THE FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE FOUNDATION
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-25 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-06-11
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
-2.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£4M
+0.6% vs 2024
Employees
33
+3.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-03-31
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- THE FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE FOUNDATION 1993-12-10 → present
- NATIONAL FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE MEMORIAL COMMITEE OF GREAT BRITIAN AND NORTHERN IRELAND(THE) 1953-04-14 → 1993-12-10
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £126,154 | |
| Operating profit | £615,369 | £35,796 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | £790,390 | £21,624 | |
| Cash | £3,385,835 | £3,307,473 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,900,918 | £3,922,542 | |
| Net assets | £3,900,918 | £3,922,542 | |
| Equity | £3,900,918 | £3,922,542 | |
| Average employees | 32 | 33 | |
| Wages | £1,364,588 | £1,534,371 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 28.4% | |
| Net margin | — | 17.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 15.8% | 0.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.65x | 1.73x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Buzzacott Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“the Directors are confident that the Foundation has the financial resources and flexibility to continue in operational existence for at least the next 12 months. Accordingly, these financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The Board remains vigilant in monitoring financial and operational risks as part of its commitment to effective stewardship.”
Group structure
- THE FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE FOUNDATION · parent
- The Florence Nightingale Foundation Trading Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The Kenya programme stands out as a powerful example of our global reach and the life-saving potential of nurse-led leadership. Participants led quality improvement projects tailored to their local contexts. One such initiative, a nurse-led training programme to reduce neonatal mortality, achieved a 47% drop in neonatal deaths in one unit.”
- “The launch of the FNF Academy Think Tank has positioned our community as a trusted voice in shaping national and global health agendas.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 92 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADAMS, Elizabeth | Director | 2024-11-01 | Apr 1966 | Irish |
| BENTON, David Charles, Dr | Director | 2021-08-04 | Oct 1957 | British |
| D'CRUZ, Kay | Director | 2025-01-23 | Oct 1976 | British |
| DESPRES, Julian Peter, Captain | Director | 2023-09-12 | Jan 1976 | British |
| MACLEOD CLARK, Jill Linda, Professor Dame | Director | 2017-06-13 | Jun 1944 | British |
| POOLE, Melloney Marina Caroline | Director | 2025-01-23 | Jul 1948 | British |
| REILLY, Jacqueline, Professor | Director | 2022-09-13 | Mar 1970 | British |
| WATSON, Craig Alexander | Director | 2025-01-23 | Dec 1991 | British |
Show 92 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CALLAGHAN, Teresa | Secretary | 2022-10-10 | 2025-09-30 |
| DAWES, Stephanie | Secretary | 2009-07-01 | 2015-01-05 |
| FISHER, Ann | Secretary | 1997-06-20 | 2001-04-26 |
| LINDSAY, Sean Francis | Secretary | 2015-01-05 | 2015-12-21 |
| MUMMERY, Pamela | Secretary | 2001-04-26 | 2009-05-01 |
| STERRY, Joanna | Secretary | — | 1997-06-20 |
| WORWOOD, Larissa Alison | Secretary | 2015-12-21 | 2017-09-01 |
| ACLAND, Maureen | Director | — | 2008-06-11 |
| ANDREWS, Andrew Paul | Director | 2011-06-14 | 2023-09-12 |
| BALLARD-SMITH, Sarah Elise Russell | Director | 2013-12-13 | 2015-09-10 |
| BATES, David Charles, Colonel | Director | 2011-06-14 | 2013-07-29 |
| BEAUMONT-WOOD, Rhiannon Elizabeth | Director | 2019-06-18 | 2022-09-13 |
| BEAZLEY, Richard Hugh | Director | 2008-06-11 | 2017-06-13 |
| BISHOP, Veronica, Professor | Director | 1998-11-02 | 2005-04-12 |
| BLACKER, Geoffrey Bernard | Director | 2003-02-05 | 2012-06-19 |
| BOISSIER, Robin Paul | Director | 2024-11-01 | 2025-02-11 |
| BOLGER, Thomas Patrick | Director | 1992-04-13 | 1995-10-10 |
| BRADLEY, Fionnuala, Group Captain | Director | 2021-08-04 | 2023-03-29 |
| BRADLEY, Martin Eugene Joseph, Prof | Director | 2010-06-17 | 2018-09-11 |
| BROWN, April Samantha, Dr | Director | 2025-01-23 | 2026-01-28 |
| BROWN, Shona, Dr | Director | 2002-11-12 | 2014-06-24 |
| BUCHAN, James, Professor | Director | 2022-03-22 | 2025-03-31 |
| BURNS, John | Director | 2004-11-16 | 2014-06-24 |
| CAREY, Anthony | Director | 2021-12-14 | 2024-08-23 |
| CHRIMES, Neil Roy | Director | 2011-06-14 | 2017-06-13 |
| COONEY, Katrina | Director | 2008-02-14 | 2017-06-13 |
| CUSHEN, Philip Brian, Group Captain | Director | 2013-07-29 | 2014-03-04 |
| DARLEY, Margaret Emma | Director | — | 1998-04-22 |
| EDWARDS, Ben | Director | 2020-12-15 | 2024-03-07 |
| FINDLAY, Sharon, Colonel | Director | 2018-09-11 | 2021-08-04 |
| FOSTER, David William, Dr | Director | 2011-06-14 | 2017-06-13 |
| FRESHWATER, Dawn, Professor | Director | 2003-04-07 | 2009-02-16 |
| GILLESPIE, Simon Maxwell | Director | 2023-01-01 | 2024-11-21 |
| GREEN, Margaret Dorothy, Professor | Director | — | 1992-04-13 |
| HEALD, Daphne Constance, Lady | Director | — | 2004-08-16 |
| HENNESSY, Deborah Anne, Dr | Director | 1992-04-13 | 1995-04-28 |
| HOFMAN, Alison Jane | Director | 2015-08-12 | 2018-09-11 |
| HOLDER, Stanley John | Director | — | 1993-10-31 |
| HOLLOWAY, Aisha, Professor | Director | 2019-12-15 | 2022-09-13 |
| HORNETT, Melanie | Director | 2012-12-10 | 2013-12-13 |
| HULF, David | Director | 2016-02-01 | 2021-08-03 |
| JOLLY, Ummanga, Dr | Director | 2003-12-01 | 2011-02-15 |
| KAY, Peter Martin | Director | 2020-09-15 | 2021-09-13 |
| KEEN, Ann Lloyd | Director | 2011-06-14 | 2018-12-31 |
| KENNEDY, Rosemary Margaret | Director | 2008-06-11 | 2010-06-17 |
| LAURENCE, Mary | Director | — | 2003-04-07 |
| LIBBEY, Edward Thomas, Dr | Director | 2017-06-13 | 2020-09-15 |
| LUKE, Ian St John, The Rt Hon Lord | Director | — | 1996-06-01 |
| MACPHERSON, Wilma Roy | Director | 2000-04-18 | 2002-04-26 |
| MAXWELL, Elaine, Dr | Director | 2011-06-14 | 2016-03-13 |
| MCCUTCHEON, Helen, Professor | Director | 2012-06-28 | 2015-06-01 |
| MCLERNON, Angela | Director | 2018-09-11 | 2020-08-15 |
| MCQUEEN, Fiona Catherine | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2017-06-13 |
| MOORES, Yvonne, Dame | Director | 2019-01-02 | 2022-12-31 |
| MORRIS-THOMPSON, Trish | Director | 2011-06-14 | 2016-09-13 |
| MYERS, Joan Lee | Director | 2019-04-03 | 2022-09-13 |
| NOEL SMITH, Theodora | Director | 1993-08-11 | 2020-09-15 |
| O'SULLIVAN, Julia | Director | 2020-12-15 | 2023-12-07 |
| ONIONS, Judith Mary, Captain | Director | 2009-06-09 | 2011-06-14 |
| PARKER, Edith Ruby | Director | — | 1992-04-13 |
| PHAIR, Lynne Elizabeth | Director | 2003-06-17 | 2008-06-11 |
| PRESTLEY, Michael John, Group Captain | Director | 2014-03-04 | 2015-06-23 |
| QUINN, Sheila, Dame | Director | — | 1993-04-13 |
| RAFFERTY, Anne Marie, Professor | Director | 2009-11-18 | 2012-06-19 |
| RALPH, Colin John | Director | — | 1995-02-28 |
| REEVES CBE, Colin Leslie, Dr | Director | 2011-06-14 | 2020-09-15 |
| REITER, Simon | Director | 2020-12-15 | 2022-03-22 |
| REMNANT, James Wogan, The Lord | Director | — | 2000-04-18 |
| RIDE, Trevor John | Director | 1992-04-13 | 1998-04-22 |
| RODWAY, Simon | Director | — | 1995-01-01 |
| SANDERSON, Bryan Kaye, Mr. | Director | 2008-02-13 | 2018-09-11 |
| SANFORD, Gillian Yvonne | Director | — | 1995-04-28 |
| SCOTT, Irene Elizabeth, Professor | Director | 2002-06-11 | 2009-03-03 |
| SERRANT, Laura, Professor | Director | 2022-09-13 | 2024-10-03 |
| SIDDALL, Peter John | Director | 2011-06-14 | 2020-09-15 |
| SILLS, Eileen | Director | 2005-05-01 | 2007-11-22 |
| SMART, Isobel Alice, Dr | Director | 2005-11-15 | 2007-10-19 |
| SMITH, Anthony Patrick | Director | 1997-04-08 | 2003-04-07 |
| SMITH, Stephen Michael | Director | 2005-11-15 | 2009-06-09 |
| SPENCE, Dale, Dr | Director | 2021-09-14 | 2024-09-10 |
| TAWSE, Pamela Ann | Director | 1993-04-13 | 2005-04-12 |
| THOMPSON, Joan Margaret Elizabeth | Director | 2000-06-06 | 2011-06-14 |
| TRANKA, Sumeshni | Director | 2022-09-13 | 2024-10-03 |
| TUCKER, David Edward Allen, Colonel | Director | — | 2004-04-20 |
| TUCKER, Margaret Ann, Professor | Director | 1995-04-28 | 2008-06-11 |
| VALENTINE, Stuart Peter | Director | — | 2001-04-26 |
| VITTY, Charlotte | Director | 2022-03-22 | 2024-03-16 |
| WALKER, Geoffrey Harold | Director | 2002-04-15 | 2011-06-14 |
| WATSON-DRUEE, Neslyn Eugenie, Dame | Director | 2018-09-11 | 2019-04-30 |
| WELLER, Barbara Fiona | Director | 1995-04-28 | 1995-12-04 |
| WHITE, Jean Christine, Professor | Director | 2011-06-14 | 2015-12-08 |
| WILLIAMS, Wendy Burrowes, Group Captain | Director | 2008-02-13 | 2009-06-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 275 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-09-29 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-09-29 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-30 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-29 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-09-29 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-06-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 2
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
-2.3%
£3,385,835 £3,307,473
-
Net assets
+0.6%
£3,900,918 £3,922,542
-
Employees
+3.1%
32 33
-
Operating profit
-94.2%
£615,369 £35,796
-
Wages
+12.4%
£1,364,588 £1,534,371
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers