CCEW Charity Commission profile

HEALTHCARE INFECTION SOCIETY

Registered charity 1158172 · organisation 5048027

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
CIO
Registered
8 August 2014
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£1,733,819
Latest expenditure
£1,615,851
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
Yes

Public contact address: Montagu House, 7E Wakefield Street, London, WC1N 1PG

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

The objectives of the Society are, to advance knowledge of, foster scientific interest in and disseminate information about the prevention and control of hospital and other healthcare associated infection, to medical and allied professionals for the benefit of the public.

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
20 January 2026
Date Accounts Received
20 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£1,733,819
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,615,851
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
24 January 2025
Date Accounts Received
24 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,119,542
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,555,360
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
31 January 2024
Date Accounts Received
31 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,318,463
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,503,912
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
5 December 2022
Date Accounts Received
5 December 2022
Total Gross Income
£915,434
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,059,811
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
2 November 2021
Date Accounts Received
2 November 2021
Total Gross Income
£885,253
Total Gross Expenditure
£884,273

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
20 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£1,733,819
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,615,851
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Volunteers
50
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
24 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,119,542
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,555,360
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
Yes
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
50
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
31 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,318,463
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,503,912
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Volunteers
50
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
5 December 2022
Total Gross Income
£915,434
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,059,811
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
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 Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Volunteers
142
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
2 November 2021
Total Gross Income
£885,253
Total Gross Expenditure
£884,273
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Volunteers
125

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
20 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
0
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
1432147
Income Investments
295165
Income Other
6507
Income Total Income And Endowments
1733819
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£92,306
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,523,544
Expenditure Other
1
Expenditure Total
1615851
Expenditure Investment Management
92306
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
33757
Expenditure Support Costs
339558
Expenditure Depreciation
60196
Gain Loss Investment
-11436
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
-27680
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£714,626
Assets Total Fixed
6889772
Assets Own Use
930818
Assets Long Term Investment
5958954
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£951,774
Assets Total Liabilities
£766,053
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£7,075,493
Creditors One Year Total Current
562212
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
203841
Assets Cash
£378,916
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
7075493
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
7075493
Count Employees
11
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
24 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
0
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
828278
Income Investments
278300
Income Other
12964
Income Total Income And Endowments
1119542
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£75,293
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,480,067
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1555360
Expenditure Investment Management
75293
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
30006
Expenditure Support Costs
274010
Expenditure Depreciation
59218
Gain Loss Investment
-132215
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
-136969
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£544,134
Assets Total Fixed
6952506
Assets Own Use
981534
Assets Long Term Investment
5970972
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£785,016
Assets Total Liabilities
£740,882
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£6,996,640
Creditors One Year Total Current
542138
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
198744
Assets Cash
£473,401
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
6996640
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
6996640
Count Employees
10
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
31 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
0
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
1036951
Income Investments
281512
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1318463
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£57,472
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,446,440
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1503912
Expenditure Investment Management
57472
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
13495
Expenditure Support Costs
207511
Expenditure Depreciation
79898
Gain Loss Investment
-490055
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
-662973
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,555,642
Assets Total Fixed
7276546
Assets Own Use
1172804
Assets Long Term Investment
6103742
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£932,797
Assets Total Liabilities
£507,701
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£7,701,642
Creditors One Year Total Current
428702
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
78999
Assets Cash
£571,637
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
7701642
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
7701642
Count Employees
8
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
5 December 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
0
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
788765
Income Investments
110355
Income Other
16314
Income Total Income And Endowments
915434
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,059,811
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1059811
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
101067
Expenditure Governance
41826
Expenditure Support Costs
265461
Expenditure Depreciation
110848
Gain Loss Investment
-9630
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£9,040,119
Assets Total Fixed
8508049
Assets Own Use
2863239
Assets Long Term Investment
5644810
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,215,540
Assets Total Liabilities
£683,470
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£9,040,119
Creditors One Year Total Current
519893
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
163577
Assets Cash
£966,523
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
9040119
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
9040119
Count Employees
8
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
2 November 2021
Income Donations And Legacies
0
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
785175
Income Investments
100054
Income Other
24
Income Total Income And Endowments
885253
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£1,168
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£883,105
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
884273
Expenditure Investment Management
1168
Expenditure Grants Institution
83461
Expenditure Governance
45928
Expenditure Support Costs
231612
Expenditure Depreciation
77744
Gain Loss Investment
442263
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£9,194,126
Assets Total Fixed
8613831
Assets Own Use
4432006
Assets Long Term Investment
4181825
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,235,936
Assets Total Liabilities
£655,641
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£9,194,126
Creditors One Year Total Current
493231
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
162410
Assets Cash
£877,677
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
9194126
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
9194126
Count Employees
8
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Region
Geographic Area Description
Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
302
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Organisations
Classification Code
103
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
301
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Individuals
Classification Code
308
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
HEALTHCARE INFECTION SOCIETY
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
CIO registration
Date Of Event
2014-08-08T00:00:00
Charity Name
HEALTHCARE INFECTION SOCIETY
Charity Event Order
2
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2016-04-29T00:00:00
Reason
Funds spent up (s.75)
Assoc Organisation Number
286064
Assoc Registered Charity Number
286064
Assoc Charity Name
HEALTHCARE INFECTION SOCIETY

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
CIO - ASSOCIATION REGISTERED 08 AUG 2014AMENDED ON 27 APR 2017 as amended on 24 May 2018 as amended on 30 Nov 2018 as amended on 10 Nov 2020 as amended on 09 Nov 2021 as amended on 29 Jan 2026
Charitable Objects
THE OBJECTS OF HIS ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AMONG THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND IN PARTICULAR AMONG MEDICAL AND ALLIED PROFESSIONALS IN THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF HOSPITAL AND OTHER HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS AND TO PROMOTE RESEARCH IN ALL ASPECTS OF THAT SUBJECT AND TO PUBLISH THE USEFUL RESULTS.

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
546436
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
HIS

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investment
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures