--- title: "Great Ormond Street Hospital Child… rating | CharityCompare" description: "Great Ormond Street Hospital Children" source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/great-ormond-street-hospital-children-s-charity retrieved: 2026-08-18T01:37:41.179Z license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Quick answer ## Is Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity a good charity? Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity scores 79/100 (4 stars, Good) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2025 (£140m total income, 60% of spending on charitable activities). This reflects financial transparency and stewardship on paper — not the real-world impact of its programmes. See the full breakdown. London · UK-wide · WC1N 1LE | Reg [1160024](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/great-ormond-street-hospital-children-s-charity) | Registered charity | [Official website](http://www.gosh.org/) | [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1160024) Donate ## How can you give to GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL CHILDREN'S CHARITY? You leave CharityCompare to complete a donation on the official GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL CHILDREN'S CHARITY form. We do not process payments or take commission. Opens their official online donation form. [Donate](http://www.gosh.org/?utm_source=charitycompare&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=donate&utm_content=1160024) ## What does Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity do? Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity is a registered charity (no. 1160024) working in health across the United Kingdom. Its latest Charity Commission filing directs 60% of spending to charitable activities, holding roughly 20 months of reserves, and files its annual accounts on time. Reported income has been growing (≈20% a year). CharityCompare's Clarity Score rates the organisation only from public Charity Commission accounts — accountability, financial health, efficiency and community support — not the quality or impact of its programmes. Summarised from public filings — Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity hasn't added its own description yet. [Work here? Add it free →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=great-ormond-street-hospital-children-s-charity) **In short:** GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL CHILDREN'S CHARITY scores 79 out of 100 (4 stars). 60% average program spend (3-year average). Filings are up to date with no major concerns. ## What is Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity? Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity has a Clarity Score of 79 out of 100 on CharityCompare (4 stars, Good). Charity Commission registration number 1160024. Status: Registered. Primary cause area: Health. Latest accounts year 2025: total income £140m, with 60% of expenditure on charitable activities. Accounts filing: up to date. Reserves: approximately 20 months of operating costs. 1 filing concern(s) noted on this profile. Scores are independent and based on official filings — not a donation recommendation. Data from [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/), last updated 17 July 2026. Overall score 79/100 4★ · Good Cause spend 60% 3-yr avg · charitable activities Accountability 100/100 Finance beacon Income £140m Latest year 2025 Reserves 20 mo Months of running costs Accounts filing On time Charity Commission £2.9 raised per £1 fundraising (3-yr avg) · 43% overhead · Website on register · Confidence: high ## How does GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL CHILDREN'S CHARITY compare? Clarity Score percentile against similar UK charities — the share of peers GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL CHILDREN'S CHARITY scores higher than. Income band (£10m+)55thpercentile **Scores higher than 55% of 943 charities in its income band** · 79/100 vs 77 peer average (marker). Health charities55thpercentile **Scores higher than 55% of 528 charities in this cause** · 79/100 vs 76 peer average (marker). ## How reliable is Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity's data? Source Charity Commission (England & Wales) Accounts year 2025 Filing date 24 June 2026 Profile reviewed 17 July 2026 High confidence — complete filing data Scores reflect the latest annual accounts on the register. Clarity Score measures how clearly the charity accounts for money in those filings — not programme impact. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources: [Charity Commission for England and Wales](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/), [Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator](https://www.oscr.org.uk/) and [Charity Commission for Northern Ireland](https://www.charitycommissionni.org.uk/). [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). ## What is Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity's Beacon report? Detailed accountability and finance metrics from UK regulator filings — structured for transparency in our four-beacon report. ### Accountability & Transparency Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies. 100/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Filing history (5 years) 100% on-time over five years = 15 pts · one late filing = 5 pts · two or more = 0 pts. | 100% | 15/15 pts | | Trustee oversight Three or more trustees on the register = 15 pts, scaled down for fewer (governance red flag below three). | 100% | 13 trustees · 