THE HEALTH FOUNDATION
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
The Health Foundation is an independent charity committed to bringing about better health and health care for people in the UK.
Latest income
£17.2m
Expenditure
£67.3m
Financial year end
2024-12-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-31 | £16.4m | £57.4m | |
| 2021-12-31 | £17.1m | £53.4m | |
| 2022-12-31 | £18.2m | £80.4m | |
| 2023-12-31 | £18.6m | £62.7m | |
| 2024-12-31 | £17.2m | £67.3m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2024-12-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £0 |
| Charitable activities | £2.3m |
| Trading | £0 |
| Investment income | £14.9m |
| Total income | £17.2m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £50.4m |
| Raising funds | £16.9m |
| Grants to institutions | £16.5m |
| Governance | £722k |
| Total expenditure | £67.3m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £0 |
| Total funds | £1.23bn |
| — restricted | £450k |
| — unrestricted | £0 |
| — endowment | £1.23bn |
| Total assets | £1.23bn |
| Cash | £6.4m |
People
| Employees | 273 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Education/training
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Other Charitable Purposes
Who it helps
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- 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.