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4.10. Risk management

The Corporate Trustee has considered any major risks to which the Charity is exposed. The Corporate Trustee aims to mitigate the risk that income will fall by engaging with the Fundraising department. The fundraising department works with the Charity and engages with the local community to raise funds through a programme of events and encouraging donations. The Charity seeks to generate income from multiple sources to help mitigate shortfalls in any one area. This includes a programme of fundraising activity, fundraising appeals, legacies and, applying for grants.

The Corporate Trustee has agreed to invest in a fundraising strategy, with a long-term ambition to engage with the public and to further enhance the environment of the Trust.

The investment portfolio is well diversified to help protect the Charity against any fall in value of a particular market. The Investment Manager holds a discretionary mandate which enables them to make investment and divestment decisions on the Charity’s behalf. The Charity works closely with the Investment Manager to ensure that the investment policy is reviewed regularly.

The investment strategy is to protect the long-term value of the portfolio in absolute terms and in terms of purchasing power once the impact of inflation is considered. To achieve this, the Investment Managers have inevitably invested a substantial amount of the portfolio in equities, both in the UK and overseas.

Any investment gains and losses, although reflected in the Charity’s accounts are not, realised as such unless and until the investments concerned are actually sold.

4.11. Partnership working and networks

The Trust is the main beneficiary of the Charity and is a related party by virtue of being the Corporate Trustee of the Charity. Effective partnership with the Trust ensures that the funds are used to best effect. When deciding upon the most beneficial way to use the Charity funds, the Corporate Trustee has regard to the main activities, objectives, strategies and plans of the Trust.

5. Future plans

The Charity’s priorities are those set out in the Trust’s mission statement: ‘to provide the highest quality healthcare at all times’. The vision for the Trust that describes its ambition and where it wants to be as an organisation in five years’ time is ‘to be an outstanding provider of healthcare, research and education, and a great place to work ’. Meeting this mission and vision will maximise the impact of the Charity and its benefits to the beneficiaries of the Charity who are primarily the NHS patients of Bradford, through three core values:

In order to enhance and improve the current levels of care for NHS patients throughout the Trust, the Charity has planned expenditure in a number of areas. The Charity will also continue to enhance the refurbishment of wards and clinical areas from basic specification to higher quality.

The Charity plans to expand its fundraising activities in line with its goal to meet its priorities of increasing income and raising its profile over the next five years. In the 2025/2026 financial year this will include a significant investment in Charity staff and infrastructure. The Charity will also begin to explore becoming an independent charity registered with the Charity Commission.

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The Charity is continuing to encourage spend in year by asking departments to identify projects to utilise the designated funds held. The Charity aims to maximise public benefit by ensuring individual funds are spent in line with the purpose of the fund. Expenditure is limited to total donations received and is spent on needs when opportunity arises.

6. Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2025

The accounts of the funds held on trust by the Trustee appointed as stated below:

6.1. Foreword

The Corporate Trustee present their report and the audited financial statements of the Charity for the year ended 31 March 2025. The Trustee has adopted the provisions of the Statement of Recommended Practice (“SORP”) “Accounting and Reporting by Charities” (FRS 102) in preparing the annual report and financial statements of the Charity.

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in the notes to the accounts and comply with the Charity governing document, the Charities Act 2011 and Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable to the UK and Republic of Ireland published on 16 July 2014, updated with the second edition released in October 2019.

6.2. Statement of Trustee responsibilities in respect of the Trustee annual report and the financial statements

The Trustee is responsible for preparing the Trustee Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice), including FRS 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland".

The law applicable to charities in England and Wales requires the Trustee to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the charity for that period.

In preparing these financial statements, the Trustee is required to:

The Trustee is responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Charity and enable it to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the Trust Deed. It is also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

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The Trustee is responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the Charity and financial information included on the Charity's website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.

By order of the Trustee

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6.3. Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of Bradford Hospitals Charity

Independent examiner’s report to the trustee of Bradford Hospitals Charity

I report to the Trustee on my examination of the accounts of Bradford Hospitals Charity (the Charity) for the year ended 31 March 2025.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the Trustee of the Charity you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’). You are satisfied that your charity is not required by charity law to be audited and have chosen instead to have an independent examination.

I report in respect of my examination of the Charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent examiner’s statement

Since the Charity’s gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a body listed in section 145 of the 2011 Act. I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I a member of the ICAEW, which is one of the listed bodies.

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:

  1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or

  2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or

  3. the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Adam Fullerton (FCA DCHA) For and on behalf of Moore Kingston Smith LLP

6th Floor 9 Appold Street London EC2A 2AP:

Date: 29 January 2026

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6.4. Statement of financial activities for the year ended 31 March 2025

Notes
Income from:
Donations and legacies
4
Other trading activities
5
Investment income
7
Total incoming resources
Expenditure on:
Raising funds
8
Charitable activities:
9
Medical equipment
Staff education & welfare
Patient welfare
Other expenditure
Total charitable activities
Total expenditure
Net gains / (losses) on
investments
15
Net income/(expenditure)
Net movement in funds
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward
21
Total funds carried forward		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
Endowment
funds
Total
funds
Total
funds
2025
2025
2025
2025
2024
£000
£000
£000
£000
£000
160
9
0
169
236
139
0
0
139
171
49
0
0
49
65
348
9
0
357
472
(214)
0
0
(214)
(284)
(52)
0
0
(52)
(130)
(131)
(4)
0
(135)
(119)
(238)
(39)
0
(277)
(166)
(34)
0
0
(34)
(21)
(455)
(43)
0
(498)
(436)
(669)
(43)
0
(712)
(720)
12
0
9
21
89
(309)
(34)
9
(334)
(159)
(309)
(34)
9
(334)
(159)
1,568
104
307
1,979
2,138
1,259
70
316
1,645
1,979

The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised during the year.

The notes on pages 22 to 37 form part of these accounts and the comparative Statement of financial activities on page 26.

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6.5. Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2025

Note Unrestricted Restricted Endowment Total Total funds
funds funds funds funds
2025 2025 2025 2025 2024
£000 £000 £000 £000 £000
Fixed assets
Investments 15 1,252 0 253 1,505 1,496
Total fixed assets 1,252 0 253 1,505 1,496
Current assets
Debtors 16 40 0 0 40 110
Cash and cash equivalents 17 111 70 63 244 901
Total current assets 151 70 63 284 1,011
Liabilities
Creditors due within one year 18 (144) 0 0 (144) (528)
Net current assets 7 70 63 140 483
Total assets less current
liabilities 1,259 70 316 1,645 1,979
Total net assets 1,259 70 316 1,645 1,979
The funds of the Charity: 21
Unrestricted funds 5 0 0 5 5
Restricted funds 0 70 0 70 104
Designated funds 1,254 0 0 1,254 1,563
Endowment funds 0 0 316 316 307
Total Charity funds 1,259 70 316 1,645 1,979

These accounts together with notes on pages 22 to 37 were approved and authorised for issue by the Corporate Trustee on:

29/01/2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Chief Financial Officer Date

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6.6. Statement of Cash Flows for the year ending 31 March 2025

Note
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net cash provided by / (used in) operating
activities
19
Cash flows from investing activities:
Dividends and interest from investments
7
Proceeds from sales of investments
15
Purchase of investments
15
Net cash provided by / (used in) investing
activities
Change in cash and cash equivalents in
the reporting period
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning
of the reporting period
17
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of
the reporting period
17		 Total funds 2025
£000
Total funds 2024
£000
(718)
247
49
65
131
268
(119)
(278)
61
55
(657)
302
901
599
244
901

The Charity had no cash equivalents and no net debt as at 31 March 2025(2024: None)

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Notes to the accounts

1.0 Accounting policies

a. Basis of preparation of the financial statements

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities and the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) issued in October 2019 and the Charities Act 2011 and UK Generally Accepted Practice. The Charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS102.

The significant accounting policies are set out below.

b. Accounting convention

The financial statements are prepared under the historic cost convention, except for investments which are held on a revaluation basis, and are rounded to the nearest thousand. The Corporate Trustee has a reasonable expectation that the Charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future as it does not intend to liquidate the Charity or to cease its operations. The Corporate Trustee considers that there are no material uncertainties that could cast doubt over the Charity’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from the date of signing the accounts. A robust reserve policy, strengthened by the fact the Charity has no material long term commitments, and having internal governance to ensure the Charity is only spending funds that are available, allows the Corporate Trustee to consider the Charity to be a going concern.

c. Income

Income is recognised once the charity has entitlement to the resources, it is probable (more likely than not) that the resources will be received, and the monetary value of income can be measured with sufficient reliability.

