NURSING AND MIDWIFERY COUNCIL
Registered charity 1091434 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also registered in Scotland as SC038362 (OSCR)
The NMC is the independent regulator for nurses and midwives in the UK. Our primary purpose is to protect patients and the public through effective and proportionate regulation of nurses and midwives. We set and promote standards of education and practice, maintain a register of those who meet these standards, and take action when a nurse's or midwife's fitness to practise is called into question.
Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £19.179 million for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in unrestricted reserves falling to £59.689 million. The trustees confirm the use of the going concern basis of accounting, citing adequate resources and continued regulatory functions, although they note that reserves are below the lower end of their approved target of £30 million. The charity is actively implementing a Culture Transformation Plan and Fitness to Practise Plan to address significant operational and cultural challenges.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £59.7m; policy: £30 million)
“we would still have reserves of around £20 million at 31 March 2027. This would mean we are still viable 12 months after the accounts are signed but would be below the lower end of our approved year end reserves of cash and other liquid investments of £30 million.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by National Audit Office. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
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Property (HM Land Registry)
3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook (98,778 likes) · instagram (5,942 followers)
Advertised salaries (public job ads)
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£177k
Reserves (reported)
£59.7m
Reported reserves equal ~5.5 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 2.7 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (97% 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: 0.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).
- Ronald George Barclay-Smithchair
- Anna Elizabeth Blackstock Walker CB
- Dr Hussein Mohamed Khatib
- Dr Julia Mundy
- Dr Margaret Mary McGuire
- Eileen Attracta McEneaney
- Elizabeth Catherine Florence Panel-Coates · trustee of 1 other charity
- Lindsay Louise Foyster
- Nadine Olivia Pemberton
- RHIANNON ELIZABETH BEAUMONT-WOOD
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland
Income and spending
Common questions
Is NURSING AND MIDWIFERY COUNCIL financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £19.179 million for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in unrestricted reserves falling to £59.689 million. The trustees confirm the use of the going concern basis of accounting, citing adequate resources and continued regulatory functions, although they note that reserves are below the lower end of their approved target of £30 million. The charity is actively implementing a Culture Transformation Plan and Fitness to Practise Plan to address significant operational and cultural challenges. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by National Audit Office.
Who funds NURSING AND MIDWIFERY COUNCIL?
Funders whose own accounts filings name NURSING AND MIDWIFERY COUNCIL as a grant recipient include DEVELOPMENTS IN LITERACY UK (UK).
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