Health & Wellbeing Education & Young People 2024
Barts Charity

Annual Report 2024-25

Barts Charity is an endowment-backed medical charity dedicated to improving health in East London through funding innovative research and transformational healthcare. With a £506m investment portfolio and a five-year strategy backed by over £150m in planned grants, in 2024-25 it awarded £21.7m across Barts Health NHS Trust, Queen Mary University of London and City St George's. Key investments include a £4.63m tuberculosis centre with global research potential, a new rectal cancer treatment service, and studies into air pollution's impact on children's lung health.

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Grant-making across three funding schemes: Research Project Grants (up to 36 months), Research Seed Grants (early-stage), and Healthcare Small Grants; partners: Barts Health NHS Trust (£5.0m), Queen Mary University of London Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry (£16.6m), City St George's University of London (£0.1m); endowment management; fundraising and communications; Clinical Research Facility development at The Royal London Hospital Custom geography from upload: East London / National / Global

📊Key Metrics

£21.7m granted to healthcare and research projects in 2024-25; investment portfolio valued at £506m at year end; endowment-backed five-year strategy (2022-2027) commits over £150m in planned investment Key Metric 1
£4.63m awarded to establish a new centre tackling high rates of tuberculosis in East London — with potential global impact on TB diagnosis and treatment; £0.65m to introduce contact x-ray brachytherapy for rectal cancer at Barts Health (treating tumours without surgery) Key Metric 2
£0.65m to establish a nurse-led alcohol and drug liaison service at Newham Hospital; £0.4m to study impact of air pollution in London school playgrounds on children's lung function and asthma risk; £3.6m of permanent endowment released for Fellowship programme Key Metric 3

✅Key Outcomes

  • Funding split across research and healthcare delivery at five NHS hospitals in East London; Clinical Research Facility at The Royal London Hospital progressing — building start aimed for second half of 2025; refreshed Intellectual Property policy launched
  • Major gift fundraising pivoted following Breast Cancer Centre feasibility challenges; however feasibility work funded by Barts Charity helped clarify cost and risk profile for Barts Health and accelerated service improvements
  • Externally-led recruitment review completed to improve inclusivity and objectivity; first external staff engagement survey delivered with high engagement scores; benefits review led to increased annual leave and employer pension contributions

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