THE HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT TRUST

Registered charity 292880 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT TRUST

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Latest income
£54.4m
Latest spending
£54.2m
Registered
1985
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total income rose to £54.4 million, up from £50.6 million in 2023, although the Trust recorded a reported loss of £420,546 due to planned start-up costs for a new care home. Excluding these start-up costs, the Trust would have recorded an underlying surplus of £1,534,363, underscoring the strength of its established service portfolio. The Trustees consider the Trust's financial position to be healthy, with free reserves of £1,548,217 and sufficient resources to meet liabilities as they fall due.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
The Trust had a free reserves of £1,548,217 as of 31 December 2024. In the most recent review, the Trustees considered appropriate a reserves policy of holding £4,000,000 of free reserves. — page 41
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Chairman received £32,885 for management services; expenses reimbursed to 8 trustees.
Dylan Jones received £32,885 (2023: £32,885) in respect to management services provided to the Trust. Expenses in connection with travel and subsistence were reimbursed to 8 Trustees (2024: 8 Trustees) including pension contributions during the year and amounted to £7,534
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Remuneration of Chair for management services
Dylan Jones received £32,885 (2023: £32,885) in respect to management services provided to the Trust.
Expenses in connection with travel and subsistence were reimbursed to 8 Trustees (2024: 8 Trustees) including pension contributions during the year and amounted to £7,534 — page 74
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Reimbursement of trustee expenses
Dylan Jones received £32,885 (2023: £32,885) in respect to management services provided to the Trust.
Expenses in connection with travel and subsistence were reimbursed to 8 Trustees (2024: 8 Trustees) including pension contributions during the year and amounted to £7,534 — page 74
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£54.4m
Total spending
£54.2m
Cost of raising funds
£758k
Reserves (reported)
£1.5m
Employees
594

Reported reserves equal ~0.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Care Quality Commission ratings

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Trustees

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£54.4m£54.2m
31/12/2023£50.6m£48.6m
31/12/2022£45.6m£47.3m
31/12/2021£39.0m£40.6m
31/12/2020£29.3m£30.4m

Common questions

Is THE HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT TRUST financially healthy?

The accounts state that total income rose to £54.4 million, up from £50.6 million in 2023, although the Trust recorded a reported loss of £420,546 due to planned start-up costs for a new care home. Excluding these start-up costs, the Trust would have recorded an underlying surplus of £1,534,363, underscoring the strength of its established service portfolio. The Trustees consider the Trust's financial position to be healthy, with free reserves of £1,548,217 and sufficient resources to meet liabilities as they fall due. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP.