Annual Report and Accounts 2022/23

GOSH Charity supports Great Ormond Street Hospital with research funding, equipment and family support services. In 2022/23, total income reached a then-record £108m — a 45% increase — driven by increased direct gifts, the launch of the public Children's Cancer Centre appeal, and 250,000+ regular givers. The Christmas campaign saw a 170% increase in digital income. Building plans for the £300m Children's Cancer Centre progressed significantly. A cost-of-living hardship fund was launched for hospital staff and families. Organisational redesign and research strategy implementation continued.

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📋About

Research funding (National Funding Call for rare disease research); Children's Cancer Centre fundraising appeal (Build it. Beat it. — public phase launched 2023); medical equipment funding; family support services; staff development (Learning Academy); cost-of-living hardship fund (staff and families); Citizens Advice partnership for family benefits access; patient and family experience Custom geography from upload: UK-wide (HQ London)

📊Key Metrics

Total income £108m in 2022/23 — record at the time (45% increase from £74.5m); £44.7m from direct gifts (up £15.8m); £31m from legacies; 250,000+ regular givers Key Metric 1
Strong year for research strategy implementation — increase in quality of responses to National Funding Call; children's Cancer Centre building plans and permissions progressed; GOSH Learning Academy funding released for education and development Key Metric 2
170% increase in income from digital channels in Christmas campaign; public appeal for Children's Cancer Centre launched via TCS London Marathon charity of the year partnership; hardship fund launched for hospital staff and families during cost-of-living crisis Key Metric 3

Key Outcomes

  • Record income year; Christmas 2022 campaign raised significantly more than prior year; TCS London Marathon charity of the year partnership launched public appeal; Citizens Advice partnership helped families access benefits during cost-of-living crisis
  • Plans for Children's Cancer Centre became reality — building permissions and state-of-the-art equipment identified; new research strategy implementation year; organisational redesign to better deliver strategy; increased regular giving activity
  • Total expenditure £69.1m in 2022/23 vs £59.2m prior year; fundraising investment increased; 900 fundraising complaints (up 244 — attributable to significantly increased face-to-face activity); Sandeep Katwala retired after 6+ years on board; Thomas Fitzgerald joined Investment Committee; charity reg. 235825

📍Geography

UK-Wide

2026 Enhanced

Impact — Winter 2026

Total income £18,180,000 and total expenditure £18,560,000 (year ended 31 December 2024, charity no. 1084958 England/Wales and SC039654 Scotland); in 2024 spent £3.8m on charitable activities including £1,079,000 on research, £1,366,000 on EB Community Support, £943,000 on public education, £270,000 on EB healthcare and £185,000 on respite breaks
Key Metric 1
700+ members supported through in-person visits and support calls in 2025; 697 support grants allocated in 2025 for essential items including specialist clothing, cooling fans and sheepskin liners; 2 new holiday homes purchased in 2025 with over 700 guests enjoying holiday homes; £34,000 raised through 2025 winter 'The Longest Night' appeal
Key Metric 2
Largest global investment in EB research to date: multi-million-pound drug repurposing trial provisionally agreed with LifeArc partner at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and King's College London; EB Priorities Setting Partnership study completed mapping global research priorities for all four main EB forms
Key Metric 3
£34,000 raised in 2025 winter appeal supporting families like Darcie's with specialist items, emotional support and research; 697 support grants delivered in 2025; first Members Connect event in Northern Ireland; EB Priorities Setting Partnership study completed providing global research roadmap
2025 Enhanced

Impact Report 2025

22,507 households helped through RBL casework and specialist support services across 66 countries
Key Metric 1
22,600 grants given to those in need, totalling £11.8 million
Key Metric 2
733 beneficiaries represented at tribunals, resulting in £24.5 million in War Pensions awards
Key Metric 3
1,548 new families living with dementia supported by RBL Admiral Nurses service
2025 Enhanced

Our Impact 2024-25

3,600 blind veterans received support across the UK; 447 new blind veterans started receiving support in 2024/25
Key Metric 1
1,598 referrals to rehabilitation services completed; 313 veterans received assistive technology training
Key Metric 2
997 volunteers donated 26,824 hours of support; befriending service awarded Quality in Befriending Excellence — one of only 11 organisations in the UK to achieve this
Key Metric 3
1,831 National Creative Wellbeing Project packs issued to help veterans reconnect with creativity and independence