INSTITUTE OF HEALTH VISITING

Registered charity 1149745 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as COLLEGE OF HEALTH VISITING, IHV

The Institute operates across the UK and is building international connections with other countries seeking to strengthen their own public health nursing practice. The mission of the iHV is to be a Centre of Excellence,- supporting the development of high quality health visiting practice,- so that health visitors can respond to the health needs of all children, families and communities

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

Latest income
£1.7m
Latest spending
£1.7m
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a surplus of £41,857 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income rising to £1,692,884. It holds unrestricted reserves of £977,551, which the trustees state equate to approximately seven months of standard running costs. The accounts confirm the charity is in a strong financial position with adequate resources to continue operating.

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 employee earned (excluding employer pension) between £60,000 and £70,000 during the year (2024: 2). One employee earned (excluding employer pension) between £70,000 and £80,000 during the year (2024: 1).” — page 26
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 2
“One employee earned (excluding employer pension) between £60,000 and £70,000 during the year (2024: 2). One employee earned (excluding employer pension) between £70,000 and £80,000 during the year (2024: 1).” — page 26
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: Grants (49% of income)
“Total income has increased from £1,601,973 in 2023/24 to £1,692,884 in 2024/25. This variation on prior year is due to an increase in income from membership, grants, projects and investments, offset in part by a decrease in income from training.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: sufficient unrestricted funds to ensure it remains solvent going forward (held: £978k)
“In assessing the overall level of reserves, the Board aims at all times to maintain sufficient unrestricted funds to ensure it remains solvent going forward.” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by CT Audit Limited. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

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

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

Total income
£1.7m
Total spending
£1.7m
Reserves (reported)
£978k
Employees
27

Reported reserves equal ~7.1 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (95% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.7m£1.7m
31/03/2024£1.6m£1.7m
31/03/2023£1.6m£1.4m
31/03/2022£1.6m£1.4m
31/03/2021£1.2m£1.2m

Common questions

Is INSTITUTE OF HEALTH VISITING financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a surplus of £41,857 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income rising to £1,692,884. It holds unrestricted reserves of £977,551, which the trustees state equate to approximately seven months of standard running costs. The accounts confirm the charity is in a strong financial position with adequate resources to continue operating. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by CT Audit Limited.

What does the highest-paid employee of INSTITUTE OF HEALTH VISITING earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £70,001 - £80,000 band, and 2 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds INSTITUTE OF HEALTH VISITING?

Funders whose own accounts filings name INSTITUTE OF HEALTH VISITING as a grant recipient include THE BURDETT TRUST FOR NURSING, THE AIM FOUNDATION, THE NUTRITIONAL WELLBEING FOUNDATION, THE KPMG FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE BURDETT TRUST FOR NURSINGFY2022£146kSupporting mental health to reduce cardiovascular disease risk
THE BURDETT TRUST FOR NURSINGFY2024£115kAn engagement programme built around a film on fathers' perinatal mental illness
THE AIM FOUNDATIONFY2022£55kNutrition and Wellbeing
THE NUTRITIONAL WELLBEING FOUNDATIONFY2024£40kMulti-year grant (2nd payment)
THE AIM FOUNDATIONFY2022£40kEarly Years
THE AIM FOUNDATIONFY2024£30kMulti-year grant payment
THE KPMG FOUNDATIONFY2025£25kDeveloping the health visiting workforce and promoting best practice to improve infant health, parental wellbeing and early development

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government01/04/2019£65kInstitute of Health Visiting

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SCHOOL AND PUBLIC HEALTH NURSES ASSOCIATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
INSTITUTE OF HEALTH VISITING£1.7m£70,001 - £80,0002unclear—no doubt
SCHOOL AND PUBLIC HEALTH NURSES ASSOCIATION FY2025£152k——unclear—noted
The Queen's Institute of Community Nursing FY2024£1.5m——above—no doubt
THE INSTITUTE OF HEALTHCARE ENGINEERING AND ESTATE MANAGEMENT FY2024£1.2m—2above—no doubt
INFECTION PREVENTION SOCIETY FY2025£825k—0above—no doubt
HEALTHCARE INFECTION SOCIETY FY2025£1.7m—1above—no doubt

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