The Sir Robert Ogden Charitable Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- Only projects that fit the foundation's stated objects are relevant: medical buildings in Yorkshire, or medical education projects on the University of Leeds campus.
- A charity outside Yorkshire, or with a medical-education project elsewhere, falls outside those objects and should not apply.
- The annual giving total is £521,736, but no grant range is stated, so it is unclear what size of request is realistic, and a request should be shaped around a specific building or project.
- No application process is published, and the foundation describes its work as project-based and delivered with institutional partners, so it would be sensible to contact the foundation first through the contact shown rather than send a cold application.
Overview
The Sir Robert Ogden Charitable Foundation is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1180422).
The Sir Robert Ogden Charitable Foundation is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Its objects are to relieve human suffering from illness through medical buildings in the county of Yorkshire, England, and to finance buildings and other medical projects on the campus of the University of Leeds for the medical educational advancement of its students. Its main charitable activity is making grants to projects that support those objects, and it has distributed funds to Macmillan Cancer Support towards the cost of constructing a cancer centre. Its annual giving totals £521,736.
What they fund
Priority Areas
The foundation's objects are to relieve human suffering from illness through medical buildings in Yorkshire and to finance buildings and other medical projects on a university campus there for students' medical education. Its website describes its commitment to medicine, scientific research and education, and says it engages with charitable and academic institutions to maximise the impact of its philanthropic work. It describes developing cancer centres in areas of most need in Yorkshire, with a focus on quality treatment and care for people with cancer and their families. The annual report says its grants support the construction of a cancer centre. Its stated approach is project-based, delivered with institutional partners.
Themes
- Medical buildings
- Medical education
Geographic Focus
Yorkshire.
What they don't fund
- The foundation's medical buildings must be in the county of Yorkshire, England
- Buildings and other medical projects must be on the campus of the University of Leeds in Yorkshire, England, and for the medical educational advancement of the students
How to apply
No application process is published in the charity's annual report, its register entry, its website or other pages about it. The contact shown is for getting in touch.
Application success factors
What the charity says:
- It identifies and develops new cancer centres in areas of most need in Yorkshire.
Where they fund
Registered area of operation (Charity Commission)
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Grants
The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:
- Macmillan Cancer Support – core grant£520,000year to 31 December 2024
- Macmillan Cancer Support - sundry£1,736year to 31 December 2024
Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts.
Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 December 2020 | £349,315 | £426,025 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2020 |
| year to 31 December 2021 | £1,074,261 | £530,917 | £527,100 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2021 |
| year to 31 December 2022 | £104,135 | £440,168 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2022 |
| year to 31 December 2023 | £242,191 | £431,823 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2023 |
| year to 31 December 2024 | £1,563,704 | £533,354 | £521,736 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2024 |
Income vs grants paid
IncomeGrants paid
Total value each financial year
Grants paid stayed within income across the 2 years shown.
- Grants paid, year to 31 December 2021: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
- Grants paid, year to 31 December 2024: grants paid out in the year.
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
- thesirrobertogdencharitablefoundation.org · read on 24 October 2026
- thesirrobertogdencharitablefoundation.org/philanpthropy/the-sir-robert-ogden-macmillan-centres · read on 24 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 31 December 2024)
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 24 October 2026.
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