ACTION ON SMOKING AND HEALTH (ASH)
Registered charity 262067 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ACTION ON SMOKING AND HEALTH LIMITED (ASH), ASH
ASH is an organisation which provides information on all aspects of tobacco and works to advance policies and measures that will help to prevent the addiction, disease and unnecessary premature death caused by smoking.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity finished the year with a net deficit of £47,641, resulting in a decrease in general funds to £886,618. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintains managed cash reserves of £752,729, which falls within its stated policy target of six to twelve months of forecast cash outflow. The charity relies on two core funders, Cancer Research UK and the British Heart Foundation, a dependency the trustees identify as a serious weakness.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: six to twelve months of forecast cash outflow (held: £887k)
“The targeted level of reserves is a minimum of six months (£487K) and a maximum of 12 months (£975K), annualised forecast cash outflow.” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Jane Ellison is a Non-Executive Director of NHS England. ASH received funding of £nil from NHS England in the financial year to 31 March 2025 (2024: £49,999).
“Jane Ellison is a Non-Executive Director of NHS England (from February 2024). ASH received funding of £nil from NHS England in the financial year to 31 March 2025 (2024: £49,999). During the year ASH held its Annual General Meeting at Cinema Museum for which a payment of £1,000 was made. A trustee of the venue is the spouse of the charity's former Chief Executive.” — page 29
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~9.4 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England
Income and spending
Common questions
Is ACTION ON SMOKING AND HEALTH (ASH) financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity finished the year with a net deficit of £47,641, resulting in a decrease in general funds to £886,618. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintains managed cash reserves of £752,729, which falls within its stated policy target of six to twelve months of forecast cash outflow. The charity relies on two core funders, Cancer Research UK and the British Heart Foundation, a dependency the trustees identify as a serious weakness. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
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