HEALTHWATCH ISLINGTON

Registered charity 1173157 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · Wikidata: Q104605728

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Objects

3.1THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY (THE "OBJECTS") ARE:-3.1.1 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 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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Registered contact address: Islington, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£695k
Latest spending
£571k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus for the financial year of £132,569, with net assets increasing to £471,990. The organization is exempt from statutory audit under small companies regulations and underwent an independent examination which raised no concerns. The trustees confirmed that adequate accounting records were kept and the accounts accorded with those records.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 24

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 26

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 24

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2023 (received 21/02/2024, 21 days after the 31/01/2024 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public-sector contracts awarded

From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.

BuyerContractAwardedValue
NHS North Central London Integrated Care BoardCancer Screening - C417347——
NHS North Central London Integrated Care BoardChildhood Immunisations - C417312——

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

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

Total income
£695k
Total spending
£571k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
6

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (100% 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: Barnet · Camden · Enfield · Haringey · Islington

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£695k£571k
31/03/2024£604k£473k
31/03/2023£498k£425k
31/03/2022£265k£239k
31/03/2021£293k£276k

Common questions

Is HEALTHWATCH ISLINGTON financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus for the financial year of £132,569, with net assets increasing to £471,990. The organization is exempt from statutory audit under small companies regulations and underwent an independent examination which raised no concerns. The trustees confirmed that adequate accounting records were kept and the accounts accorded with those records. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds HEALTHWATCH ISLINGTON?

Funders whose own accounts filings name HEALTHWATCH ISLINGTON as a grant recipient include CHARITY OF RICHARD CLOUDESLEY.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
CHARITY OF RICHARD CLOUDESLEYFY2022£50kHealth and Welfare - Development and Support Grants
CHARITY OF RICHARD CLOUDESLEYFY2022£10kHealth and Welfare - Small Grants
CHARITY OF RICHARD CLOUDESLEYFY2023amount not statedDevelopment/Support Grant

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England28/07/2023£11kYoung People's gym project
The National Lottery Community Fund08/07/2022£10kEveryday Digital
The National Lottery Community Fund19/01/2021£10kDigital Champions
The National Lottery Community Fund12/09/2019£10kLog On

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HEALTHWATCH ISLINGTON£695k—0unclear—no doubt
HEALTHWATCH CITY OF LONDON FY2025£98k—0below—no doubt
HEALTHWATCH HILLINGDON FY2025£232k£80,001 - £90,0002unclear—not going concern
HEALTHWATCH ISLES OF SCILLY FY2025£56k—0unclear—no doubt
HEALTHWATCH HARTLEPOOL FY2025£173k—0unclear—no doubt
HEALTHWATCH WAKEFIELD FY2025£494k—0within—no doubt

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