GLOBAL HEALTH PARTNERSHIPS
Registered charity 1113101 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE TROPICAL HEALTH AND EDUCATION TRUST, THET, TROPICAL HEALTH AND EDUCATION TRUST · also registered in Scotland as SC053871 (OSCR)
Global Health Partnerships (formerly THET) is a leading charity that works with health professionals around the world to improve healthcare. Through long-term partnerships and shared learning, we help strengthen health systems and support better care for patients and communities globally.
Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that total income increased significantly to £14.58m in 2024, with total expenditure rising to £14.27m, resulting in a net surplus. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £1.03m, which significantly exceed its stated minimum target of £475,000, providing a strong financial buffer against future funding uncertainties.
Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Government bodies (FCDO and DHSC) (92% of income)
“The principal funding sources in 2024 were government bodies, including the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and the Department for Health and Social Care; public bodies, including NHS England; corporate entities, such as Sanofi; and Trusts and Foundations, such as the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the CRI Foundation.” — page 16
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months organisational closure cost and the costs incurred by cessation of programme and grant activity (held: £1.0m)
“The minimum target level of reserves in 2024 was set at £475,000. Free reserves, representing unrestricted funds less tangible fixed assets were £1,026,053 at 31 December 2024, significantly exceeding the minimum target.” — page 16
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
In the news
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Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Global Health Partnerships (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Professor Sir Eldryd Parry — Founder (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)
Cost of raising funds
£462k
Reported reserves equal ~0.9 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (98% 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: 3.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (02/07/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- JUSTINIAN JOSEPH ASHchair · trustee of 1 other charity
- Dr Isioma Dianne Okolo
- Dr TITILOLA BANJOKO · trustee of 2 other charities
- Elaine Michelle Green
- Israa Muzzammil Abdullahi
- James William Campbell
- John Headley
- Joshua James Howard Potter
- Lisa Kelly
- Orgil Sedvanchig
- Rosalind Ann Raine
- Valerie Elizabeth Mary Fleming
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Bangladesh · Burma · Ethiopia · Ghana · India · Kenya · Malawi · Mozambique · Nepal · Nigeria · Sierra Leone · Somalia
Income and spending
Common questions
Is GLOBAL HEALTH PARTNERSHIPS financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total income increased significantly to £14.58m in 2024, with total expenditure rising to £14.27m, resulting in a net surplus. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £1.03m, which significantly exceed its stated minimum target of £475,000, providing a strong financial buffer against future funding uncertainties. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP.
Who funds GLOBAL HEALTH PARTNERSHIPS?
Funders whose own accounts filings name GLOBAL HEALTH PARTNERSHIPS as a grant recipient include THE BURDETT TRUST FOR NURSING, THE FRAXINUS CHARITABLE TRUST, THE RANDAL CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, ASSOCIATION OF BREAST SURGERY.
Shared trustees with funders
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Known funders
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