Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 2
  • Positive trading contribution: +2;Good reserves management: +3
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs high: -5
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

HEALTHCARE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION 

HFMA is the professional membership organisation for finance staff in the healthcare sector.The organisation offers training and publications both to its members and the wider healthcare finance community.HFMA sponsors, undertakes and publishes relevant studies and research work and aims to advance effective financial management in the healthcare sector.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • More than half of total income was derived from trading and fees in the latest year
  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 16 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
  • Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
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
30/06/23£8,687£8,309£378£3,706£4,660£4,6606.779150
30/06/22£7,170£6,753£417£2,705£4,244£4,2447.571200
30/06/21£5,759£5,411£348£2,242£3,954£3,9548.867150
30/06/20£6,668£7,413£-745£3,334£3,606£3,6065.88490
30/06/19£7,347£7,507£-160£3,336£4,385£4,385782150
30/06/18£7,651£7,751£-100£4,024£4,418£4,4186.8880
30/06/17£7,266£7,509£-243£3,534£4,455£4,4557.1840
30/06/16£8,516£8,296£220£3,918£4,677£4,6776.8640
30/06/15*£7,592£7,289£303£3,260£4,452£4,4527.3620
30/06/14£5,920£5,726£194£2,562£4,149£4,1498.7570
30/06/13£5,637£5,251£386£2,344£3,946£3,9469450
30/06/12£4,039£3,540£499£1,234£3,546£3,54612330
30/06/11£4,036£3,534£502£1,097£3,053£3,05310.4310
30/06/10£3,902£3,518£384£1,186£2,551£2,5518.7330
30/06/09£2,141£2,653£-512£953£2,158£2,1589.8320
30/06/08£2,178£2,434£-255£774£1,542£1,5427.6250
30/06/07£1,281£1,775£-493£108£921£9216.2200

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 109.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 44.7%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 15%
Highest pay band: £200,000-£250,000
Liabilities/Assets: 66%
Liabilities/Income: 105%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 6.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.4
Asset Split ?
Established: 18 years

www.hfma.org.uk

info@hfma.org.uk

01179294789

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Philanthropic intermediaries and voluntarism promotion
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
Who works here?
  • 79 employees
  • 150 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 for Education - Apprenticeships Participation 16 - 18
£4,657 01/04/2020
To fund the provision of apprenticeship training.
Department for Education - Apprenticeships Participation 18+
£23,642 01/04/2020
To fund the provision of apprenticeship training.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (16)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 13/16 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 40-59
  • NICCI BRIGGS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Chief Finance Officer
  • DAVID CHANDLER Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Chief Officer And Chief Finance Officer
  • BILL GREGORY Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Chief Finance Officer
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 01/06/2006, number: 1114463
  • Registered at Companies House on 20/04/2006, number: 05787972
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
17 returns made; AR15: 0 days late,
Main office

HFMA House
4 Broad Plain
BRISTOL
BS2 0JP

Objectives

3.2 The advancement of the science of healthcare management, governance, healthcare finance and accountancy and related areas including but not limited to: 3.2.1 the advancement of education (in particular for employees engaged in provision of health services) in healthcare management, governance, healthcare finance and accountancy and related areas;3.2.2 the promotion of study and research in healthcare management, governance, healthcare finance and accountancy and related areas; and3.2.3 the provision of continuous professional development.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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