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HEALTHWATCH HERTFORDSHIRE LIMITED

Registered charity 1158089 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Acting as Health and Social Care consumer champion and watchdog for for the residents of Hertfordshire. Representing the views of patients, families and consumers (on health and social care issues) to Commissioners and providers. Signposting residents to care and support services

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£574k
Latest spending
£562k
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that Healthwatch Hertfordshire Limited reported a surplus of £11,964 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £401,849. The charity remains heavily dependent on core funding from Hertfordshire County Council, which constitutes the vast majority of its incoming resources. The trustees confirm the organization is in a strong financial position with sufficient reserves to support sustainability.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Grants (86% of income)
“Grants Healthwatch Hertfordshire 492,962” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £174k; policy: 50% of core funding)
“At FY24-25 year end, the Resilience Reserve was £228,114 leaving an unrestricted reserve of £173,735.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Expenses charged to subsidiary
“During the year expenses, primarily salary costs, were charged to the subsidiary for commissioned work they were undertaking totalling £55,312.” — page 18
“The trading subsidiary donated £5041 to Healthwatch Hertfordshire in the year.” — page 18
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donation from subsidiary
“During the year expenses, primarily salary costs, were charged to the subsidiary for commissioned work they were undertaking totalling £55,312.” — page 18
“The trading subsidiary donated £5041 to Healthwatch Hertfordshire in the year.” — page 18
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Year-over-year changes

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

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

Total income
£574k
Total spending
£562k
Reserves (reported)
£402k
Employees
12

Reported reserves equal ~8.6 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (86% 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bedford · Essex · Hertfordshire · Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£574k£562k
31/03/2024£526k£489k
31/03/2023£496k£434k
31/03/2022£418k£446k
31/03/2021£391k£408k

Common questions

Is HEALTHWATCH HERTFORDSHIRE LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that Healthwatch Hertfordshire Limited reported a surplus of £11,964 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £401,849. The charity remains heavily dependent on core funding from Hertfordshire County Council, which constitutes the vast majority of its incoming resources. The trustees confirm the organization is in a strong financial position with sufficient reserves to support sustainability. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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
AGE UK1£478k
THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST1£120k
CHARITY OF RICHARD CLOUDESLEY1£60k
CARERS TRUST1£59k
TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION1£10k
COLCHESTER CATALYST CHARITY1£8k
THE BATCHWORTH TRUST1£5k
THE SIMON GIBSON CHARITABLE TRUST1£5k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HEALTHWATCH HERTFORDSHIRE LIMITED£574k—0below—no doubt
HEALTHWATCH ESSEX LIMITED FY2025£792k—1unclear—no doubt
HEALTHWATCH MANCHESTER FY2025£152k—0below—no doubt
HEALTHWATCH ISLINGTON FY2025£695k—0unclear—no doubt
AGE UK HERTFORDSHIRE FY2025£5.5m——within—no doubt
HEALTHWATCH NORTH TYNESIDE FY2025£244k—0above—no doubt

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