What Scannappeal does

Scannappeal is a registered UK charity (Charity No. 1215590) founded in 1987 and headquartered at Amersham Hospital in Buckinghamshire. Its sole function is to raise funds from the local community and direct them toward the purchase of advanced medical equipment for Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust hospitals, including Amersham, High Wycombe, Stoke Mandeville, and Buckingham. Over 35+ years the charity has raised more than £20 million, completed 40 major appeals and 70 small projects, and states that one in four local residents has used equipment it has funded, with roughly 100,000 patients diagnosed or treated annually using Scannappeal-funded kit.

The organisation operates a community-led, event-driven fundraising model financed through individual donations (one-time and recurring, with Gift Aid), event revenue (golf days, quiz nights, open gardens, ultra challenges, business breakfasts), corporate partnerships, legacy gifts, trust and foundation grants, and proceeds from hospital bookshops at three sites. Pricing is donation-based with suggested tiers of £10, £25, £50, and £100 and no required minimum. Active fundraising campaigns include the £2 million Cardiology Appeal, £1.1 million Spinal Surgery Appeal, £410,000 Mobile Breast Screening Appeal (in partnership with the Trust Charitable Fund), and the recently completed £150,000 Lung Cancer Biopsy Appeal. Distribution channels are primarily a website donation portal, JustGiving, telephone donations, event ticketing, and physical hospital bookshops. Marketing relies on organic social media, email newsletters, local PR, and community events.

The underlying technology stack is minimal and entirely non-AI: the website, Beacon CRM for supporter data, and JustGiving integration handle donations and supporter management. The charity has a paid team of 12 supported by a broader volunteer base, and is governed by a board of trustees under William Baxter CBE (Chairman until his passing in 2023) with Lisa Trivett as Director. Effective 1 April 2026, Scannappeal is merging with Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust Charitable Fund to form a single Buckinghamshire Healthcare Charity, consolidating all donor data and operations. Tom Kerridge has served as Patron since 2016, and the charity's lead fundraiser Phil Richards received an MBE in 2020 for his volunteer efforts.

Name

Scannappeal

Legal name

Scannappeal

Website

https://scannappeal.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Scannappeal is a UK registered charity founded in 1987 that raises funds from the Buckinghamshire community to purchase advanced medical equipment for Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust hospitals, having raised over £20m across 40 major appeals. It is merging with the Trust's Charitable Fund in 2026 to form Buckinghamshire Healthcare Charity.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Charity Fundraising

NAICS

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

akta.pro primary industry

Health & Medical Research Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAL)

Keywords

• Medical equipment fundraising
• NHS hospital charity
• Community fundraising appeals
• Corporate charity partnerships
• Healthcare charitable donations

Headquarters

HQ city

Amersham

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: One-time and recurring donations from individual supporters in the Buckinghamshire community, processed via website, phone, or post. Gift Aid scheme allows reclaiming 25p per £1 from UK taxpayers.
2. Event Fundraising: Revenue from organized events including challenge events, golf days, quiz nights, open gardens, and corporate breakfasts. Ticket sales and sponsorship contribute to fundraising goals.
3. Corporate Partnerships: Support from local businesses through sponsorship, employee giving programs, and CSR partnerships. Companies sponsor events or provide in-kind support.
4. Legacies and Wills: Inheritance gifts and legacy donations from supporters who leave bequests to the charity in their wills.
5. Trust and Foundation Grants: Funding from charitable trusts and foundations such as Roger and Jean Jefcoate Trust, Caron Keating Foundation, and Kop Hill Climb/Heart of Bucks.
6. Bookshop Sales: Hospital bookshops at Amersham, Wycombe, and Stoke Mandeville sell donated books, CDs, DVDs with proceeds supporting the charity.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Scannappeal is a registered UK charity that raises funds through community donations, events, corporate partnerships, legacies, and grants to purchase advanced, life-saving and life-changing medical equipment for Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust hospitals. Its deliverable is funded medical equipment (e.g., MRI scanners, 3D mammography biopsy suites, cardiology, spinal surgery and breast screening equipment) delivered via named appeals and a Small Projects Programme, with ancillary revenue from hospital bookshops.