15/15 pts | | Declared policies Safeguarding (4) · conflict of interest (3) · volunteer management (3) — from Charity Commission annual return. | 100% | 10/10 pts | ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 87/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Reserves (months of cash) 3–24 months = full marks, tapering on both sides · 0 months or 4+ years (hoarding) = 0 pts. | 100% | 20 months · 15/15 pts | | Income stability / growth +20% or more over the window = 10 pts · flat = 5 pts · −20% or worse = 0 pts, scaled between. | 100% | 10/10 pts · 3-year average | | Liabilities to assets 0% liabilities-to-assets = 5 pts, scaling down to 0 pts at 60%+ debt. | 20% | 50% · 1/5 pts | ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 20/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Program expense ratio 90%+ on charitable activities = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 50% or below. | 20% | 60% · 2/10 pts (3-year average) | | Fundraising efficiency ≤10p to raise £1 = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 40p or above (fundraising cost ÷ income). | 20% | 35p per £1 income · 2/10 pts (3-year average) | ### Community Support Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff. 90/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Volunteer-to-staff ratio Volunteers at 2x staff or more = full marks · no volunteers = 0 pts, scaled between. | 90% | 480 volunteers / 277 staff · 9/10 pts | [How we calculate beacon scores →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What is Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity's Clarity Score? 79/100 total · Good · 4 of 5 stars Four pillars (40 + 30 + 20 + 10 points) from Charity Commission filings — see methodology for full weightings. 100/100 Accountability & Transparency 87/100 Financial Health 20/100 Financial Efficiency 90/100 Community Support ### Accountability & Transparency Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies. 100/100 Filing history (5 years)15/15 pts Trustee oversight13 trustees · 15/15 pts Declared policies10/10 pts ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 87/100 Reserves (months of cash)20 months · 15/15 pts Income stability / growth10/10 pts · 3-year average Liabilities to assets50% · 1/5 pts ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 20/100 Program expense ratio60% · 2/10 pts (3-year average) Fundraising efficiency35p per £1 income · 2/10 pts (3-year average) ### Community Support Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff. 90/100 Volunteer-to-staff ratio480 volunteers / 277 staff · 9/10 pts ## How much does Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity raise and spend? Latest filed year 2025 · Source: Charity Commission filings | Category | Amount | % of spend | | --- | --- | --- | | Total income | £140m | — | | Total expenditure | £348m | — | | Charitable activities | £303m | 87% | | Fundraising | £45m | 13% | | Governance & admin | £4.7m | 1% | 87%On charitable activities ## Where does the money go? Latest accounts (2025) · £348m spent - Charitable activities87% · £303m - Fundraising13% · £45m - Governance1% · £4.7m ## What trust indicators does Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity have? Pulled from the Charity Commission register — filing behaviour, board size, and workforce where reported. - ✓ Accounts filed on time up to date · last filing 24 June 2026 - — Trustee board size (3–12) 13 trustees on the Charity Commission register - ✓ Workforce on register 277 employees · 480 volunteers (2:1 volunteer-to-staff) Fundraising Regulator Status not yet checked Separate from our financial scores — shows whether the charity follows the Code of Fundraising Practice. [Check Fundraising Regulator →](https://www.fundraisingregulator.org.uk/members/) Official register Reg 1160024 Full trustee list, accounts, and regulatory history on the Charity Commission. [View on Charity Commission →](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1160024) ### Trustees & officers - Jennifer Bethlehem since 2017 - Kevin John Thompson since 2020 - Louise Justham since 2020 - David Germain since 2021 - Michael Andrew Wiseman since 2022 - Professor Sir Douglass Matthew Turnbull since 2022 - Professor Fiona Ross since 2023 - Dr Masood Ahmed since 2023 - CHRISTOPHER JOHN ALLEN since 2024 - JOSHUA CRITCHLEY since 2024 - Lee Michael Rochford since 2025 - Kevin Aitchison since 2026 100 How we score charities +The Clarity Score is a 100-point rating from UK regulator filings (Charity Commission for England and Wales, OSCR and CCNI). Four pillars — Accountability & Transparency (40), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10) — each scored on a continuous scale, not pass/fail cutoffs. A statutory inquiry sets the score to 0 automatically. [Full methodology →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) Accountability & Transparency Scored from filings 40 points — filing history (15), trustee oversight (15, scaling up to a board of three or more), declared policies (10). Financial Health Scored from filings 30 points — reserves (15, full marks 3–24 months, tapering on both sides), income stability (10), liabilities to assets (5, scaling down as debt rises). Financial Efficiency Scored from filings 20 points — program expense ratio and fundraising cost, each on a graduated scale (not a single cutoff). Kept at 20% of the total: financial-ratio scoring alone is not a reliable effectiveness signal (see "why not just an overhead ratio?" below). Community Support Scored from filings 10 points — volunteer-to-staff ratio