HEALTHWATCH SALFORD

Registered charity 1171170 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Healthwatch Salford is the independent consumer champion for health and social care in Salford. We exist to ensure that the people of Salford, their voices and experiences, are at the heart of health and social care provision.Our dedicated team of staff and volunteers listen to what people like about local health and care services, and what could be improved.

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;(C) ENABLING LOCAL PEOPLE TO HAVE A VOICE IN THE DEVELOPMENT, DELIVERY AND EQUALITY OF ACCESS TO LOCAL HEALTH AND CARE SERVICES AND FACILITIES AND;(D) PROVIDING TRAINING ENABLING THE DEVELOPMENT OF SKILLS FOR VOLUNTEERS AND THE WIDER COMMUNITY IN UNDERSTANDING, SCRUTINIZING, REVIEWING AND MONITORING LOCAL HEALTH AND CARE SERVICES AND FACILITIES

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

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Latest income

£176k

Latest spending

£203k

Registered

2017

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £26,638 for the year, reducing its unrestricted reserves to £59,765. This figure is below the trustees' stated policy target of £100,000, which represents six months of running costs. The trustees acknowledge this shortfall as a risk, noting that main contract values have not increased with inflation for eight years.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months’ worth of running costs which equates to £100,000 (held: £60k)

“The target level of reserves is currently defined as six months’ worth of running costs which equates to £100,000”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“The future of the healthwatch network is currently uncertain, due to references in the Governments new 10 year plan for the NHS and linked DASH report. Proposals have been made to abolish the network - for this to happen, it will need to be passed through parliament.”

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
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 09563358

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

HANDS, Stephen Ralph — director, appointed 17/03/2026on trustee list
LOWTHER, Marie Angelina — director, appointed 30/09/2025on trustee list
BOLLAND, Corinne Emily — director, appointed 29/07/2025on trustee list
SMITH, Jennifer-Anne — director, appointed 29/07/2025on trustee list
WILDE, Zachary James — director, appointed 07/05/2024on trustee list
JAMES, Ian John — director, appointed 15/03/2024on trustee list
TAN, Yen Siang — director, appointed 02/11/2022on trustee list
COOK, Samantha Ruth — secretary, appointed 20/06/2022

Official officers record.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Corinne Emily Bolland
Ian John James
Jennifer-Anne Smith
Marie Angelina Lowther
Stephen Ralph Hands · trustee of 1 other charity
Yen Siang Tan · trustee of 1 other charity
Zachary James Wilde

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

Operates in: Salford City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£176k	£203k
31/03/2024	£196k	£223k
31/03/2023	£223k	£209k
31/03/2022	£176k	£208k
31/03/2021	£192k	£157k

Common questions

Is HEALTHWATCH SALFORD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £26,638 for the year, reducing its unrestricted reserves to £59,765. This figure is below the trustees' stated policy target of £100,000, which represents six months of running costs. The trustees acknowledge this shortfall as a risk, noting that main contract values have not increased with inflation for eight years. 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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	1	£10k
THE REED FOUNDATION	1	£8k
COLCHESTER CATALYST CHARITY	1	£8k

Charities like this

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

HEALTHWATCH MANCHESTER income £152k
HEALTHWATCH HERTFORDSHIRE LIMITED income £574k
HEALTHWATCH NORTH YORKSHIRE income £265k
HEALTHWATCH NORTH TYNESIDE income £244k
LIFECENTRE SALFORD income £185k
New Dialogue income £189k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
HEALTHWATCH SALFORD	£176k	—	unclear	—	noted
HEALTHWATCH MANCHESTER FY2025	£152k	—	below	—	no doubt
HEALTHWATCH HERTFORDSHIRE LIMITED FY2025	£574k	—	below	—	no doubt
HEALTHWATCH NORTH YORKSHIRE FY2025	£265k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HEALTHWATCH NORTH TYNESIDE FY2025	£244k	—	above	—	no doubt
LIFECENTRE SALFORD FY2025	£185k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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