Registered charity · Oxford
ST Luke's Oxford
ST Luke's Oxford is a registered charity (number 293522) based in Oxford, governed by 9 trustees and chaired by Simon Polito since 2024. Latest income £4.9m (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
Also known as St Luke's Hospital, St Lukes Hospital-Oxford (Charity Commission)
- 9 trustees
- Income £4.9m (2025)
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Who leads it
- Simon PolitoChair · since 2024
- Dr Gareth JonesTrustee · since 2025
- Dr Jane HughesTrustee · since 2025
- Fiona Louise Barnes she/herTrustee · since 2025
- Graham CandyTrustee · since 2014
- Lady Juliet NormanTrustee · since 2015
- Luke Arthur PonsonbyTrustee · since 2014
- Nicholas RitchieTrustee · since 2024
- Tessa Louise McgrigorTrustee · since 2024
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Where
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- www.stlukeshosp.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- ST. Luke's Oxford
- Registered
- 1986
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£4.9m£4.6m
- 2024£4.9m£4.6m
- 2023£4.6m£4.3m
Earlier years
- 2022£3.9m£3.7m
- 2021£3.5m£3.7m
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE ASSOCIATION IS ESTABLISHED ARE THE RELIEF AND CARE OF THE ELDERLY, SICK, DISABLED AND POOR FROM ALL FAITHS AND THOSE OF NONE, INCLUDING, TO THE EXTENT THAT IT IS RELEVANT AND PRACTICAL TO DO SO, IN A MANNER AND ATMOSPHERE APPROPRIATE TO SUCH FAITH.IN PURSUIT OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS, THE ASSOCIATION SHALL:1. ASSIST IN THE TREATMENT AND CARE OF PERSONS SUFFERING FROM PHYSICAL ILLNESS OF ANY DESCRIPTION OR IN NEED OF REHABILITATION AS A RESULT OF SUCH ILLNESS, BY THE PROVISION OF LONG-TERM NURSING CARE, PALLIATIVE CARE, RESPITE CARE AND POST-OPERATIVE REHABILITATION FOR SICK, DISABLED AND ELDERLY PERSONS; 2. ENDEAVOUR TO PROMOTE THE DIGNITY AND QUALITY OF LIFE DUE TO EVERY INDIVIDUAL, SEEING EACH AS A WHOLE PERSON, AND AIMING TO GIVE ALL THOSE SUFFERING FROM PAIN AND DISABILITY THE OPPORTUNITY FOR GROWTH IN HAPPINESS AND SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT; AND3. OFFER SPIRITUAL SUPPORT FOR PATIENTS TO THE EXTENT THAT PATIENTS WISH TO SEEK SUCH CONSULTATION, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF VISITS FROM SUCH PEOPLE OF FAITH AS ARE APPROPRIATE, WHICH MAY INCLUDE SERVICES IN THE HOSPITAL CHAPEL.
Grants received
2 grants · £120,000 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £120,000 (2 grants)
Most recent
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
9 trustees on the board
- Simon Polito Chair since 2024
- Dr Gareth Jones since 2025
- Dr Jane Hughes since 2025
- Fiona Louise Barnes she/her since 2025
- Graham Candy since 2014
- Lady Juliet Norman since 2015
- Luke Arthur Ponsonby since 2014
- Nicholas Ritchie since 2024
- Tessa Louise Mcgrigor since 2024
Trustees past 6 years
- Graham Candy since 2014
- Lady Juliet Norman since 2015
- Luke Arthur Ponsonby since 2014
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (7)
- Dr Gareth Jones since 2025
- Dr Jane Hughes since 2025
- Fiona Louise Barnes she/her since 2025
- Graham Candy since 2014
- Lady Juliet Norman since 2015
- Nicholas Ritchie since 2024
- Tessa Louise Mcgrigor since 2024
Portfolio (2)
- Simon Polito Chair since 2024
- Luke Arthur Ponsonby since 2014
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
14.5 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months · was 24.3 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 293522
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 14TH FEBRUARY 1986 AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION OF 29 SEPTEMBER 2003, AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 24 SEPTEMBER 2007. AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 28 SEPTEMBER 2009.AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 21 MAR 2018
- Companies House
- Company number 01989868 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01865228800 · admin@stlukeshosp.co.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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