NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOSPITAL BROADCASTING ORGANISATIONS

Registered charity 1015501 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HBA, HOSPITAL BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION

Promotes hospital, health & wellbeing broadcasting in the UK.Acts as umbrella organisation supporting independent local hospital, health & wellbeing broadcasting organisations.

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, OF ORGANISATIONS WHICH:A. RELIEVE SICKNESS, POOR HEALTH AND OLD AGE BY PROVIDING A LOCAL BROADCASTING SERVICE FOR HOSPITALS, RESIDENTIAL HOMES AND SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS, AND FOR PATIENTS RECEIVING COMMUNITY CARE; ORB. ADVANCE HEALTH AND THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF SICKNESS THROUGH THE PROMOTION OF THE BENEFITS OF LIVING A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE, AND THE IMPORTANCE OF MAINTAINING GOOD PERSONAL MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH BY (MAINLY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY) THE MEANS OF BROADCASTING HEALTH EDUCATION MESSAGES. NOTHING IN THE GOVERNING DOCUMENT SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CHARITY FOR PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 AND SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Association ended the financial year with a deficit of £40,201, which the Trustees attribute to costs associated with launching a new website and updating impact research. The Trustees confirm that the financial statements were prepared using receipts and payments accounting and have been independently examined.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (14/05/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Samuel Arthur Smettechair
• Gareth Rhys Hurford
• Ian William Pinnell
• Kirsten Karron · trustee of 1 other charity
• Lee Thomas
• Mark Kiteley · trustee of 1 other charity

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Guernsey · Jersey · Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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