Where there are terms or conditions attached to income, particularly grants, then these terms or conditions must be met before the income is recognised as the entitlement condition will not be satisfied until that point. Where terms or conditions have not been met, or uncertainty exists as to whether they can be met then the relevant income is not recognised in the year but deferred and shown on the balance sheet as deferred income.

d. Accounting for legacies

Legacies are accounted for as income either upon receipt or where the receipt of the legacy is probable. Receipt is probable when:

If there is uncertainty as to the amount of the legacy and it cannot be reliably estimated, then the legacy is shown as a contingent asset until all the conditions for income recognition are met.

e. Investment income

Dividends are included in the Statement of Financial Activities when they are declared and at an amount which includes the tax credit recoverable from HM Revenue and Customs.

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f. Recognition of liabilities

Liabilities are recognised on an accrual’s basis in accordance with generally accepted accounting practice.

g. Expenditure

Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under appropriate headings.

Expenditure is recognised when the following criteria are met:

Irrecoverable VAT is charged against the appropriate heading for the expenditure on which it was incurred.

h. Commitments

Expenditure is recognised as a commitment liability where a recipient has a reasonable expectation that they will receive the assets or services in lieu of a grant.

i. Fundraising costs

Fundraising costs are those costs attributable to generating income for the Charity and are distinct from costs incurred in undertaking charitable activities.

j. Allocation of support costs

Support costs are those costs which do not relate directly to a single activity. These include some staff costs, costs of administration and internal audit and external independent examination (audit) costs. Support costs have been apportioned between fundraising costs and charitable activities on an appropriate basis. The analysis of support costs and the basis of apportionment applied are shown in note 12.

k. Charitable activities

Costs of charitable activities comprise all costs incurred in the pursuit of the charitable objects of the charity. These costs, where not wholly attributable, are apportioned between the categories of charitable expenditure in addition to the direct costs. The total costs of each category of charitable expenditure include an apportionment of support costs as shown in note 9.

l. Realised and unrealised gains and losses

Realised gains and losses are included in the accounts at the date on which a contractual obligation is entered.

Unrealised gains and losses are computed by reference to the market value of the investments at the balance sheet date as compared to the brought forward cost or valuation, and gains and losses arising on similar categories of investments are netted off.

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m. Investments held by the Charity

Investments are stated at mid-market value at the balance sheet date. Investments in non-puttable ordinary shares (where shares are publicly traded, or their fair value is reliably measurable) are measured at fair value through the Statement of Financial Activities. Where fair value cannot be measured reliably, investments are measured at cost less impairment. The Statement of Financial Activities includes the net gains and losses arising on revaluation and disposals throughout the year.

n. Taxation

As a registered charity, the Charity is exempt from income and corporation tax to the extent that its income and gains are applicable to charitable purposes only.

o. Fund’s structure policy

The Charity maintains a General (unrestricted) Fund, which comprises monies which are expendable at the discretion of the Corporate Trustee in the furtherance of the objects of the Charity. These monies may be held in order to finance both working capital and capital investment.

Designated Funds are that part of the Charity's unrestricted funds in respect of which a preference has been expressed by donors that they be used for particular purposes. The Corporate Trustee has the power to redesignate such funds within unrestricted funds.

Endowment Funds are funds which are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by the donor in the sense that the restriction requires the gift to be invested to produce income. Where the Corporate Trustee has the power to spend the capital, these are expendable endowments. The Charity has five expendable endowments and one permanent endowment, which are disclosed in note 22.

Restricted Funds are funds to be used in a specific way or for a specific purpose. They are considered as a contract between the donor and the Charity.

There is no formal policy of transfer between funds other than that described above.

p. Debtors

The charity only has financial assets and financial liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at transaction value and subsequently measured at their settlement value. Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount due after any trade discount offered. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid net of any trade discounts due.

q. Creditors

Creditors are amounts owed by the charity. They are measured at the amount that the charity expects to have to pay to settle the debt. Creditors and provisions are recognised where the charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors and provisions are normally recognised at their settlement amount after allowing for any trade discounts due. Amounts which are owed in more than a year are shown as long-term creditors.

r. Cash and cash equivalents

Cash at bank and in hand is held to meet the day to day running costs of the charity as they fall due.

