NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE RETIREMENT FELLOWSHIP
Registered charity 287936 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
The National Health Service Retirement Fellowship offers social, leisure and educational activities and welfare support to retired NHS and social care staff and their partners. Branch and national activities facilitate continued and new friendships and members are supported in times of difficulties and financial hardship.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Recreation · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit for the year of £31,446, compared to a surplus of £30,749 in the prior year. Cash balances of £406,798 are held in individual branch accounts and are not ordinarily available for central charity functions. The document does not disclose a reserves policy or specific unrestricted reserves figures for the central charity.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“Cash balances of £406,798 (2024: £428,320) are held in current and deposit accounts in the names of the individual branches. Except in the event of the closure of the branch, these balances are not ordinarily available for the use of the central functions of the Charity.” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~3.7 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE RETIREMENT FELLOWSHIP financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit for the year of £31,446, compared to a surplus of £30,749 in the prior year. Cash balances of £406,798 are held in individual branch accounts and are not ordinarily available for central charity functions. The document does not disclose a reserves policy or specific unrestricted reserves figures for the central charity. Its FY2025 accounts were audited.
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