Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 4

Pension deficit: -1
Deficit latest year: -2

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 10

THE HEALTH FOUNDATION

The Health Foundation is an independent charity committed to bringing about better health and health care for people in the UK.

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Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
This charity has an endowment fund which generates most of its income
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

There is a pension deficit of £464,000
Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

Established: 41 years

www.health.org.uk

info@health.org.uk

02072578000

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/12/22		£18,169	£80,409	£-62,240	£0	£1,147,480	£0	n/a	223	4
31/12/21		£17,060	£53,371	£-36,311	£0	£1,219,362	£0	n/a	203	0
31/12/20		£16,378	£57,409	£-41,031	£0	£1,106,605	£0	n/a	187	0
31/12/19		£16,114	£48,825	£-32,711	£0	£1,053,920	£0	n/a	164	6
31/12/18		£15,135	£46,834	£-31,699	£0	£951,266	£0	n/a	143	6
31/12/17		£14,890	£62,012	£-47,122	£0	£1,008,790	£0	n/a	135	0
31/12/16		£14,939	£41,856	£-26,917	£0	£946,723	£0	n/a	117	0
31/12/15		£15,512	£37,849	£-22,337	£83	£827,855	£0	n/a	109	0
31/12/14		£17,209	£38,970	£-21,761	£167	£831,548	£0	n/a	79	0
31/12/13		£14,405	£32,068	£-17,663	£243	£785,939	£4,265	1.6	71	0
31/12/12		£15,126	£26,052	£-10,926	£219	£714,847	£12,727	5.9	62	0
31/12/11		£17,442	£23,607	£-6,165	£220	£657,735	£9,435	4.8	61	0
31/12/10		£16,416	£29,873	£-13,457	£210	£700,962	£4,547	1.8	55	0
31/12/09		£18,580	£25,037	£-6,457	£200	£647,645	£4,493	2.2	57	0
31/12/08		£22,435	£20,922	£1,513	£182	£574,651	£6,464	3.7	53	0
31/12/07		£18,720	£17,779	£941	£177	£702,155	£2,690	1.8	50	0
31/12/06		£20,060	£25,484	£-5,424	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05		£17,765	£21,514	£-3,749	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/04	*	£36,149	£17,836	£18,313	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 11%
Highest pay band: £250,000-£300,000
Liabilities/Assets: 3%
Liabilities/Income: 227%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 0%
Reserves/Spending: 0 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -2 months
Quick Ratio: 0.3

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Education/Training
Other Charitable Purposes
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Austria, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales, United States,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

223 employees
4 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Department of Health - The Health Foundation
£330,000	18/11/2021	Evidence of how technology enabled change can be supported using quality improvement.Stronger links between digital and improvement fields in health and care systems.Innovative approaches to scaling ....more Evidence of how technology enabled change can be supported using quality improvement.Stronger links between digital and improvement fields in health and care systems.Innovative approaches to scaling and implementing technology enabled care at home.Technology enabled care at home is a key aspect of an evolving health service, testing pilot schemes via grant funding will develop a blueprint for future ways of working.
Department of Health - NHS Anchors Learning Network
£89,583	14/03/2020	To investigate whether an autism-specific health check is feasible and acceptable to use in the NHS, and whether it improves access to primary healthcare for all autistic adults
Nesta - AC00497
£30,000	05/10/2015 9	Realising the Value programme grant to The Health Foundation Grant Ref AC00497

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 11/12 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 46-67

BRANWEN JEFFREYS Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Journalist

DAVID SMART Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Consultant, Other trusteeship: BEAT (FORMERLY EATING DISORDERS ASSOCIATION),

DR RUTH HUSSEY Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Public Health Consultant, Other trusteeship: THE READER ORGANISATION,

ERIC GREGORY Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Independent Adviser

JAMES ROLAND SINKER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Ceo Of Nhs Foundation Trust

KATHERINE BLACKLOCK Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Fund Manager

LORAINE HAWKINS Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Expert Adviser

PAUL JOHN NAJSAREK Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Non Executive Director, Other trusteeship: THE RICHMOND FELLOWSHIP,

PROFESSOR DAWN EDGE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: University Professor

PROFESSOR ROSALIND LOUISE SMYTH FMEDSCI Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Professor In Child Health, Other trusteeships: THE LISTER INSTITUTE OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE, MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION, ACADEMY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES,

RAVI GURUMURTHY Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Chief Executive Of Nesta

SIR HUGH TAYLOR KCB (Chair) Appointed: 2017, Other trusteeship: CICELY SAUNDERS INTERNATIONAL,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 12/05/1983, number: 286967
Registered at Companies House on 14/04/1983, number: 01714937

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR04: 21 days late,

Main office

The Health Foundation
Salisbury Square House
8 Salisbury Square
LONDON
EC4Y 8AP

Objectives

THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE FOUNDATION IS ESTABLISHED ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH, INCLUDING PUBLIC HEALTH, WELL-BEING AND THE DELIVERY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE AND ANY OTHER OBJECTS AND PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES, IN PARTICULAR (WITHOUT LIMITATION) BY: PROMOTING PROJECTS TO IMPROVE HEALTH AND RESEARCH INTO HEALTH UTILISING AND MAKING AVAILABLE THE USEFUL RESULTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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