THE NHS CONFEDERATION
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
The NHS Confederation supports healthcare services in England, Northern Ireland and Wales. It is the membership body for providers and commissioners of healthcare. We seek to support our members and the wider system to plan, deliver and transform health and care systems for the benefit of patients, carers and the public.
Latest income
£24.0m
Expenditure
£24.6m
Financial year end
2025-03-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-31 | £15.0m | £15.2m | |
| 2022-03-31 | £17.6m | £16.6m | |
| 2023-03-31 | £22.6m | £22.1m | |
| 2024-03-31 | £23.8m | £24.7m | |
| 2025-03-31 | £24.0m | £24.6m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-03-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £2k |
| Charitable activities | £17.9m |
| Trading | £5.5m |
| Investment income | £565k |
| Total income | £24.0m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £20.1m |
| Raising funds | £4.5m |
| Grants to institutions | £0 |
| Governance | £334k |
| Total expenditure | £24.6m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £8.5m |
| Total funds | £8.5m |
| — restricted | £0 |
| — unrestricted | £8.5m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £8.5m |
| Cash | £4.8m |
People
| Employees | 273 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- General Charitable Purposes
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Disability
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- Other Charitable Purposes
Who it helps
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- People With Disabilities
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Provides Services
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.