THE COMPANY OF NURSES CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1170982 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Promoting the development of the profession of nursing, including the awarding of scholarships; recognising excellence and innovation by nurses; supporting discussions and furthering the debate on matters relevant to nurses through educational and professional development; working with other organisations who share the same aims; providing benevolence to nurses and former nurses in need.

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

Latest income
£220k
Latest spending
£79k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that free/unrestricted reserves of £1,450,315 are held against a policy target of six months' projected annual income, which the document notes is equivalent to sufficient income to meet budgeted commitments. The charity reports total net assets of £2,294,693 and confirms it has adequate resources to continue as a going concern for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months projected annual income (held: £1.5m)
“Free cash reserves equivalent to 6 months projected annual income are currently held on deposit to ensure that recurring commitments can still be met regardless of fluctuations in dividend income.”
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 31/03/2021)

Total income
£1.2m
Total spending
£58k
Reserves (reported)
£16k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~3.3 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

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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£220k£79k
31/03/2024£142k£39k
31/03/2023£68k£43k
31/03/2022£72k£20k
31/03/2021£656k£58k

Common questions

Is THE COMPANY OF NURSES CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that free/unrestricted reserves of £1,450,315 are held against a policy target of six months' projected annual income, which the document notes is equivalent to sufficient income to meet budgeted commitments. The charity reports total net assets of £2,294,693 and confirms it has adequate resources to continue as a going concern for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with The Queen's Institute of Community Nursing.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE COMPANY OF NURSES CHARITABLE TRUST£220k—0within—no doubt
The Queen's Institute of Community Nursing FY2024£1.5m——above—no doubt
THE FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE FOUNDATION FY2025£3.9m——above—no doubt
JOHN HOWARD NURSES' HOMES FY2025£147k—0unclear—no doubt
THE COMPANY OF CHARTERED SURVEYORS CHARITABLE TRUST FUND (1992) FY2025£463k—0unclear0.0%no doubt
WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF INSURERS CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£351k—0below—no doubt

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