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ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIES

Registered charity 1186569 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NHS CHARITIES TOGETHER · also registered in Scotland as SC050716 (OSCR)

Latest income
£7.5m
Latest spending
£10.4m
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £2.9m for the year, resulting in total funds decreasing from £40.6m to £37.7m. Free reserves stood at £5.8m, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover at least 12 months of running costs, meeting their stated policy target. The charity received an unqualified audit opinion with no material uncertainties identified regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £6m (held: £5.8m)
“Free reserves have therefore grown further during the year towards the Trustees’ estimate of £6m as the target for sufficient free reserves to cover at least 12 months’ running costs.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The charity received a Gift Aided donation of £245,865 from its wholly owned subsidiary, ANC Trading Limited.
“During the year, the Charity received a distribution of £245,865 (2023 – £127,007) in the form of a Gift Aided donation from ANC Trading Limited, its subsidiary undertaking.” — page 30
“A majority of Trustees also held a post with a member charity that was eligible for and received member services and grants during the year. All member charities were allocated grant funds on an equitable basis and no part of any grants paid to a member charity directly benefited any Trustee.” — page 30
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustees who are also members of member charities received member services and grants. No grants directly benefited any Trustee.
“During the year, the Charity received a distribution of £245,865 (2023 – £127,007) in the form of a Gift Aided donation from ANC Trading Limited, its subsidiary undertaking.” — page 30
“A majority of Trustees also held a post with a member charity that was eligible for and received member services and grants during the year. All member charities were allocated grant funds on an equitable basis and no part of any grants paid to a member charity directly benefited any Trustee.” — page 30
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: ANC Trading Limited
“The Charity has a wholly owned subsidiary, ANC Trading Limited (registered in England and Wales number 12608754), which generates commercial income from trading relationships.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Dains Audit Limited.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — NHS Charities Together (matched by registered charity number).

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£7.5m
Total spending
£10.4m
Cost of raising funds
£2.1m
Reserves (reported)
£5.8m
Employees
74

Reported reserves equal ~6.7 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£7.5m£10.4m
31/12/2023£9.5m£24.2m
31/12/2022£7.0m£22.7m
31/12/2021£11.9m£47.7m
31/12/2020£158.4m£51.5m

Common questions

Is ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIES financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £2.9m for the year, resulting in total funds decreasing from £40.6m to £37.7m. Free reserves stood at £5.8m, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover at least 12 months of running costs, meeting their stated policy target. The charity received an unqualified audit opinion with no material uncertainties identified regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Dains Audit Limited.

Who funds ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIES?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIES as a grant recipient include THE PENNIES FOUNDATION, ROYAL DEVON UNIVERSITY HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST CHARITY, THE ROYAL FOUNDATION OF THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES, THE MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION, CBRE UK CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmount
THE PENNIES FOUNDATIONFY2022£725k
ROYAL DEVON UNIVERSITY HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST CHARITYFY2023£190k
ROYAL DEVON UNIVERSITY HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST CHARITYFY2023£60k
THE ROYAL FOUNDATION OF THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALESFY2024£54k
THE ROYAL FOUNDATION OF THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALESFY2024£51k
THE ROYAL FOUNDATION OF THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALESFY2024£51k
THE ROYAL FOUNDATION OF THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALESFY2025£25k
THE MACKINTOSH FOUNDATIONFY2023£5k
CBRE UK CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£750

Funders of similar charities

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FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE HEADLEY TRUST1£100k
THE GEOFF & FIONA SQUIRE FOUNDATION1£5k

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