COMMUNITY HEALTH FOUNDATION

Registered charity 271847 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CONCORD INSTITUTE

The objective of the charity is to safeguard health in the community by the provision of public education to promote more self-reliance and responsibility in maintaining health.In order to achieve its principal objective Community Health Foundation offers various courses, workshops and other forms of training and information to people as individuals and in groups.

Objects

TO SAFEGUARD HEALTH IN THE COMMUNITY BY THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC EDUCATION IN SELF HEALTH.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

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

Latest income
£209k
Latest spending
£229k
Registered
1976
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds were in a deficit of £594 at year-end, following a net outgoing resource position of £20,830 driven by significantly reduced incoming resources due to economic conditions. To mitigate overhead costs, the charity vacated its leased premises and adopted a new operating model involving hired venues and online events. The trustees maintain a reserves policy target of three to six months of educational expenditure plus one year of premises costs, noting they continue to work towards this target despite the current deficit.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none
“Fee income for courses provided by the charity are recognised in full in the year in which they are receivable.” — page 11
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: between three and six months educational expenditure plus one year of premises costs (held: £-594)
“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six months educational expenditure plus one year of premises costs.” — page 6
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Trustees received teaching fees.
“Trustees’ teaching fees” — page 14
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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£209k£229k
31/12/2023£304k£294k
31/12/2022£285k£322k
31/12/2021£293k£257k
31/12/2020£208k£197k

Common questions

Is COMMUNITY HEALTH FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds were in a deficit of £594 at year-end, following a net outgoing resource position of £20,830 driven by significantly reduced incoming resources due to economic conditions. To mitigate overhead costs, the charity vacated its leased premises and adopted a new operating model involving hired venues and online events. The trustees maintain a reserves policy target of three to six months of educational expenditure plus one year of premises costs, noting they continue to work towards this target despite the current deficit. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ISSA FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
COMMUNITY HEALTH FOUNDATION£209k—0unclear—no doubt
ISSA FOUNDATION FY2024£9.9m—0above—no doubt
THE HULL AND EAST YORKSHIRE HOSPITALS HEALTH CHARITY FY2025£2.4m—0unclear—no doubt
Stoke Air Ambulance CIO FY2024£332k—0below—no doubt
ORAL HEALTH FOUNDATION FY2025£985k——unclear—no doubt
COMMUNITIES AND HOUSING INVESTMENT IN PEOPLE FY2024£207k—0within—no doubt

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