Nottingham Hospitals Charity

What Nottingham Hospitals Charity does

Nottingham Hospitals Charity (legal name: Nottingham University Hospitals Charity; Charity No. 1165397, Company Limited by Guarantee No. 9978675) is a UK registered charitable organisation founded in 2006 that exclusively supports four Nottingham NHS hospitals: Queen's Medical Centre, City Hospital, Ropewalk House, and Nottingham Children's Hospital. Its functional role is to raise voluntary income beyond NHS core funding to finance medical equipment (e.g., a £999,999 surgical robot at City Hospital, a £1.6M intra-operative MRI scanner at Nottingham Children's Hospital), facility improvements (Neonatal Unit family enhancements totalling £322,000), medical research (£12M+ invested across cancer, Long COVID, brain tumour, and breast cancer projects), and arts-based wellbeing programmes (£50,000 raised in six months for the Long Covid Research Appeal; co-funded Arts Trails with Arts Council England National Lottery).

The organisation operates a multi-channel fundraising model built on standard third-party platforms including JustGiving (personal fundraising pages), Blackbaud and Hyphen8/Salesforce (donor CRM), Much Loved, Ticket Tailor, Visufund, and Access Group, with UK GDPR-compliant data handling and Blackbaud Data Privacy Framework certification for transatlantic data transfer. Revenue derives from five streams: individual one-time and recurring donations (with preset £10/£20/£50 options), Gift Aid (a UK tax-relief programme enabling 25% additional reclaim on eligible donations — equivalent to £105,000 last year and a potential £1.25M annual uplift if fully optimised), event-based fundraising (Robin Hood Half Marathon at £45 registration, Big QMC Abseil at £30 with £150 minimum commitment, Hike for your Hospitals, skydives), legacy gifts (52 gifts recorded), and corporate partnerships (Nottingham Panthers, Royal Mail, A.W. Lymn, Stuart Broad, Vicky McClure).

The charity employs 11-50 staff headquartered at 2 Embley Road, City Hospital, Nottingham, with a secondary Charity Hub at Queen's Medical Centre. Distribution is entirely regional (East Midlands, UK) through self-serve web donations, event registrations via Ticket Tailor, direct corporate engagement, NHS staff intranet grant routing, and post/telephone channels. As of the most recent reporting period, it has recorded £4.2M in total voluntary income against £3.68M in total grants disbursed, with 2,368 donors and fundraisers engaged. Active multi-year appeals include the Big Appeal for Nottingham Children's Hospital (£1.5M target, launched 2025) and the Hayward House Appeal (£1.5M target, launched spring 2022, with £1M milestone reached September 2024).

Name

Nottingham Hospitals Charity

Legal name

Nottingham University Hospitals Charity

Website

https://nottinghamhospitalscharity.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Nottingham Hospitals Charity is a UK registered NHS hospital charity raising voluntary funds exclusively for Nottingham's four NHS hospitals, funding equipment, research, facility enhancements, and arts-based wellbeing programmes through individual donations, events, legacies, and corporate partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Fundraising Services

NAICS

Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Grantmaking Foundations (813211)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Hospitals, Clinics & Charitable Healthcare Providers (BPAGACAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Grantmaking & Philanthropic Funds (Institutional Donors) (BPADAOAB), Maternal, Child & Family Health Program Funding (HLAJALAG)

Keywords

• Hospital fundraising
• Charitable donations
• Healthcare philanthropy
• Community fundraising
• NHS hospital support

Headquarters

HQ city

Nottingham

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: One-time and recurring donations from individual supporters, with options to donate to specific appeals, wards, or general fund. Donation options include preset amounts (£10, £20, £50) or custom amounts.
2. Gift Aid: UK tax relief programme allowing 25% additional reclaim on eligible donations from UK taxpayers, significantly increasing donation value at no extra cost to donors.
3. Event-Based Fundraising: Revenue from participants in organized events including the Robin Hood Half Marathon (£45 registration), Big QMC Abseil (£30 registration), and various challenge events. Participants also raise minimum sponsorship amounts.
4. Legacy Gifts: Gifts left in supporters' wills, with 52 legacy gifts recorded. Funded specific projects including the Ropewalk House audiology mural through Gordon Reginald Garwood's estate.
5. Corporate Partnerships: Partnerships with local businesses for sponsorship, team fundraising events, and Cause-Related Marketing. Includes support from companies like A.W. Lymn, Royal Mail, and Nottingham Panthers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Nottingham Hospitals Charity raises voluntary funds to support the four NHS hospitals operated by Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust: Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham City Hospital, Ropewalk House, and Nottingham Children's Hospital. The charity funds medical equipment, facility improvements, clinical research, arts programmes, patient and staff amenities, and capital projects beyond what NHS core funding provides. It delivers this through named fundraising appeals, community event participation, corporate partnerships, regular giving, legacy gifts, and Gift Aid tax reclaims.

