Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 0

Strong growth: +2
Fundraising costs low: +3

No volunteer policy: -2
Narrow trustee age band: -2
Dynamic board: +3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: 4

THE BRITISH SOCIETY FOR HEART FAILURE

The aims of the BSH are to improve the care and outcome of patients with heart failure, and to promote research, education and scientific exchange relating to heart failure.The society's membership comprises cardiologists, GPs, nurses, surgeons, scientists, pharmacists, physiotherapists and other healthcare professionals involved with the diagnosis, management or science of heart failure.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
The Board has little diversity in terms of age

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
31/05/23		£1,562	£1,230	£332	£21	£768	£643	6.3	2	70
31/05/22		£1,179	£1,186	£-7	£16	£436	£417	4.2	3	70
31/05/21		£756	£613	£143	£20	£443	£406	7.9	2	27
31/05/20		£536	£748	£-212	£8	£300	£275	4.4	3	12
31/05/19		£549	£461	£89	£7	£512	£501	13	0	11
31/05/18	*	£523	£459	£64	£6	£405	£405	10.6	0	0
31/05/17		£438	£382	£56	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/05/16		£394	£315	£79	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/05/15	*	£271	£307	£-35	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/05/14		£314	£338	£-25	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/05/13		£280	£295	£-16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
25/05/12	*	£288	£284	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/05/11	*	£292	£226	£66	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/05/10		£226	£199	£28	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/05/09		£269	£184	£85	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/05/08		£179	£148	£31	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/05/07	*	£179	£153	£26	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/05/06	*	£170	£134	£36	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/05/05	*	£212	£203	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/05/04	*	£145	£123	£22	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.7%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 10%
Highest pay band: £100,000-£110,000
Liabilities/Assets: 47%
Liabilities/Income: 43%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 84%
Reserves/Spending: 6.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 10 months
Quick Ratio: 1.7

Asset Split ?

Established: 25 years

www.bsh.org.uk

info@bsh.org.uk

0203 606 0792

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Education/Training
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Medical education & research

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information

Where it operates

Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People
Other Defined Groups
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

2 employees
70 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 8/9 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 44-58

CARYS BARTON Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Heart Failure Specialist Nurse

DELYTH JOANNE RUCAREAN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Advanced Heart Failure Nurse Practioner

DR CAROL WHELAN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Consultant Cardiologist

DR RAJIV SANKARANARAYANAN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Consultant Cardiologist

MARY MARGARET BROOKS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Lead Acp Cardiac Services

PATRICIA MARTINA CAMPBELL Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Consultant Cardiologist And Heart Failure Lead

REBECCA LOUISE HYLAND Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Registered Adult Nurse & Hf Nurse Consultant

LISA ANDERSON (Chair) Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Heart Failure Consultant

PROFESSOR ROY STUART GARDNER Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Consultant Cardiologist

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 27/05/1999, number: 1075720
Registered at Companies House on 10/05/1999, number: 03767312

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR18: 4 days late, AR15: 1 days late, AR12: 39 days late, AR11: 0 days late, AR07: 113 days late, AR06: 232 days late, AR05: 41 days late, AR04: 28 days late,

Main office

1 St. Andrews Place
London
NW1 4LB

Objectives

(1) TO RELIEVE PATIENTS WITH HEART FAILURE OR AT RISK OF DEVELOPING HEART FAILURE(2) TO PROMOTE RESEARCH INTO HEART FAILURE AND INTO THE PREVENTION, TREATMENT AND CURES OF SUCH COMPLAINTS, AND THE DISSEMINATION OF THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED.

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