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This includes cash and short term highly liquid investments with a short maturity of three months or less from the date of acquisition or opening of the deposit or similar account.

s. Critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty

In the application of the Charity’s accounting policies, which are described in note 1, the Corporate Trustee is required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised if the revision affects only that period or in the period of the revision and future periods if the revision affects both current and future periods.

The Corporate Trustee does not consider there are any critical judgements or sources of estimation uncertainty requiring disclosure.

t. Gifts in kind

Gifts of tangible assets such as microwaves and fridges are recognised as a donation at fair value (market price) on receipt and charitable expenditure when they are distributed. Where gifts in kind are held before being distributed to beneficiaries, they are recognised at fair value as stock until they are distributed. Gifts in kind, such as food and care packages are not accounted.

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2.0 Prior year comparatives by type of fund

The primary statements provide prior year comparatives in total; this note provides prior period comparatives for the Statement of Financial Activities and the Balance Sheet for each of the three types of funds that the Charity manages.

2.1 Unrestricted funds – Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 March 2025

Notes
Income from:
Donations and legacies
4
Other trading activities
5
Investments
7
Total incoming resources
Expenditure on:
Raising funds
8
Charitable activities
9
Medical equipment
Staff education & welfare
Patient welfare
Other activities
Total charitable activities
Total expenditure
Net gains / (losses) on investments
16
Net expenditure
Net movement in funds
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward
22
Total funds carried forward		 2025
2024
£000
£000
160
114
139
171
49
65
348
350
(214)
(283)
(52)
(105)
(131)
(97)
(238)
(166)
(34)
(15)
(455)
(383)
(669)
(666)
12
75
(309)
(241)
(309)
(241)
1,568
1,809
1,259
1,568

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Unrestricted funds – Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2025

Notes
The assets and liabilities of the Charity:
Fixed Assets
Investments
16
Total fixed assets
Current assets
Debtors
17
Cash and cash equivalents
18
Total current assets
Liabilities: -
Creditors due within one year
19
Net current assets
Total assets less current liabilities
Total net assets
22
Total assets for unrestricted funds		 As at 31 March
2025
As at 31 March
2024
£000
£000
1,252
1,252
1,252
1,252
40
110
111
234
151
344
(144)
(28)
7
316
1,259
1,568
1,259
1,568
1,259
1,568

2.2 Restricted funds – Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 March 2025

Notes
Income from:
Donations and legacies
4
Other trading activities
5
Income from investments
7
Total incoming resources
Expenditure on:
Raising funds
8
Charitable activities
9
Medical equipment
Staff education & welfare
Patient welfare
Other activities
Total charitable activities
Total expenditure
Net gains/(losses) on investments
16
Net expenditure
Net movement in funds
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward
22
Total funds carried forward		 2025
2024
£000
£000
9
122
0
0
0
0
9
122
0
(1)
0
(25)
(4)
(22)
(39)
0)
0
(6)
(43)
(53)
(43)
(54)
0
0
(34)
68
(34)
68
104
36
70
104

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Restricted funds – Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2025

Notes
The assets and liabilities of the Charity:
Fixed Assets
Investments
16
Total fixed assets
Current assets
Debtors
17
Cash and cash equivalents
18
Total current assets
Liabilities: -
Creditors due within one year
19
Net current assets
Total assets less current liabilities
Total net assets
22
Total assets for restricted funds		 As at 31 March
2025
As at 31 March
2024
£000
£000
0
0
0
0
0
0
70
604
70
604
0
(500)
70
104
70
104
70
104
70
104

2.3 Expendable Endowment funds – Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 March 2025

The Charity has five expendable endowment funds (capital in perpetuity funds (CIP)), with a combined balance of £62,290 (2024: £62,290) and one permanent endowment fund, with a balance of £253,000 (2024: £244,037), that have been brought forward from previous years. During 2024-25, any income received has been recognised within the investment income.

The permanent endowment fund has been invested with the Charles and Elsie Sykes Trust.

3.0 Related party transactions

The Trust (which succeeded Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust on 1 April 2004) is the Corporate Trustee of the Charity and is governed by the law applicable to Trusts, principally the Trustee Act 2000 and the Charities Act 2011. The Trust Board of Directors has devolved responsibility for the on-going management of funds to the Committee, which administers the funds on behalf of the Corporate Trustee. No trustee remuneration was paid in the year by the Charity from the Trust. None of the trustees or members of the Trust or parties related to them has undertaken any transactions with the Charity or received any benefit from the Charity in payment or kind.

