Health & Wellbeing Education & Young People 2022
Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity (GOSH Charity)

Annual Report and Accounts 2021/22

GOSH Charity supports Great Ormond Street Hospital with research funding, equipment and family support. In 2021/22 — the first year of its ambitious 2021-2026 strategy — total income grew to £74.5m despite COVID-19 challenges. The UK's first dedicated Sight and Sound Centre for children with sight and/or hearing loss was completed (supported by Premier Inn). A record-breaking Christmas Carol Concert was held. A new EDI strategy was launched. The COVID-19 appeal continued to fund staff, equipment and research needs across the pandemic.

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Research funding (National Call — rare disease); Children's Cancer Centre (planning phase); medical equipment and facility refurbishment (Sight and Sound Centre); family support services; COVID-19 response funding; staff wellbeing and development; strategic partnerships (Premier Inn, LifeArc); patient and family experience Custom geography from upload: UK-wide (HQ London)

📊Key Metrics

Total income £74.5m in 2021/22 — up £6.1m on prior year; new 5-year strategy launched; record-breaking Christmas Carol Concert; second virtual RBC Race for the Kids Key Metric 1
New 5-year strategy launched (2021-2026): focus on impact, partnership and income; Equality, Diversity and Inclusion strategy launched as critical culture change element; hybrid working successfully implemented Key Metric 2
Sight and Sound Centre completed — UK's first dedicated facility for children with sight and/or hearing loss (supported by Premier Inn and Restaurants); COVID-19 appeal funded research, equipment and staff support across pandemic Key Metric 3

✅Key Outcomes

  • Sight and Sound Centre completed and opened — first in UK for children with sight/hearing loss; COVID-19 grants funded children's research, staff PPE and family support; hybrid working implemented without disruption; 5-year strategy launched with ambitious income targets
  • EDI strategy launched — 'achieving equity, diversity and inclusion is critical' to maximising impact; new Board members David Germain, Karima Fahmy, Michael Wiseman and Sir Doug Turnbull welcomed; Professor Sir Stephen Holgate knighted in Queen's Birthday Honours
  • Prior year income £68.4m (2020/21); £74.5m represents continued growth despite COVID-19 challenges; multiple Board changes managed; charity reg. 235825; Children's Cancer Centre fundraising appeal in preparation for 2023 launch

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UK-Wide

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