HEALTHWATCH CAMDEN

Registered charity 1152552 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · Wikidata: Q104605689

Healthwatch Camden was created through the Health and Social Care Act 2012. Our role in the local community is to 'make sure people have a strong voice in local health and social care services' We work with the Health and Wellbeing Board and other local bodies to tackle health inequalities, and to make sure that people get the social care and health support they need.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP BY: (A) PROVIDING INFORMATION AND ADVICE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT LOCAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE SERVICES;(B) MAKING THE VIEWS AND EXPERIENCES OF MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC KNOWN TO HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE PROVIDERS AND COMMISSIONERS;(C) ENABLING LOCAL PEOPLE TO HAVE A VOICE IN THE DEVELOPMENT, DELIVERY, IMPROVEMENT AND EQUALITY OF ACCESS TO LOCAL HEALTH AND CARE SERVICES AND FACILITIES AND;(D) PROVIDING TRAINING AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF SKILLS FOR VOLUNTEERS AND THE WIDER COMMUNITY IN UNDERSTANDING, SCRUTINIZING, REVIEWING AND MONITORING LOCAL HEALTH AND CARE SERVICES AND FACILITIES.

Area of benefit: CAMDEN

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

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Camden, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£222k

Latest spending

£234k

Registered

2013

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased to £108,223 from £116,258 in the prior year, while total expenditure exceeded total income, resulting in a net decrease. The trustees note that the organization's biggest risks remain financial and that they are reviewing activities to deliver services within budget.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Annual grant from Government (84% of income)

“Annual grant from Government £187,000”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: not less than six months’ running costs (held: £108k)

“Current policy is to maintain a reserve of not less than six months’ running costs.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full 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
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
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
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

Volunteers: 15
Government income: £187,000 — grants £187,000 (1); 84% of the £222,425 total gross income on the same return
Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

Volunteers: 23
Government income: £187,000 — grants £187,000 (1); 84% of the £222,189 total gross income on the same return
Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

Volunteers: 17
Government income: £187,000 — grants £187,000 (187,000); 91% of the £205,536 total gross income on the same return
Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Corinna Gray
Jiten Bhanu Raval
John Hoar
Paul Webley
Philippa Robinson
Tracey McDermott

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

Operates in: Camden

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£222k	£234k
31/03/2024	£222k	£200k
31/03/2023	£206k	£192k
31/03/2022	£235k	£192k
31/03/2021	£198k	£189k

Common questions

Is HEALTHWATCH CAMDEN financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased to £108,223 from £116,258 in the prior year, while total expenditure exceeded total income, resulting in a net decrease. The trustees note that the organization's biggest risks remain financial and that they are reviewing activities to deliver services within budget. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds HEALTHWATCH CAMDEN?

Funders whose own accounts filings name HEALTHWATCH CAMDEN as a grant recipient include CAMDEN GIVING, LONDON CATALYST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
CAMDEN GIVING	FY2022	£17k	Inclusive Community Fund
LONDON CATALYST	FY2023	£8k	Health outreach and advice for North Koreans suffering from physical or mental ill-health due to poverty, inequity and social exclusion.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Camden Giving	24/05/2021	£17k	Healthwatch Camden

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HEALTHWATCH LAMBETH.

HEALTHWATCH LAMBETH income £258k
HEALTHWATCH REDBRIDGE income £236k
HEALTHWATCH CITY OF LONDON income £98k
Healthwatch Richmond income £205k
HEALTHWATCH SUTTON income £308k
HEALTHWATCH DERBYSHIRE LTD income £360k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
HEALTHWATCH CAMDEN	£222k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
HEALTHWATCH LAMBETH FY2025	£258k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
HEALTHWATCH REDBRIDGE FY2026	£236k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
HEALTHWATCH CITY OF LONDON FY2025	£98k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
Healthwatch Richmond FY2025	£205k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
HEALTHWATCH SUTTON FY2025	£308k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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