Related party expenditure transactions relate to items such as salary recharges and internal audit fees with the Trust.

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Payables
The following amounts were owed by the Charity to the Trust as at
31 March
Expenditure
Value of transactions during the year with the Trust		 2025
2024
£000
£000
98
500
98
500
2025
2024
£000
£000
200
313
200
313

4.0 Income from donations and legacies

Donations
Grants
Legacies
Gifts in Kind
Total		 Unrestricted funds
£000
Restricted funds
£000
Total 2025
£000
Total 2024
£000
93
9
102
76
43
0
43
135
(8)
0
(8)
5
32
0
32
20
160
9
169
236

Donations are from corporates, the community, patients and relatives of patients and staff. Donations of gifts in kind have been valued at their market value. All these donations have been distributed during the year.

5.0 Analysis of income from other trading activities

Staff lottery
Fundraising
Total		 Unrestricted funds
£000
Restricted funds
£000
Total 2025
£000
Total 2024
£000
41
0
41
39
98
0
98
132
139
0
139
171

The staff lottery is operating within the guidelines set out by the Gambling Commission.

6.0 Role of volunteers

The Charity does not have any general volunteers, but it does have approximately 100 fund holders. The fund holders are Trust staff members who manage how the Charity’s designated funds should be spent, as part of their day-to-day duties. These funds are designated (or earmarked) to be spent for a particular purpose or in a particular ward or department. Each fund holder has delegated powers to approve spend for the designated funds that they manage, subject to the scheme of delegation as approved by the Corporate Trustee.

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7.0 Gross investment income

The Charity earned interest and investment income of £49,332 (2024: £65,244).

8.0 Analysis of expenditure on raising funds

Fundraising costs
Support costs
Total		 Unrestricted funds
£000
Restricted funds
£000
Total 2025
£000
Total 2024
£000
30
0
30
69
184
0
184
215
214
0
214
284

9.0 Analysis of charitable expenditure

The Charity did not make any grant funding to third parties. All the charitable expenditure incurred was directly with third parties or reimbursed expenditure.

Unrestricted funds
Medical equipment
Staff education &
welfare
Patient welfare
Other activities
Restricted funds
Medical equipment
Staff education &
welfare
Patient welfare
Other activities		 Direct
charitable
activities
£000
Support
costs
£000
Total 2025
£000
Direct
charitable
activities
£000
Support
costs
£000
Total 2024
£000
34
18
52
71
34
105
84
47
131
65
32
97
153
85
238
112
54
166
22
12
34
10
5
15
293
162
455
258
125
383
Direct
charitable
activities
£000
Support
costs
£000
Total 2025
£000
Direct
charitable
activities
£000
Support
costs
£000
Total 2024
£000
0
0
0
25
0
25
4
0
4
22
0
22
39
0
39
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
6
43
0
43
53
0
53

10.0 Analysis of grants

The Charity did not make any grants to individuals or other institutions.

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11.0 Movements in funding commitments and liabilities

Opening balance as at 01
April
Additional commitments
made during the year
Amounts paid during the year
Closing balance as at 31
March		 Current liabilities
£000
Non-current
liabilities
£000
Total 2025
£000
Total
2024
£000
528
0
528
531
712
0
712
720
(1,096)
0
(1,096)
(723)
144
0
144
528

The Charity has expenditure that has been approved but not yet delivered or services not yet provided. Most expenditure is paid out in the same financial year. As the Charity has control over the expenditure, there is little uncertainty around these payments.

12.0 Allocation of support costs and overheads

Internal audit
Independent
examination
Other
Governance
Salaries
Computer
expenses
Total		 Raising
funds
£000
Charitable
activities
£000
2025
Total
£000
Raising
funds
£000
Charitable
activities
£000
2024
Total
£000
Basis
0
0
0
0
0
0
Salaries
3
2
5
2
1
3
Salaries
12
14
26
10
7
17
Salaries
15
16
31
12
8
20
166
144
310
200
115
315
Hours
3
2
5
3
2
5
Salaries
184
162
346
215
125
340

Salaries: this is proportionate to staff salaries where costs are related to the employed staff

Raising funds
Charitable activities
Raising funds
Charitable activities		 Unrestricted
funds
£000
Restricted
funds
£000
Endowment
funds
£000
2025
Total
£000
184
0
0
184
162
0
0
162
346
0
0
346
Unrestricted
funds
£000
Restricted
funds
£000
Endowment
funds
£000
2024
Total
£000
214
1
0
215
125
0
0
125
339
1
0
340

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13.0 Trustees’ remuneration, benefits, and expenses

The Corporate Trustee receives no remuneration for the work it undertakes as trustee and claims no expenses from the Charity.

14.0 Analysis of staff costs and remuneration of key management personnel

The key management personnel of the Charity comprise the Charity Director and Deputy Director of Finance. The total cost of employing the charity’s key management personnel during the year, including employer’s social security and pension contributions was £66,770 (2023/24: £109,053).

The Charity does not employ members of staff. The administration and fundraising are carried out by staff from the Trust and recharged to the Charity as a single cost . No employee had emoluments in excess of £60,000 (2024: one staff member had emoluments in excess of £60,000).

Salaries and wages
National insurance costs
Employer’s pension contribution
Total		 2025
£000
2024
£000
272
265
17
23
21
27
310
315

15.0 Fixed asset investments

Investments held with Rathbones Investment Management:


Market value at 01 April
Add: additions at cost
Less: disposals at carrying value and in year gain / (loss) on disposals
Add: net gain / (loss) on revaluation
Add: net gain / (loss) on disposals
Less: Movements in broker held bank accounts
Market value at 31 March of unrestricted investments		 2025
2024
£000
£000
1,252
1,188
102
278
(131)
(257)
9
64
3
12
17
(33)
1,252
1,252

Fixed asset investment by type

Fixed asset investment by type

Fixed Interest
UK Equities
Overseas Equities
Alternatives
Total listed investments
Cash
Market value at 31 March of unrestricted investments		 2025
2024
£000
£000
281
173
184
280
453
428
280
296
1,198
1,177
55
75
1,252
1,252

The historic cost of investments held with Rathbones Investment Management is £1,157,499 (2024: £1,150,000).

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Investments held with the Charles and Elsie Sykes Trust:

Investments held with the Charles and Elsie Sykes Trust:

Market value at 01 April
Add: additions at cost
Add net gain (loss) on revaluation
Market value at 31 March of the permanent endowment fund
Fixed asset investment by type
Equities
Bonds
Real Estate
Alternatives
Total listed investments
Cash
Market value at 31 March of the permanent endowment fund
Total value of investments held at 31 March		 2025
2024
£000
£000
244
230
0
0
9
14
253
244
2025
2024
£000
£000
182
182
49
49
5
5
6
6
242
224
2
2
253
244
1,505
1,496

The historic cost of investments held with Charles and Elsie Sykes Trust is £228,365 (2024: £228,365).

Included in the above figures, are investment management charges of £10,706 (2024: £10,706).

16.0 Analysis of current debtors

Prepayments and
accrued income
NHS Debtor
Total		 Unrestricted funds
£000
Restricted funds
£000
Total 2025
£000
Total 2024
£000
40
0
40
110
0
0
0
0
40
0
40
110

17.0 Analysis of cash and cash equivalents

Cash in hand
Total		 Unrestricted
funds
£000
Restricted
funds
£000
Endowment
funds
£000
Total
2025
£000
Total
2024
£000
111
70
63
244
901
111
70
63
244
901

No cash or cash equivalents were held in non-cash investments or outside of the UK. The Charity had no cash equivalents as at 31 March 2025 (2024: None).

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18.0 Analysis of liabilities

Analysis of liabilities
Creditors due within 1 year
NHS Creditor
Accruals
Other creditors
Total		 Unrestricted funds
£000
Restricted funds
£000
Total 2025
£000
Total 2024
£000
110
0
110
513
21
0
21
3
13
0
13
12
144
0
144
528

The Charity has no creditors falling due after more than 1 year and has no contingent liabilities. An amount of £109,924 is owed to the Trust.

19.0 Reconciliation of net expenditure to net cash flow from operating activities

Net (expenditure) / income (as per the statement of financial
activities)
Adjustments for:
Interest from Investments
Loss / (profit) on the sale of fixed assets investments
(Gains) / losses on investments
Investment fees
Decrease / (increase) in debtors
(Decrease) / increase in creditors
Net cash used in operating activities		 2025
£000
2024
£000
(334)
(159)
(49)
(65)
3
33
(18)
(89)
(11)
(11)
68
(541)
(377)
(3)
(718)
247

20.0 Transfers between funds

There has been no transfer of funds between restricted and unrestricted funds.

