THE NHS CONFEDERATION
Registered charity 1090329 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
The NHS Confederation supports healthcare services in England, Northern Ireland and Wales. It is the membership body for providers and commissioners of healthcare. We seek to support our members and the wider system to plan, deliver and transform health and care systems for the benefit of patients, carers and the public.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported an operating deficit of £0.6 million for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £24.0 million and expenditure of £24.6 million. Free reserves stood at £8.4 million, which is higher than the stated policy target of £6.2 million, though the trustees note this balance must be viewed against the risk of losing a significant contract income in 2026.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Highest-paid employee band: £190,001 - £200,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £130k)
“In the band £190,001 - £200,000” — page 47
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: Contract delivery (52% of income)
“Contract delivery 12,512,915”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £6.2 million (held: £8.4m)
“The target figure for reserves is £6.2 million.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The subsidiary The NHS Confederation (Services) Company Limited gift aided profits of £757,547 to the parent charity.
“During the year the subsidiary The NHS Confederation (Services) Company Limited gift aided profits of £757,547 to the parent charity (2024: £1,045,244)” — page 61
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: The NHS Confederation (Services) Company Limited
“The charity has a subsidiary called The NHS Confederation (Services) Company Limited incorporated as a company limited by guarantee (company number: 05252407).” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by BHP LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
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Public-sector contracts awarded
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£4.5m
Reported reserves equal ~4.1 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (75% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 18.9% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 3.8%) (benchmarks).
- Baron Victor Adebowale CBE
- Christopher Oliver
- Dr Buki Adeyemo
- Dr Kathy McLean
- Dr Peta Foxall
- Dr Pramitkumar Patel
- Ebunoluwa Ajayi
- Elliot Howard-Jones
- Emma Woollett · trustee of 1 other charity
- JONATHAN MORGAN · trustee of 2 other charities
- Karen Walker
- Mary Elford · trustee of 1 other charity
- Matthew Bryant
- Nandakumar Ratnavel
- Paul Jonathan Davies
- Professor Andrew Hardy · trustee of 1 other charity
- Professor Joseph Richard Harrison
- Richard Henderson
- Richard Mitchell
- Roisin Coulter
- Selina Ullah · trustee of 2 other charities
- Sharon Mays
- Sir Terence Stephenson · trustee of 1 other charity
- Valerie Morton · trustee of 1 other charity
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Northern Ireland · Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE NHS CONFEDERATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an operating deficit of £0.6 million for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £24.0 million and expenditure of £24.6 million. Free reserves stood at £8.4 million, which is higher than the stated policy target of £6.2 million, though the trustees note this balance must be viewed against the risk of losing a significant contract income in 2026. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by BHP LLP.
What does the highest-paid employee of THE NHS CONFEDERATION earn?
Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £190,001 - £200,000 band.
Who funds THE NHS CONFEDERATION?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE NHS CONFEDERATION as a grant recipient include THE HEALTH FOUNDATION.
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