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Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity (GOSH Charity)

Annual Report and Financial Statements 2020/21

GOSH Charity supports Great Ormond Street Hospital with research, equipment and family support. In 2020/21 — the final year before its new 5-year strategy — the charity navigated COVID-19 by maintaining all funding commitments through careful cost management, use of reserves, and innovative virtual fundraising. Total income reached £68.4m. A new EDI strategy was launched and an organisational redesign undertaken. The hospital treated approximately 600 children daily throughout the pandemic. Planning began for the Children's Cancer Centre fundraising appeal.

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Research funding (National Call — rare disease, inherited cardiac conditions); COVID-19 response (PPE, gifts in kind, wellbeing support, research funding); family support services; Children's Cancer Centre planning; staff development; new organisational structure; virtual fundraising events Custom geography from upload: UK-wide (HQ London)

Key Metrics

Key Metric 1 Total income £68.4m in 2020/21; careful cost management and use of reserves maintained charitable commitments throughout COVID-19; new 5-year strategy announced for 2021-2026
Key Metric 2 All existing funding commitments maintained through pandemic; COVID-19 Emergency Appeal helped children, families and staff; hospital pivot to COVID-19 support while maintaining rare disease treatment; research into COVID-19 impact on children funded
Key Metric 3 Innovative fundraising developed; digital capabilities accelerated; organisational redesign undertaken; Citizens Advice partnership for family financial support; plan to launch Children's Cancer Centre fundraising appeal in 2022-23

Key Outcomes

  • First Equality, Diversity and Inclusion strategy launched; Kai's case study (hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, rare cardiac condition, donated heart) illustrates impact of research funding; GOSH treated approximately 600 children and young people daily throughout pandemic
  • Organisation redesign completed to deliver 2021-2026 strategy; hybrid working adopted without issues; COVID-19 response delivered quickly despite major income challenges (cancelled events, deferred fundraising)
  • Prior year income not stated in accessible section; charity reg. 235825; new fundraising approaches including virtual events; digital growth accelerated by necessity; Children's Cancer Centre first announced as major ambition in this report

Geography

UK-Wide

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