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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)

We are the national charity partner of the NHS. We mobilise the collective power of NHS charities and the nation to help the NHS go further for patients, staff and communities, ensuring extra support goes where it is most needed and enabling the NHS to advance in a rapidly changing world.Our vision is a future with a thriving NHS and the best possible healthcare for everyone.

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

Latest income
£10.3m
Latest spending
£14.0m
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that free reserves decreased to £4.6m from £5.6m in the prior year, while the trustees estimate a target of £5.8m to cover 12 months' running costs. The charity reported a net expenditure of £3.9m for the year, driven by significant grant-making and investment losses, resulting in a reduction of total net assets.

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

What the accounts disclose

Fundraising cost ratio: 20.0% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“In 2025 our expenditure on generating funds was £1.6m (2024: £2.1m) representing an investment in fundraising equivalent to 20% of total income (2024: 46%).”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £5.8m (held: £4.6m)
“The trustees estimate £5.8m as the target for sufficient reserves to cover at least 12 months’ running costs.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Charity received a distribution of £39,926 in the form of a Gift Aided donation from ANC Trading Limited, its subsidiary undertaking.
“During the year, the Charity received a distribution of £39,926 (2024: £245,865) in the form of a Gift Aided donation from ANC Trading Limited, its subsidiary undertaking.”
“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 31
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: 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.
“During the year, the Charity received a distribution of £39,926 (2024: £245,865) in the form of a Gift Aided donation from ANC Trading Limited, its subsidiary undertaking.”
“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 31
Per its FY2025 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 FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Cooper Parry Group Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

In the news

Recent coverage mentioning this charity by name (automated match; headlines belong to their publishers).

Corporate structure

ANC TRADING LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Turnover: £202k
  • Profit before tax: £41k
  • Debtors include £12,000 owed by group undertakings.

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.

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.

Official officers record.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£10.3m
Total spending
£14.0m
Cost of raising funds
£1.6m
Reserves (reported)
£4.6m
Employees
74

Reported reserves equal ~3.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 15.2% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 3.8%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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
31/12/2025£10.3m£14.0m
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

Common questions

Is ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that free reserves decreased to £4.6m from £5.6m in the prior year, while the trustees estimate a target of £5.8m to cover 12 months' running costs. The charity reported a net expenditure of £3.9m for the year, driven by significant grant-making and investment losses, resulting in a reduction of total net assets. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Cooper Parry Group 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, THE LANCASHIRE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE PENNIES FOUNDATIONFY2022£725k
ROYAL DEVON UNIVERSITY HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST CHARITYFY2023£190kCharity development
THE PENNIES FOUNDATIONFY2021£105kGrant to institution
THE PENNIES FOUNDATIONFY2023£72k
ROYAL DEVON UNIVERSITY HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST CHARITYFY2023£60kCharity development/merger
THE ROYAL FOUNDATION OF THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALESFY2024£54kCommunity Impact
THE ROYAL FOUNDATION OF THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALESFY2024£51kCommunity Impact
THE ROYAL FOUNDATION OF THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALESFY2024£51kCommunity Impact
THE ROYAL FOUNDATION OF THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALESFY2025£25kCommunity Impact
THE MACKINTOSH FOUNDATIONFY2023£5k
THE LANCASHIRE FOUNDATIONFY2021£4k
THE PWC FOUNDATIONFY2022£1khealthcare
CBRE UK CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£750
CBRE UK CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£750
THE HISCOX FOUNDATIONFY2022£500
THE ICELAND FOODS CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£100

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government03/04/2025£5.0mWorkforce Wellbeing Programme in Collabortion with NHS Charities Together
UK government01/04/2020£99kNHS Together and the Care Workers Charity (PPE VAT Reclaim)

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE RCN FOUNDATION1£30k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE HAWKHURST COMMUNITY HOSPITAL LEAGUE OF FRIENDS.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIES£10.3m——unclear20.0%no doubt
THE HAWKHURST COMMUNITY HOSPITAL LEAGUE OF FRIENDS FY2024£195k—0unclear—no doubt
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE HEALTH CHARITABLE FUND FY2025£1.3m—1unclear35.3%no doubt
STOCKPORT NHS FOUNDATION TRUST GENERAL FUND FY2025£930k—0above—no doubt
ASSOCIATION OF MEDICAL RESEARCH CHARITIES FY2025£1.3m——within—no doubt
LONDON NORTH WEST HEALTHCARE CHARITABLE FUND FY2025£769k—3above—no doubt

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