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.

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Latest income

£63k

Latest spending

£103k

Registered

1992

Accounts read

FY2025

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

Largest income source: none

“We were also very successful in promoting the grants and bursaries scheme this year. Funds were allocated to station grants for various improvements and developments, while bursaries were offered for volunteers to attend the conference and experience the atmosphere, participate in networking and attend informative workshops and seminars to help develop both technical and personal skills. We are grateful for the continued support of PPL which has allowed us to fund such worthy cases.” — page 14

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy

“The Statement of Assets and Liabilities on page 16 shows the Association at the end of the financial period with a deficit of £40,201. This is higher than last year due mainly to the costs of developing and launching our new website and updating our research into the impact of hospital radio, which is due to be published next year.” — page 14

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£63k	£103k
31/08/2024	£57k	£64k
31/08/2023	£39k	£61k
31/08/2022	£75k	£63k
31/08/2021	£4k	£26k

Common questions

Is NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOSPITAL BROADCASTING ORGANISATIONS financially healthy?

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. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.