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21.0 Analysis of charitable funds

a) Analysis of unrestricted and material designated fund movements

NNU Appeal
Bradford Cardiac
Sunshine Fund
The HJ Gajdecki Fund
ICU Fund
Other designated funds
Total
NNU Appeal
Bradford Cardiac
Sunshine Fund
The HJ Gajdecki Fund
ICU Fund
St Lukes Renal Dialysis
Bradford Disaster Memorial
Oncology / Cancer
Vascular Surgery Research
Bradford Hospital Childrens
Charity
Cancer Fund
Other designated funds
Total		 2025
Balance b/f
£000
2025
Income
£000
2025
Expenditure
£000
2025
Gains and
losses
£000
2025
Fund c/f
£000
163
57
(116)
0
104
147
0
(53)
0
94
94
303
(127)
0
270
56
0
0
0
56
54
(6)
(22)
0
26
1,054
(6)
(351)
12
709
1,568
348
(669)
12
1,259
2024
Balance b/f
£000
2024
Income
£000
2024
Expenditure
£000
2024
Gains and
losses
£000
2024
Fund c/f
£000
93
115
(45)
0
163
199
0
(52)
0
147
261
47
(214)
0
94
70
0
(15)
0
55
63
8
(17)
0
54
38
3
(8)
0
33
35
2
(8)
0
29
35
1
(9)
0
27
31
0
(7)
0
24
19
12
(9)
0
22
26
2
(7)
0
21

939
160
(275)
75
899
1,809
350
(666)
75
1,568

An exercise to reduce the number of trust funds to four main funds will be taking place over the next two years.

b) Analysis of restricted fund movements

Covid Fund
Total		 2025
Balance b/f
£000
2025
Income
£000
2025
Expenditure
£000
2025
Gains and
losses
£000
2025
Fund c/f
£000
104
9
(43)
0
70
104
9
(43)
0
70

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Covid Fund
Total		 2024
Balance b/f
£000
2024
Income
£000
2024
Expenditure
£000
2024
Gains and
losses
£000
2024
Fund c/f
£000
36
122
(54)
0
104
36
122
(54)
0
104

c) Analysis of endowment fund movements


Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
CIP
Elsie Sykes Permanent Endowment
Fund
Orthopaedic CIP
Paediatric CIP and 2 other CIPs
Total
2025
Balance b/f
£000
2025
Income
£000
2025
Expenditure
£000
2025
Gains and
losses
£000
2025
Fund c/f
£000
54
0
0
0
54
244
0
0
9
253
7
0
0
0
7
2
0
0
0
2
307
0
0
9
316

In 2019/20, the permanent endowment fund was invested with the Charles and Elsie Sykes Trust. The funds are held by the Charles and Elsie Sykes Trustees on trust for the Charity.

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
CIP
Elsie Sykes Permanent Endowment
Fund
Orthopaedic CIP
Paediatric CIP and 2 other CIPs
Total		 2024
Balance b/f
£000
2024
Income
£000
2024
Expenditure
£000
2024
Gains and
losses
£000
2023
Fund c/f
£000
54
0
0
0
54
230
0
0
14
244
7
0
0
0
7
2
0
0
0
2
293
0
0
14
307

22.0 The Charity as a subsidiary

The Trust, its patient’s and its staff are the main beneficiaries of the Charity. The Trust is a related party by virtue of being the Corporate Trustee of the Charity. For accounting purposes, this means that the Charity is deemed to be a subsidiary of the Trust as it is 'controlled' by another entity through the trusteeship arrangements.

All Trusts are required to have a constitution, containing detailed information about how that Trust will operate. The purpose of the Trust is set out in its Constitution as follows:

The principal purpose of the Trust is the provision of goods and services for the purposes of the health service in England.

The Trust may provide goods and services for any purposes related to:

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The Trust accounts are available to the public online at the following web address:

https://www.bradfordhospitals.nhs.uk

They are also available by request from the Trust Secretary, using the details below:

Trust Secretary Trust Headquarters Bradford Royal Infirmary Bradford BD9 6RJ

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