Annual Report & Accounts 2024/25

Imperial Health Charity is the dedicated charity for Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, supporting five London hospitals — Charing Cross, Hammersmith, Queen Charlotte's & Chelsea, St Mary's and the Western Eye. Their 2024/25 annual report covers grants, arts, volunteering and fundraising activity, including £5.3m in grants awarded, 35,043 volunteer hours and £6.9m raised — well above target.

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📋About

Grants programme, arts engagement, volunteering, research fellowships, patient hardship grants, Compassionate Communities programme, Innovate at Imperial innovation grants, special purpose funds

📊Key Metrics

£6.9m raised in 2024/25 (exceeding £4.9m target); £5.3m awarded in grants Key Metric 1
1,097 volunteers contributed 35,043 hours and 184,681 patient interactions across five hospitals Key Metric 2
773 participatory arts workshops held; 7,495 patient and staff engagements in arts activities; 2,500+ artworks in museum-accredited collection Key Metric 3

Key Outcomes

  • Sleep apnoea home-testing service (AcuPebble) cut patient waiting times by up to 80% after receiving Innovate at Imperial grant — went on to win national HSJ award
  • 91% of past Innovate at Imperial grantees reported projects benefited patients; 82% said funding encouraged cross-department collaboration
  • 97% of NHS staff say Imperial Health Charity makes their hospital a better place to work; 94% agreed artwork on display improved their working environment

📍Geography

London

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