Great Ormond Street Hospital is reconsidering whether it should return donations raised by the controversial Presidents Club.

The London children’s hospital had vowed to return the £530,000 it had collected from the club’s charitable trust following the scandal in which female hostesses were groped and sexually harrassed by businessmen.

But it is understood to have come under pressure from other donors to reverse its decision and has now revealed it is in discussions with the Charity Commission about the money.

It noted that its primary concern was to ensure it has maximum funds to support patients and their families

A spokeswoman said trustees would make a formal decision when they meet next month.

“Guiding all our thinking is our aim to maximise the support to the hospital and the families it cares for,” she said.