from Charity Commission workforce data, scaling continuously up to a 2:1 ratio. Overall score Sum of all pillar points. Display stars use the same bands as the labels: 90–100 → 5★ Exceptional; 75–89 → 4★ Good; 60–74 → 3★ Needs improvement; 1–59 → 2★ Poor; 0 → not rated. ## How have Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity's finances changed over five years? - Income - Spending - Cause spend Values in £ thousands · Cause spend plotted only when the filing discloses a split · Source: Charity Commission accounts ## What are the key facts about Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity? Overall score 79/100 (4★) Income £140m Cause spend 60% of expenditure Reg number 1160024 Scope UK-wide Reserves 20 months Trustees 13 Accounts year 2025 Filing up to date ## How does GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL CHILDREN'S CHARITY compare, and where else can you look? 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That reflects how transparent and financially healthy it looks on paper — it does not measure the real-world impact of its work, so treat it as one factor alongside the cause you care about. CharityCompare never tells you where to donate. Is Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity a legitimate charity? + Yes — Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity is a legitimate registered charity (charity number 1160024). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1160024. Registration proves status; Clarity Score then summarises filing transparency on paper, not programme impact. What is Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity's charity number? + Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity's charity number is 1160024. Check that number on the official register (Charity Commission, OSCR or CCNI) or this CharityCompare profile before you donate — scammers sometimes reuse real numbers on fake appeals. What is Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity's charity rating? + Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity scores 79 out of 100 on CharityCompare (4 stars — Good). The Clarity Score V1 sums four pillars from UK regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 pts), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10). Stars use the same bands as those labels — 90+ is 5★ Exceptional. It is not an impact ranking. Does Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity have reviews and complaints? + CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity. Instead you get a filing-based Clarity Score, cause spend, reserves and red flags such as late accounts (1 filing concern(s) noted on this profile). For formal complaints about a charity, contact the Charity Commission, OSCR, CCNI or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate. How much of my donation reaches Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity? + According to its 2025 regulator filing, 60% of Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity's total spending went to charitable activities (3-yr avg across disclosed years). That is the closest official figure to "how much of your donation reaches the cause" — it is an average across all spending in the filing, not a pound-by-pound breakdown of an individual gift. What are Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity's overheads? + According to its 2025 regulator filing, fundraising costs were about 40% of total expenditure and combined overheads (fundraising plus governance) were about 43% of total expenditure at Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity. The filings CharityCompare uses do not publish CEO or senior-staff pay, so we cannot say what Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity's chief executive is paid — where disclosure rules apply, senior pay appears in the trustees' annual report on the Charity Commission register. How much income does Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity receive? + Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity reported £140m total income in its 2025 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: growing. Are Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity's accounts up to date? + Filing status: up to date (last filing 2026-06-24). CharityCompare flags late or missing accounts separately from the financial score. Where is Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity based? + Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity is listed at London · UK-wide · WC1N 1LE and operates UK-wide, focused on health. How does CharityCompare score Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity? + We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity's regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 points — filing history, trustees, policies), Financial Health (30 — reserves, income trend, debt), Financial Efficiency (20 — cause spend and fundraising cost, on a graduated scale) and Community Support (10 — volunteer-to-staff ratio). An open statutory inquiry scores 0. The score measures reporting on paper, not programme impact. CharityCompare is free for donors, takes no commission on donations, and scores cannot be bought. How often is this page updated? + This profile was last updated on 17 July 2026 from the latest UK regulator data available to CharityCompare, and Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity's most recent accounts cover 2025. Scores and figures refresh whenever we re-ingest the register, so the page reflects our latest data pull rather than a one-off review.