THE NATIONAL EXAMINATION BOARD IN OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH
To encourage the provision, in collaboration with other organisations, of facilities for training & education of people throughout their careers in safety and health & environmental management; to promote appropriate and uniform qualifications and standards of examinations in safety and health & environmental management as affected by work activities & seek to co-ordinate international standards.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity recorded a surplus of £3.7m for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £24.1m against expenditure of £19.7m. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds £40.5m in total funds, including £31m in free reserves, which equates to 15 months of annual expenditure cover. The trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to fund its activities for the foreseeable future.
What the accounts disclose
“reserves should equate to no less than nine months annual expenditure.”
“The Charity owns the whole of the share capital of NEBOSH Learning Limited, its trading subsidiary” — page 52
Corporate structure
- Registered company of the charity Companies House 02698100
- Trading subsidiary: NEBOSH LEARNING LIMITED Companies House 12201542
- The company is dormant and entitled to exemption under section 480 of the Companies Act 2006.
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Andy Shenstone — Chief Executive
Company officers (Companies House)
- BAILEY, Fabienne on trustee list
- SMITH, Stuart Charles Gilford on trustee list
- HOTTASS, Martin on trustee list
- USORO, Idongesit on trustee list
- KENNEDY, Linda Helen on trustee list
- LLOYD, Donald James on trustee list
- CUNNINGHAM, Lori Page on trustee list
- HULL, Robert David on trustee list
- EDMONDS, Sarah Jane on trustee list
- FUNDREY, Jonathan Kenneth not on trustee list
- WISE, Laura Jane
Property (HM Land Registry)
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Trustees
- Donald James Lloyd
- Fabienne Bailey
- Idongesit Usoro
- Jonathan Fundrey Kennith
- Linda Kennedy
- Lori Page Cunningham
- Martin Hottass
- Robert David Hull
- Sarah Edmonds
- Stuart Charles Gilford Smith
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £24.1m | £19.7m |
| 31/03/2024 | £20.5m | £16.4m |
| 31/03/2023 | £20.4m | £14.8m |
| 31/03/2022 | £18.6m | £10.8m |
| 31/03/2021 | £9.4m | £8.6m |
Common questions
Is THE NATIONAL EXAMINATION BOARD IN OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded a surplus of £3.7m for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £24.1m against expenditure of £19.7m. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds £40.5m in total funds, including £31m in free reserves, which equates to 15 months of annual expenditure cover. The trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to fund its activities for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Forvis Mazars LLP.
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE NATIONAL EXAMINATION BOARD IN OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH | £24.1m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| BRITISH SAFETY COUNCIL | £11.6m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE INSTITUTION OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH | £18.3m | — | — | within | — | no doubt |
| FACULTY OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE | £1.7m | £120,001 - £150,000 | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| Construction Workers’ Charitable Trust | £391k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| PETANS LIMITED | £2.3m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |