Health Equalities Group

Registered charity 1110067 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HEART OF MERSEY, HOM

The Objects are to undertake research, policy change activities and education programmes in relation to the prevention of non-communicable diseases and reduction of health inequalities in, but not limited to, the United Kingdom.

Objects

TO UNDERTAKE AND PROMOTE MEDICAL AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN RELATION TO THE PREVENTION OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE IN, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, GREATER MERSEYSIDE AND OTHER AREAS IN NORTHWEST ENGLAND.

Area of benefit: GREATER MERSEYSIDE AND OTHER AREAS IN NORTHWEST ENGLAND (NOT LIMITED TO)

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

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 deficit for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £65,967 against total expenditure of £73,194. Despite this deficit, unrestricted reserves stood at £277,420, which the trustees consider sufficient to maintain activities and mitigate against future risks.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by DSG Audit. Discloses 5 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
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• 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
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~8.8 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Clare Wolfenden
• Dr Alison Moore
• Dr Brendan Collins
• Dr Elspeth Anwar
• Michael Ainsworth
• PROFESSOR SIMON CAPEWELL
• Ryan Nolan
• Stephan Mayer

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).