Product overview

Nottingham Hospitals Charity operates as a charitable fundraising organization supporting Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. The charity offers a portfolio of fundraising appeals (Big Appeal for Nottingham Children's Hospital, Hayward House Appeal, Long Covid Research Appeal), digital donation platforms (JustGiving integration, Gift Aid registration), event-based fundraising (Robin Hood Half Marathon, Big QMC Abseil, Hike for your Hospitals, Do Your Own Thing), grant services for NHS staff, and arts programmes (Artist-in-Residence, Arts Trails). Donors can give to general funds, specific appeals, or designated hospital wards/areas.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Big Appeal for Nottingham Children's Hospital The Big Appeal is the flagship fundraising campaign for Nottingham Children's Hospital, enabling individual donors and corporate partners to contribute to enhanced facilities, equipment, and services for young patients and their families.
• Hayward House Appeal A dedicated fundraising appeal supporting the refurbishment of Hayward House, the palliative care unit at City Hospital, and the development of a community space for patients and families.
• Long Covid Research Appeal A fundraising appeal supporting Nottingham-based clinical research into Long Covid, enabling donations from individuals and groups to fund research staff and project costs.
• Robin Hood Half Marathon An annual community running event in which participants secure charity places and raise sponsorship funds for Nottingham Hospitals Charity.
• Big QMC Abseil An adrenaline fundraising event in which supporters abseil from the height of Queen's Medical Centre in return for sponsorship funds.
• Hike for your Hospitals A community walking challenge event enabling participants to fundraise through sponsored hikes in support of Nottingham Hospitals Charity.
• Do Your Own Thing A DIY fundraising programme allowing supporters to organise their own fundraising activity (bake sales, challenges, community events) in aid of Nottingham Hospitals Charity.
• JustGiving Fundraising Pages Hosted online fundraising pages integrated with JustGiving, enabling supporters to create personalised donation pages linked to Nottingham Hospitals Charity for events, in-memory giving, and personal challenges.

Quantifiable outcome

• £4.2 million total voluntary income with £3.68 million granted to hospital projects
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Arts Council England National LotterycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 November 2023Co-funded the Arts Trails project at City Hospital and Queen's Medical Centre, with five trails launched in November 2023 to encourage patients, visitors, and staff to engage with art and movement for wellbeing.
• Nottingham PantherscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Ice hockey team that has raised over £96,000 for Nottingham Hospitals Charity since 2012, including over £64,000 specifically for cancer care and research. Panthers Fights Cancer Month in memory of General Manager Gary Moran.
• Professor Richard Grundy and TeamcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partnership developing PLGA/PEG biodegradable polymer paste applied after brain tumour surgery to increase chemotherapy precision.
• Professor Chan and TeamcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerReceived £184,000 funding to develop personalised breast cancer treatment methods, reducing unnecessary treatments and minimising side effects.
• Professor Hywel WilliamsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLed BEEP trial exploring whether moisturising babies during their first year can reduce chances of developing eczema later in life.
• Helen BettsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeading groundbreaking post-surgical infection detection research using MRI technology invented locally by Sir Peter Mansfield.
• Vicky McClure's Our Dementia ChoirminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpecial performance during Dementia Action Week 2022 at City Hospital, bringing joy to patients with dementia and their families.
• Sir Peter Mansfield (MRI Technology)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMRI technology invented locally at Nottingham is being used for Long COVID research studying muscle fatigue and breathlessness, first study of its kind in UK.
• Stuart Broad (England Cricket)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerEngland cricket legend and Nottingham Children's Hospital ambassador; born prematurely at Nottingham's Neonatal Unit, now supporting the Big Appeal.

Scale indicators30 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Newcastle Hospitals Charity: Charity supporting Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; comparable northern-England NHS hospital charity running capital appeals, research grants, and arts programmes across multiple hospital sites.
• UCL Hospitals Charitable Foundation: Charity supporting University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; closely mirrors Nottingham's structure of supporting a multi-site teaching hospital trust with research, equipment, and patient amenity appeals.
• Barts Charity: Charity supporting Barts Health NHS Trust across multiple East London hospitals; similar scale of annual voluntary income, similar mix of capital appeals, research grants, and arts funding, and similar multi-site NHS hospital mandate.
• Manchester Foundation Trust Charity: Charitable arm of Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK; operates a similar multi-hospital fundraising model covering equipment, research, patient experience, and staff wellbeing across multiple sites.
• Nottingham Children's Hospital Charity-related appeals: Nottingham Hospitals Charity itself runs the Big Appeal for Nottingham Children's Hospital as a flagship sub-campaign — directly comparable model to dedicated children's hospital charities elsewhere in the UK in mission, donor base, and event mix.
• Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity: The UK's leading dedicated children's hospital charity; runs a comparable portfolio of individual giving, events, corporate partnerships, legacies, and major capital appeals to fund medical equipment, research, and family accommodation — directly analogous model and donor psychology to Nottingham's Children's Hospital appeals.
• King's College Hospital Charity: Fundraising vehicle for King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in London; comparable revenue model combining individual giving, events, corporate partnerships, and grants for equipment, research, and patient experience improvements.
• Guy's & St Thomas' Charity: London-based NHS hospital charity supporting Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust; runs a multi-hospital fundraising operation with grants, arts programmes, and research funding — the closest structural analogue to Nottingham Hospitals Charity's NUH-wide mandate.

Peers

• University Hospitals Birmingham Charity:

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/3855461

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

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