Product overview

Scannappeal is a charitable organization (operating as part of Buckinghamshire Healthcare Charity from April 2026) that raises funds to provide life-saving and life-changing medical equipment for Buckinghamshire NHS hospitals. Rather than a unified technology product, Scannappeal offers a portfolio of fundraising campaigns (including Cardiology Appeal, Mobile Breast Screening Appeal, Spinal Surgery Appeal, and the completed Lung Cancer Biopsy Appeal), donation processing services, and community fundraising events. The charity has completed 40 major appeals and 70 small projects, raising over £20 million to support equipment purchases across hospitals in Amersham, High Wycombe, and Stoke Mandeville.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cardiology Appeal A major fundraising campaign raising £2,000,000 for cardiology equipment at Wycombe Hospital as part of the hospital's major transformation. Targets individual donors, corporate partners, and trust and foundation grant-makers.
• Mobile Breast Screening Appeal A £410,000 fundraising appeal run in partnership with Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust Charitable Fund to provide mobile breast screening equipment that reaches patients across the county.
• Lung Cancer Biopsy Appeal A £150,000 fundraising appeal that has been completed, funding lung cancer biopsy equipment for Buckinghamshire hospitals.
• Spinal Surgery Appeal A £1,100,000 fundraising campaign to fund spinal surgery capability and make Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust a leader in spinal surgery.
• Small Projects Programme An ongoing programme that funds smaller medical equipment projects across Buckinghamshire hospitals, complementing the major appeal portfolio.
• Donation Processing Online and offline donation processing enabling single and recurring gifts (one-time and monthly) from supporters, with Gift Aid reclaim for eligible UK taxpayers.
• Events Programme Organised fundraising events including golf days, open gardens, business breakfasts, ultra challenges, quiz nights, and raffles, with ticket sales and sponsorship income flowing back to medical equipment appeals.
• Hospital Bookshops Secondhand bookshops operating at Wycombe, Amersham, and Stoke Mandeville hospitals, generating funds for medical equipment through sales of donated books, CDs, and DVDs.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1 in 4 local population has used Scannappeal-funded equipment
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary beneficiary partnership - Scannappeal raises funds specifically for Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust hospitals. The Trust works with Scannappeal to identify equipment needs and clinical priorities for fundraising appeals.
• Tom KerridgecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCelebrity chef and two Michelin star restaurateur (Hand and Flowers, Marlow) serves as Patron of Scannappeal since 2016. Hosted inaugural event raising over £22,000 and actively promotes the charity.
• Thames Valley Chamber of CommerceminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSupporting partner for Scannappeal Business Breakfast events, providing venue access and networking opportunities for local businesses.
• The Journeyman (Gerrards Cross)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerRestaurant venue partner for Scannappeal Business Breakfast networking events.
• KJ Smith SolicitorsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEvent sponsor for Scannappeal Business Breakfast events.
• SafferyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEvent sponsor for Scannappeal Business Breakfast events.
• Rotary Clubs (Amersham, Beaconsfield, Gerrards Cross & Chalfont St Peter, High Wycombe)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal Rotary clubs support Scannappeal through donations, fundraising events, and community engagement activities.
• George David Estate AgentsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsored the fundraising thermometer display at Stoke Mandeville Hospital showing Bucks MRI Appeal progress.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• King's College Hospital Charity: NHS hospital charity raising funds for medical equipment, research and patient care at King's College Hospital. Mirrors Scannappeal's fundraising-for-NHS-equipment model with similar community-led and event-driven GTM.
• Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity: Dedicated NHS hospital charity funding medical equipment, research and family-welfare projects at Great Ormond Street. Closest analogue to Scannappeal's model of community-led fundraising targeted at NHS hospital equipment, but at substantially larger national scale.
• Guy's & St Thomas' Charity: Affiliated charity supporting Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, funding equipment, research and innovation. Directly analogous to Scannappeal's structure and NHS-hospital partnership model, operating at a larger London scale.
• Barts Charity: Funds equipment, research and healthcare innovation across Barts Health NHS Trust hospitals in East London. Comparable as an NHS-hospital-focused grantmaking charity raising philanthropic funds for capital equipment not covered by NHS budgets.
• Royal Marsden Cancer Charity: UK hospital-affiliated charity that raises philanthropic funds to purchase cutting-edge medical equipment, fund research and support patient care at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust — directly comparable in mission, donor base (local + national) and equipment-grantmaking model to Scannappeal.
• Addenbrooke's Charitable Trust: Charitable fund for Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Addenbrooke's), funding equipment, research and patient experience. Closely comparable regional NHS-hospital charity with a community fundraising and corporate partnership GTM akin to Scannappeal's.

Broad incumbents

• British Heart Foundation: Major national charity funding cardiovascular research and equipment. Adjacent given Scannappeal's active £2m Cardiology Appeal; competes for the same donor pounds in cardiology but at national scale and with a broader research mission.
• Macmillan Cancer Support: Large national cancer charity funding equipment, nursing and patient support — overlaps with Scannappeal's breast-screening, lung-biopsy and cancer-treatment equipment appeals from a fundraising-channel perspective rather than a direct competitor.
• NHS Charities Together: Umbrella organisation representing and fundraising for the network of NHS-affiliated charities across the UK. Relevant as a sector-level incumbent that Scannappeal would engage with as a member; not a direct competitor but the closest broad-overlap organisation.

Regional players

• Mid Cheshire Hospitals Charity: Small, regional NHS hospital charity in Cheshire funding equipment and patient-experience projects. Most directly comparable to Scannappeal by scale (small staff, single-Trust focus, community-led fundraising model), illustrating how the Buckinghamshire model performs elsewhere in the UK.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/scannappeal
• Facebookfacebook.com/Scannappeal
• Instagraminstagram.com/scannappeal
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/scannappeal

Revenue estimate

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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