THE HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT TRUST

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

provision of services for the continuation and development of charitable hospitals and care homes in the United Kingdom

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts

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.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £1.5m; policy: £4,000,000 of free reserves)
“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.

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Corporate structure

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.

Company officers (Companies House)

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Public-sector contracts awarded

From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.

BuyerContractAwardedValue
Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation TrustOutsourced Provision of Multiple Clinical Services NLAG——

Property (HM Land Registry)

6 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold); recorded price paid £840k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: The Healthcare Management Trust — Registered, 7 registered locations, 4 regulated activities, last inspected 03/02/2022.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram (446 followers)

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).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (100% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 1.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

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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£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?

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. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP.

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE BIRMINGHAM COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST GENERAL CHARITY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT TRUST£54.4m——below—no doubt
THE BIRMINGHAM COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST GENERAL CHARITY FY2025£1.1m—0unclear—no doubt
HOMERTON HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST CHARITABLE FUND FY2025£267k—0above—no doubt
THE INSTITUTE OF HEALTHCARE ENGINEERING AND ESTATE MANAGEMENT FY2024£1.2m—2above—no doubt
TRUSTEES OF THE LONDON CLINIC LIMITED FY2024£188.1m——unclear—no doubt
BARKING, HAVERING AND REDBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST CHARITY FUND FY2025£868k—0unclear—not going concern

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