HARLOW OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE LIMITED

Registered charity 210370 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HARLOW INDUSTRIAL HEALTH SERVICE LIMITED, HARLOW OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE

Occupational Health Service in Harlow since 1955 advising employers on health related issues.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£523k
Latest spending
£635k
Registered
1962
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £112,058 and a net cash outflow of £108,259 for the year ended 31 October 2025. Due to substantial reductions in income and a failure to secure sufficient new business, the trustees determined the charity was no longer viable and decided to close it to avoid insolvency.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: Under £60,000 — below the median for charities its size (£60k)
No staff have been paid more than £60,000 for the year. — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £358k; policy: appropriate to the level of activity to ensure the on-going viability of the organisation)
The reserves policy has been set giving due consideration to the risks and opportunities that the charity faces or may face in the future and has influence the decision to close the charity. — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
This combination of loss of business, the failure of additional marketing activity and a lack of success in pursuing other business opportunities in the latter part of 2025, put the charity in a precarious financial situation and lead the trustees to reluctantly make the difficult decision to close the charity. — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered titlein England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/10/2025)

Total income
£523k
Total spending
£635k
Reserves (reported)
£138k
Employees
11

Reported reserves equal ~2.6 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Essex · Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/10/2025£523k£635k
31/10/2024£643k£677k
31/10/2023£857k£733k
31/10/2022£742k£712k
31/10/2021£755k£715k

Common questions

Is HARLOW OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £112,058 and a net cash outflow of £108,259 for the year ended 31 October 2025. Due to substantial reductions in income and a failure to secure sufficient new business, the trustees determined the charity was no longer viable and decided to close it to avoid insolvency. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of HARLOW OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE LIMITED earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the Under £60,000 band.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE HARLOW HEALTH CENTRES TRUST LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HARLOW OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE LIMITED£523kUnder £60,0000belownoted
THE HARLOW HEALTH CENTRES TRUST LIMITED FY2025£3.4maboveno doubt
MOHS WORKPLACE HEALTH LIMITED FY2025£1.8munclearno doubt
RAINBOW SERVICES (HARLOW) FY2025£684k0unclearno doubt
MIND IN HARROW FY2025£477k0unclearno doubt
HARLOW COMMUNITY CENTRE ASSOCIATION FY2025£103k0unclearno doubt

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