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Derby & Burton Hospitals Charity
Derby & Burton Hospitals Charity operates as the dedicated charitable vehicle for the University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust.
Derby & Burton Hospitals Charity
Derby & Burton Hospitals Charity operates as the dedicated charitable vehicle for the University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust. The Trust Board — including Chief Executive Stephen Posey, Chair Prem Singh, and Executive CFO Chris Sands — serves as the charity's corporate trustee, making all fiduciary and grant-making decisions. The charity's income derives from public donations, legacies, and fundraising events, with proceeds directed toward supplementary facilities, medical equipment, research initiatives, and staff wellbeing programs that fall outside NHS statutory funding. The charity is registered with the Fundraising Regulator and adheres to the Code of Fundraising Practice. Grants fund projects across Royal Derby Hospital and other Trust sites, with a focus on capital equipment purchases, research seed funding, and patient-environment improvements. The charity maintains a small investment portfolio — Altss estimates assets under management of roughly $14 million based on available filings — alongside a historical Medical & Nursing Collection. The deployment model is entirely internal: all funds flow to Trust-controlled projects rather than external organizations, making the charity's impact directly observable within the hospitals it serves. The charity operates with minimal dedicated staff, relying on Trust personnel and volunteer fundraisers. It holds a Bondholder membership with Marketing Derby, connecting it to the regional business community for sponsorship and partnership opportunities. The corporate trustee structure means no separate investment committee exists; the Trust Board, already responsible for a major NHS acute care provider, oversees the charity's modest endowment allocation alongside its core healthcare governance duties. Unlike independent hospital foundations with large endowments and professionalized investment teams, Derby & Burton Hospitals Charity exists as a structurally lean, Trust-embedded entity. Its investment strategy is low-complexity, its grants are small-scale relative to the Trust's operational budget, and its governance is inseparable from the NHS Trust Board itself — making it a pure pass-through for philanthropic intent rather than a strategic allocator seeking return maximization.
General information
Firm type
Endowment / Foundation
Year founded
—
AUM
Undisclosed
Location
Region
Europe
Country
United Kingdom
City
Derby
Corporate office
Derby, United Kingdom
Principals
Stephen Posey
Chief Executive, University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust (Corporate Trustee Member)
Prem Singh
Chair, University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust (Corporate Trustee Member)
Chris Sands
Executive Chief Financial Officer, University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust (Corporate Trustee Member)
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Who runs investment decisions at Derby & Burton Hospitals Charity?
The University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust Board acts as corporate trustee, meaning Trust Board members — including Chief Executive Stephen Posey and Executive CFO Chris Sands — hold fiduciary responsibility for the charity's investment portfolio. There is no separate investment committee. The board integrates oversight of the charity's modest assets into its broader governance of the Trust's £1 billion-plus annual healthcare operations.
How does the charity's structure differ from an independent hospital foundation?
Derby & Burton Hospitals Charity is a corporate-trustee model: the Trust Board itself is the trustee, not a separate board of lay trustees. This means governance is inseparable from the NHS Trust's leadership. Unlike large independent hospital charities such as Guy's & St Thomas' Charity, Derby & Burton has no professionalized investment team and manages a small portfolio estimated by Altss at roughly $14 million, funded almost entirely by local donations and legacies.
What does the charity's investment portfolio consist of?
The charity holds a small investment portfolio alongside a historical Medical & Nursing Collection. Specific asset allocations are not publicly disclosed, but the scale — Altss estimates approximately $14 million in total assets — suggests a conservative, low-complexity approach consistent with NHS-linked charitable funds of similar size. The portfolio supports grant-making rather than serving as a growth endowment.
How are grant decisions made?
Grant requests originate from Trust departments and staff seeking funding for projects that fall outside NHS statutory budgets — typically equipment purchases, research seed funding, or patient-environment improvements. The Trust Board, in its capacity as corporate trustee, reviews and approves grants. There is no external grant committee or independent review process.
What relationship does the charity have with the University of Derby?
Despite the 'University Hospitals' name, the charity's relationship is with the University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust — an acute care NHS provider — not directly with the University of Derby. The Trust holds 'university hospital' status through research and teaching partnerships, but the charity's mandate is exclusively to support the Trust's hospitals and staff.
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