Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospitals Charity
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The charity's work fits if your project aims to advance care for people with heart or lung conditions, or covers patient experience, equipment, specialist training or staff wellbeing.
- Its Patients' Fund and Research Fund Seed Grants are open only to staff of Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, so other applicants should not apply to those schemes, and seed-grant projects must focus on heart and/or lung research.
- The stated limits, up to £250,000 for individual grants by the Grants Committee and up to £50,000 for standard grants approved by the SLT, are approval ceilings rather than typical sizes, so ask the Programme and Funding team what a realistic request would be before you set a figure.
- Contact that team before you write a full application, as the charity recommends discussing the idea, eligibility and funding route first; the Research Fund Seed Grants window runs from 5 October to 30 November.
Overview
Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospitals Charity is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1053584).
Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospitals Charity exists to further charitable purposes relating to hospital services, including research, and its mission is to advance care for people with heart and lung disease. Its annual giving is £3,543,000. Grants are made to Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust and Imperial College, and its Research Fund Seed Grants scheme provides funding for early-stage research projects.
What they fund
Priority Areas
The charity funds work intended to advance care for people with heart and lung conditions. Its support spans research and innovation that advances treatment and care, projects to improve patient experience, equipment, infrastructure, specialist training and initiatives for staff wellbeing. Its research-seed programme supports early-stage research and is open to staff employed by Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust. The charity works with clinicians, researchers and partners to bring innovation into everyday care, and describes its projects as focused on improving patient outcomes and quality of life. Its grants reach NHS bodies and research institutions.
Themes
- Heart and lung research
- Patient experience
- Equipment and infrastructure
- Specialist training
- Staff wellbeing
What they don't fund
- Patients’ Fund only: staff who are not across Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
- Research Fund Seed Grants only: applicants who are not staff employed by Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust; projects that do not focus on heart and/or lung research
How to apply
Applicants should get in touch with the Programme and Funding team, discuss their proposal and funding options, submit an application, and have it reviewed through the formal assessment process.
Application windows:
- Research Fund Seed Grants: Applications open on 5 October and close on 30 November.
Who can apply:
- Research Fund Seed Grants: The scheme is open to all staff employed by Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust (GSTT).
Application success factors
What the charity says:
- Applications are assessed on their potential impact for patients and clinical care.
- It recommends contacting the team before applying to discuss the idea, eligibility, suitable funding routes and application requirements.
- It particularly welcomes applications from research nurses and allied health professionals.
- It is particularly interested in research with potential to advance understanding, prevention, diagnosis or treatment of heart and lung conditions.
- It is particularly interested in projects with potential to improve patient care and experience.
- It is particularly interested in research that generates evidence for larger projects and future funding applications.
- It is particularly interested in new approaches, interventions or ideas with lasting positive impact.
Where they fund
Registered area of operation (Charity Commission)
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Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 March 2021 | £9,348,000 | £9,804,000 | £6,000,000 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2021 |
| year to 31 March 2022 | £7,276,000 | £7,424,000 | £3,706,000 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2022 |
| year to 31 March 2023 | £8,683,000 | £8,094,000 | £3,047,000 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2023 |
| year to 31 March 2024 | £10,441,000 | £9,650,000 | £3,681,000 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2024 |
| year to 31 March 2025 | £10,269,000 | £9,766,000 | £3,543,000 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2025 |
Income vs grants paid
IncomeGrants paid
Total value each financial year
Grants paid stayed within income across the 5 years shown.
- Grants paid, all years: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
- rbhcharity.org
- rbhcharity.org/about-programmess-and-funding · read on 31 October 2026
- rbhcharity.org/programmes-and-funding-application · read on 31 October 2026
- rbhcharity.org/research-fund-seed-grants-2026-27 · read on 31 October 2026
- rbhcharity.org/funding-and-research-strategy · read on 31 October 2026
- rbhcharity.org/contact-us · read on 31 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 31 March 2025)
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 31 October 2026.
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Contact
- 020 3988 5982source
- 0203 988 6670source
- 020 3988 6672source
- info@rbhcharity.orgsource
- Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals Charity 1 The Courtyard 151 Sydney Street SW3 6NTsource
- Royal Brompton Hospital Sydney Street London SW3 6NPsource
- Harefield Hospital Hill End Road Harefield UB9 6JHsource
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Contact
- 020 3988 5982source
- 0203 988 6670source
- 020 3988 6672source
- info@rbhcharity.orgsource
- Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals Charity 1 The Courtyard 151 Sydney Street SW3 6NTsource
- Royal Brompton Hospital Sydney Street London SW3 6NPsource
- Harefield Hospital Hill End Road Harefield UB9 6JHsource
- rbhcharity.org
- Apply online
- Apply online