HEARTBEAT TRUST UK

Registered charity 1185996 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To improve the survival rate from catastrophic health events within the community throughout the UK, specifically:1. Out of hospital cardiac arrests; and2. Traumatic bleeds arising from various causes including, work/road accidents, impalement, stabbings, etc.To achieve this, we seek strategic placement of medical equipment within the community and greater public awareness and training.

Objects

TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE HEALTH OF THOSE WHO SUFFER AND OUT OF HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST THROUGH:A) IMPROVING THE ACCESSIBILITY TO DEFIBRILLATORS (EXISTING AND NEW UNITS) THROUGHOUT THE UK;B) THE USE OF PUBLIC SIGNPOSTING TO THE NEAREST LOCATED DEFIBRILLATORS;C) THE USE OF SIGNPOSTING TO ORGANISATIONS WHO ARE ABLE TO TRAIN INDIVIDUALS ON HOW TO ADMINISTER CPR AND DEFIBRILLATION IN ORDER TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF TRAINED PRACTITIONERS.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£238k

Latest spending

£237k

Registered

2019

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £115,812, which is above its stated policy target of at least £50,000. Per the trustees' report, the charity generated a small surplus of £818 from total income of £237,790 against total expenditure of £236,972.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least £50,000 (held: £116k)

“As a matter of policy, the Charity seeks to hold a reserve of at least £50,000” — page 4

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: One trustee was remunerated for services totalling £12,000.

“During the year, one trustee was renumerated for services totalling £12,000.” — page 16

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Purchase of goods/services from Reverb Marketing & Communications Limited, a company controlled by S Tucker, trustee.

“During the period, the charity purchased goods and services amounting to £9,723 (2023: £8,243) from Reverb Marketing & Communications Limited, a company controlled by S Tucker, trustee. The trustees have complied with the Charities Act in relation to the purchase of goods and services from a connected entity.” — page 19

Per its FY2024 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.

Complaints policy and procedures
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Internal risk management policy and procedures
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Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
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Trustees · trustee networks

Henry Gilbertchair
DR RONALD BRYN JOHN DR · trustee of 1 other charity
Malcolm McDermott
Melanie James
Peter Harris
Peter Karl Hewston
Professor Keith Lloyd
Simon Tucker

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£238k	£237k
31/12/2023	£255k	£236k
31/12/2022	£295k	£297k
31/12/2021	£230k	£131k
31/12/2020	£22k	£17k

Common questions

Is HEARTBEAT TRUST UK financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £115,812, which is above its stated policy target of at least £50,000. Per the trustees' report, the charity generated a small surplus of £818 from total income of £237,790 against total expenditure of £236,972. Its FY2024 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
GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£3k
JEREMY ALEXANDER SETTLEMENT	1	£106k
The Bridgepoint Group Foundation	1	£57k
THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITED	1	£48k
THE ICELAND FOODS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£29k
THE SHERLING CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£24k
THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£20k
THE LAWSON TRUST CIO	1	£18k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE COMMUNITY HEARTBEAT TRUST.

THE COMMUNITY HEARTBEAT TRUST income £935k
LONDON HEARTS income £5.4m
HEARTS FOR HERTS income £151k
HEART RESEARCH UK income £3.4m
HEART 2 HEART NORFOLK income £144k
HEARTBEAT NORTHWEST CARDIAC CARE income £1.1m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
HEARTBEAT TRUST UK	£238k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE COMMUNITY HEARTBEAT TRUST FY2025	£935k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
LONDON HEARTS FY2025	£5.4m	—	0	above	—	no doubt
HEARTS FOR HERTS FY2025	£151k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
HEART RESEARCH UK FY2025	£3.4m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HEART 2 HEART NORFOLK FY2025	£144k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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