The short answer
Who owns Nuffield Health, and how big is it?
Nuffield Health has no shareholders: it is a registered charity and a company limited by guarantee without share capital, and its 2025 annual report names Nuffield Health itself as the group's ultimate controlling party. It reported 35 hospitals, 110 fitness and wellbeing centres, 86 corporate fitness and wellbeing centres, more than 18,500 colleagues and group turnover of GBP 1,484.7 million for 2025.
Ownership and business model
Nuffield Health is a registered charity (205533 in England and Wales, SC041793 in Scotland) incorporated under the Companies Act 2006 as a company limited by guarantee without share capital, company number 00576970. Its 2025 annual report names Nuffield Health as the ultimate controlling party of the group. A Board of Trustees chaired by Dr Natalie-Jane Macdonald MBE governs the charity, and its Members approve key decisions including the appointment or removal of trustees and auditors. Nuffield Health describes itself as a trading charity that does not fundraise and invests all its income back into its purpose.
The charity runs hospitals providing consultant-led treatment for patients referred by the NHS, private medical insurers and self-pay, alongside GP services, gyms, workplace wellbeing, physiotherapy, health assessments, diagnostics, pathology and hospital sterile services units, plus free community programmes. In 2025 group turnover was GBP 1,484.7 million (2024: GBP 1,453.1 million), adjusted EBITDA GBP 122.7 million and the deficit after tax GBP 58.8 million, with capital expenditure of GBP 66.9 million and net debt of GBP 463.0 million.
The charity set its Five Ambitions at the end of 2024 under Chief Executive Officer Alex Perry, appointed in September 2024. During 2025 it withdrew its emotional wellbeing service, sold the lease of Nuffield Health at St Bartholomew’s Hospital back to Barts Health NHS Trust and marked the first anniversary of a 20-year diagnostic imaging partnership with GE HealthCare.
Hospitals and businesses
Hospitals 1
- Nuffield Health hospitals
Other 3
- Nuffield Health fitness and wellbeing centres
- Workplace wellbeing
- Hospitals Sterile Services Units
Clinics 1
- Nuffield Health GP services
Diagnostics 1
- Diagnostics and pathology
As listed by the organisation. See sources.
Key people
- Dr Natalie-Jane Macdonald MBEChair, Board of Trustees
- Alex PerryChief Executive Officer
- Paul BakerChief Financial Officer
- Arthur StephenChief Medical Officer
- Alison McCourt CBE ARRCChief Clinical and Quality Officer
- Karen PrinsChief Operating Officer, Hospitals
- Gurpreet GujralChief Operating Officer, Fitness and Wellbeing
- Chris GowlandChief Commercial Officer
As listed on Nuffield Health 2025 Annual Report and Financial Statements, Board of Trustees and Executive Committee (approved 2 June 2026).
Stock listing
- Status
- Charity
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Where it operates
- United Kingdom
- 35 hospitals, 110 fitness and wellbeing centres and 86 corporate fitness and wellbeing centres across more than 230 sites (2025 annual report)
- Scotland
- Its hospital finder lists hospitals in Glasgow and Edinburgh
- Wales
- Its hospital finder lists Cardiff and Vale Hospitals
As the organisation reports it. See sources.
Key dates
- 2021Nuffield Health acquired Aspen Healthcare, according to the pension note in its 2025 annual report.
- 2024Alex Perry was appointed Chief Executive Officer in September 2024.
- 2024The charity set its Five Ambitions at the end of 2024.
- 2025Nuffield Health withdrew its emotional wellbeing service and sold the lease of Nuffield Health at St Bartholomew's Hospital back to Barts Health NHS Trust.
- 2025It marked the first anniversary of a 20-year diagnostic imaging partnership with GE HealthCare, with 144 new imaging systems installed in its hospitals.
- 2026Trustees approved the 2025 annual report on 2 June 2026, reporting group turnover of GBP 1,484.7 million.
Questions readers ask
Who owns Nuffield Health?
Nuffield Health has no shareholders. It is a registered charity and a company limited by guarantee without share capital. Its 2025 annual report names Nuffield Health as the group's ultimate controlling party, and its Members appoint or remove trustees.
How many hospitals does Nuffield Health have?
35 hospitals, according to its 2025 annual report and its About us page; its hospital finder lists 37 locations, including diagnostic and performance sites.
Who is the chief executive of Nuffield Health?
Alex Perry, appointed Chief Executive Officer in September 2024.
Sources
Figures are taken from the documents listed below and carry the date they refer to. Profile last checked 17 October 2026.
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