Charity Accounts Intelreading the accounts so you don’t have to

WESSEX CARDIAC TRUST

Registered charity 1116510 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To relieve suffering from cardiovascular diseases primarily by supporting the work of the Wessex Cardiac Centre and working within the community of the Wessex Region. This is achieved by providing equipment, services and facilities to help patients and their relatives through the process of treatment, by funding research into the prevention, rehabilitation and cure of such diseases.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Accommodation/housing · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.2m
Latest spending
£1.1m
Registered
2006
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income for the year was £1,232,943 against expenditure of £1,088,317, resulting in a net increase in funds of £224,966. Free reserves stood at £855,546, which the trustees note is above their policy target of £500,000. The charity maintains adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £70,001 - £80,000 — above the median for charities its size (£70k)
“One member of staff had emoluments between £70,000 - £80,000 (2024: 1).” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“One member of staff had emoluments between £70,000 - £80,000 (2024: 1).” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: above £500,000 (held: £856k)
“The intention is to keep free reserves above £500,000 which equates to two years running costs of the charity.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Wessex Heartbeat Limited
“Wessex Cardiac Trust has a wholly owned subsidiary, Wessex Heartbeat Limited. This company ceased to trade in 2012 and has remained dormant.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by SKS Westlake Clark Audit. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Corporate structure

WESSEX HEARTBEAT LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts

    Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Wessex Heartbeat (matched by registered charity number).

    Company officers (Companies House)

    Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

    Official officers record.

    Property (HM Land Registry)

    4 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (4 freehold); recorded price paid £320k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

    Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

    Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

    Total income
    £1.2m
    Total spending
    £1.1m
    Cost of raising funds
    £522k
    Reserves (reported)
    £856k
    Employees
    9

    Reported reserves equal ~9.4 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

    Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 42.3% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

    Register events

    Trustees · trustee networks

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

    Operates in: Dorset · Guernsey · Hampshire · Isle Of Wight · Jersey · Wiltshire

    Income and spending

    Financial year endIncomeSpending
    31/12/2025£1.2m£1.1m
    31/12/2024£1.1m£802k
    31/12/2023£805k£783k
    30/09/2022£411k£429k
    30/09/2021£488k£513k

    Common questions

    Is WESSEX CARDIAC TRUST financially healthy?

    Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income for the year was £1,232,943 against expenditure of £1,088,317, resulting in a net increase in funds of £224,966. Free reserves stood at £855,546, which the trustees note is above their policy target of £500,000. The charity maintains adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by SKS Westlake Clark Audit.

    What does the highest-paid employee of WESSEX CARDIAC TRUST earn?

    Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £70,001 - £80,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

    Funders of similar charities

    Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

    FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
    ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIES2£142k
    JEREMY ALEXANDER SETTLEMENT1£106k
    THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITED1£48k
    THE SHERLING CHARITABLE TRUST1£24k
    THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUST1£20k
    THE LAWSON TRUST CIO1£18k
    THE JONES 1986 CHARITABLE TRUST1£16k
    THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST1£15k

    Charities like this

    Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Walsall Rehabilitation and Healthy Living Trust.

    Side by side with its peers

    CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
    WESSEX CARDIAC TRUST£1.2m£70,001 - £80,0001unclear—no doubt
    Walsall Rehabilitation and Healthy Living Trust FY2025£551k—0unclear—no doubt
    THE SUSSEX HEART CHARITY FY2025£118k—0above—no doubt
    ROYAL PAPWORTH HOSPITAL CHARITY FY2025£1.9m—0unclear—no doubt
    GREAT WESTERN HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST CHARITABLE FUND AND OTHER RELATED CHARITIES FY2025£576k—0unclear—no doubt
    HEART RESEARCH UK FY2025£3.4m——unclear—no doubt

    Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.