HEART VALVE VOICE
The objects are:a) To assist in the diagnosis treatment management and care of persons suffering from heart valve disease by rthe raising of awareness and providsing support to effective and timely treatmentsb) To promote and protect the physical andmental health of sufferers of heart valve disease in the Uk c) To advance education in all areas relating to heart valve disease
Objects
(A) TO ASSIST IN THE DIAGNOSIS TREATMENT MANAGEMENT AND CARE OF PERSONS SUFFERING FROM HEART VALVE DISEASE BY THE RAISING AWARENESS AND PROVIDING SUPPORT TO EFFECTIVE AND TIMELY TREATMENTS, MANAGEMENT AND DIAGNOSIS; (B) TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF SUFFERERS OF HEART VALVE DISEASE IN THE UK THROUGH THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, SUPPORT, EDUCATION AND PRACTICAL ADVICE;(C) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN ALL AREAS RELATING TO HEART VALVE DISEASE
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased from £67,877 to £61,389 during the year, resulting in a net expenditure of £6,488. The trustees report that while funding levels are improving, securing sufficient funding remains a challenge, and they are focused on increasing reserves to nine months by the end of 2025.
What the accounts disclose
“One employee has employee benefits in excess of £75,000 (2024: One).” — page 16
“Whilst Charity aims to have 6 months of reserves this has been difficult and the Trustees have agreed to focus on securing unrestricted funding to increase the reserves to 9 months by end of 2025.” — page 7
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- 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
- 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
Trustees
- Alison Banayoti
- Angela Martin
- Dr Chris Arden
- Dr Christopher Cook
- Dr Dincer Aktuerk
- Dr Rick Steeds
- Dr Yassir Javaid
- KEITH JACKSON
- Kerry Pena
- Lauren Deegan
- MUHAMMAD MIAN
- Nabila Laskar
- Steve McCabe
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £402k | £408k |
| 31/03/2024 | £383k | £363k |
| 31/03/2023 | £491k | £488k |
| 31/03/2022 | £446k | £456k |
| 31/03/2021 | £496k | £454k |
Common questions
Is HEART VALVE VOICE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased from £67,877 to £61,389 during the year, resulting in a net expenditure of £6,488. The trustees report that while funding levels are improving, securing sufficient funding remains a challenge, and they are focused on increasing reserves to nine months by the end of 2025. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 08/07/2022 | £9k | Have your say |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 22/01/2021 | £9k | Valve Disease Support |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 07/08/2019 | £6k | Patient Voices |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUST | 2 | £6k |
| BRITISH HEART FOUNDATION | 1 | £1.7m |
| THE THALES CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £156k |
| ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIES | 1 | £121k |
| JEREMY ALEXANDER SETTLEMENT | 1 | £106k |
| HEART RESEARCH UK | 1 | £60k |
| THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITED | 1 | £48k |
| THE SHERLING CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £24k |
Charities like this
- HEART RESEARCH UK
- LONDON HEARTS
- HEART CHURCH
- EVELINA CHILDREN'S HEART ORGANISATION LIMITED
- LONDON HEART HOUSE - FOUNDATION FOR CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION
- WESSEX CARDIAC TRUST
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEART VALVE VOICE | £402k | — | 1 | below | — | no doubt |
| HEART RESEARCH UK | £3.4m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| LONDON HEARTS | £5.4m | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| HEART CHURCH | £1.3m | — | — | above | — | no doubt |
| EVELINA CHILDREN'S HEART ORGANISATION LIMITED | £420k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| LONDON HEART HOUSE - FOUNDATION FOR CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION | £229k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |