CCEW Charity Commission profile

HEALTH LIMITED

Registered charity 290535 · organisation 290535

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
6 November 1984
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
01837621
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£9,988,307
Latest expenditure
£9,319,325
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: International House, 66 Lavender Hill, LONDON, SW11 5RQ

Website recorded by the regulator: www.healthpovertyaction.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

We work to improve the health of the world's poorest people, ensuring people who otherwise would have no support receive basic but life-saving health care and education.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received
23 January 2026
Date Accounts Received
23 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£9,988,307
Total Gross Expenditure
£9,319,325
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received
10 January 2025
Date Accounts Received
10 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£10,707,604
Total Gross Expenditure
£11,041,529
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received
2 January 2024
Date Accounts Received
2 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£14,710,171
Total Gross Expenditure
£14,456,710
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received
10 January 2023
Date Accounts Received
10 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£14,992,209
Total Gross Expenditure
£14,930,388
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received
22 December 2021
Date Accounts Received
22 December 2021
Total Gross Income
£19,836,724
Total Gross Expenditure
£20,721,543

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
23 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£9,988,307
Total Gross Expenditure
£9,319,325
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
3
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
2
Count Volunteers
1
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Due Date
31 January 2025
Ar Received Date
10 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£10,707,604
Total Gross Expenditure
£11,041,529
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
4
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Volunteers
6
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Due Date
31 January 2024
Ar Received Date
2 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£14,710,171
Total Gross Expenditure
£14,456,710
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
2
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Volunteers
100
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Due Date
31 January 2023
Ar Received Date
10 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£14,992,209
Total Gross Expenditure
£14,930,388
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
Yes
Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£10
Income From Government Grants
£5,262,644
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Due Date
31 January 2022
Ar Received Date
22 December 2021
Total Gross Income
£19,836,724
Total Gross Expenditure
£20,721,543
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
Yes
Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser
Yes
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£3
Income From Government Grants
£5,457,326
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Volunteers
0

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
23 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
304589
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
9306268
Income Investments
103523
Income Other
273927
Income Total Income And Endowments
9988307
Income Legacies
1000
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£507,758
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£8,811,567
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
9319325
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
26000
Expenditure Support Costs
1403245
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,851,754
Assets Total Fixed
0
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£6,999,488
Assets Total Liabilities
£843,464
Assets Current Investment
2162280
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£6,156,024
Creditors One Year Total Current
384581
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
458883
Assets Cash
£2,227,070
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1851754
Funds Restricted
4304270
Funds Total
6156024
Count Employees
314
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Due Date
31 January 2025
Ar Received Date
10 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
363130
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
10200310
Income Investments
34672
Income Other
109492
Income Total Income And Endowments
10707604
Income Legacies
17000
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£361,945
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£10,679,584
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
11041529
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
26000
Expenditure Support Costs
1349895
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,929,649
Assets Total Fixed
0
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£6,133,215
Assets Total Liabilities
£736,540
Assets Current Investment
1041807
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£5,396,675
Creditors One Year Total Current
365484
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
371056
Assets Cash
£3,401,631
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1929649
Funds Restricted
3467026
Funds Total
5396675
Count Employees
386
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Due Date
31 January 2024
Ar Received Date
2 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
421649
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
14157432
Income Investments
11347
Income Other
119743
Income Total Income And Endowments
14710171
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£289,228
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£14,167,482
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
14456710
Expenditure Investment Management
21841
Expenditure Grants Institution
14351
Expenditure Governance
305951
Expenditure Support Costs
289228
Expenditure Depreciation
1201272
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,931,451
Assets Total Fixed
0
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£7,301,916
Assets Total Liabilities
£1,477,400
Assets Current Investment
741098
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£5,824,516
Creditors One Year Total Current
1199253
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
278147
Assets Cash
£4,734,136
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1931451
Funds Restricted
3893065
Funds Total
5824516
Count Employees
446
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Due Date
31 January 2023
Ar Received Date
10 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
427808
Income Other Trading Activities
47498
Income Charitable Activities
13650844
Income Investments
6625
Income Other
859434
Income Total Income And Endowments
14992209
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£497,390
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£14,432,998
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
14930388
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
28526
Expenditure Support Costs
1228292
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
97368
Reserves
£1,540,326
Assets Total Fixed
0
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£6,073,040
Assets Total Liabilities
£711,343
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£5,361,697
Creditors One Year Total Current
396075
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
315268
Assets Cash
£5,132,656
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1540326
Funds Restricted
3821371
Funds Total
5361697
Count Employees
382
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Due Date
31 January 2022
Ar Received Date
22 December 2021
Income Donations And Legacies
323167
Income Other Trading Activities
80115
Income Charitable Activities
17708908
Income Investments
11610
Income Other
1712924
Income Total Income And Endowments
19836724
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£277,769
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£20,443,774
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
20721543
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
19864089
Expenditure Governance
26204
Expenditure Support Costs
1002985
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
-311347
Reserves
£1,486,097
Assets Total Fixed
0
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£6,650,589
Assets Total Liabilities
£1,448,082
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£5,202,507
Creditors One Year Total Current
1345213
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
102869
Assets Cash
£4,990,049
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1486097
Funds Restricted
3716410
Funds Total
5202507
Count Employees
360
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Cambodia
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Asia
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Namibia
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Africa
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Burma
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Asia
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Vietnam
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Asia
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Sierra Leone
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Africa
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Guatemala
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
North America
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Kenya
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Africa
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
China
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Asia
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Ethiopia
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Africa
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Laos
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Asia
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Nicaragua
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
North America
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Somalia
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Africa
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Rwanda
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Africa
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
113
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Economic/community Development/employment
Classification Code
104
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Disability
Classification Code
105
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Classification Code
201
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Children/young People
Classification Code
112
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Environment/conservation/heritage
Classification Code
103
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Classification Code
204
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
206
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Defined Groups
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
202
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Elderly/old People
Classification Code
304
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Human Resources
Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
305
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Classification Code
203
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
People With Disabilities
Classification Code
106
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Overseas Aid/famine Relief

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
HEALTH LIMITED
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1984-11-06T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 1 AUGUST 1984 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION OF 22 MAY 1991
Charitable Objects
TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE HEALTH, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE, OF COMMUNITIES WHO RECEIVE LITTLE OR NO EXTERNAL ASSISTANCE BECAUSE OF POLITICAL INSTABILITY AND/OR CONFLICT.
Area Of Benefit
NOT DEFINED

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
66957
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
HEALTH POVERTY ACTION
Charity Name Id
66965
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
HEALTH UNLIMITED

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures