HEALTHWATCH CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE

Registered charity 1154627 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Healthwatch Central Bedfordshire is the local consumer champion promoting choice and influencing the provision of high quality health, social care and wellbeing services for all across Central Bedfordshire.We engage and consult with all sections of the local population so that a wide cross section of views are heard, understood and acted upon.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£243k
Latest spending
£218k
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £92,395, representing a net surplus of £24,755 for the year. The charity maintains reserves of £92,395, which exceeds its stated policy target of a minimum £40,000. The filing confirms that the accounts were eligible for independent examination rather than audit.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months' expenditure (held: £92k)
“The Trustees aim to maintain reserves to a minimum of £40,000, approximately equivalent to three months' expenditure.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bedford · Central Bedfordshire · Luton

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£243k£218k
31/03/2024£200k£190k
31/03/2023£178k£175k
31/03/2022£168k£161k
31/03/2021£154k£141k

Common questions

Is HEALTHWATCH CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £92,395, representing a net surplus of £24,755 for the year. The charity maintains reserves of £92,395, which exceeds its stated policy target of a minimum £40,000. The filing confirms that the accounts were eligible for independent examination rather than audit. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund09/09/2015£10kYoung People's Health, Social Care & Wellbeing Conference