BRITISH HEART FOUNDATION
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-14 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-11-30
Watchouts
Cash
£95M
-2.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£130M
-5.9% vs 2024
Employees
3,692
+1.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£19M
-22.3% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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 | £156,300,000 | £173,100,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£15,700,000 | -£19,200,000 | |
| Net profit | -£17,800,000 | -£16,500,000 | |
| Cash | £98,000,000 | £95,300,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £367,100,000 | £365,200,000 | |
| Net assets | £138,300,000 | £130,200,000 | |
| Equity | £138,300,000 | £130,200,000 | |
| Average employees | 3,632 | 3,692 | |
| Wages | £109,500,000 | £115,600,000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | -11.4% | -9.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 74.7% | 75.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.33x | 1.45x |
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
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The trustees have a reasonable expectation that the Group and the Charity have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, being a period of at least 12 months from the approval of the financial statements. They continue to believe that there are no material uncertainties that could cast significant doubt over BHF's ability to continue as a going concern and that they are being properly addressed.”
Group structure
- BRITISH HEART FOUNDATION · parent
- British Heart Foundation Ventures Limited
- BHF Shops Limited
Significant events
- “Awarded £108.4m in grants”
- “311,000 people trained in CPR”
- “106,000 defibrillators now accessible on The Circuit”
- “37 million views of health content on BHF's website”
- “Funding to 47 research institutions across the UK”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 88 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RYAN, Sam Paul | Secretary | 2017-05-26 | — | — |
| ARMITAGE, Jane Margaret, Professor | Director | 2025-10-21 | Apr 1954 | British |
| ASHTON-RIGBY, Mark | Director | 2024-08-01 | Jul 1968 | British |
| BOYNTON, David Philip | Director | 2023-12-13 | Mar 1963 | British |
| DONNELLY, Roisin Jane Catherine | Director | 2024-08-01 | Jun 1961 | British |
| FITZPATRICK, Mark Thomas | Director | 2020-10-06 | Apr 1968 | Irish |
| FRANK, Karen Ann | Director | 2019-10-08 | Dec 1968 | American |
| JENKINS, Annalisa Mary, Dr | Director | 2021-10-12 | Jun 1965 | British |
| PIRMOHAMED, Munir Hussein, Professor Sir | Director | 2020-10-06 | Aug 1962 | British |
| RAY, Simon Guy, Prof | Director | 2025-10-21 | Jun 1959 | British |
| WALKER, Brian Robert, Professor | Director | 2022-10-20 | Jul 1963 | British |
| WILSON, Louise Elizabeth | Director | 2026-01-27 | Jan 1971 | British |
Show 88 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDWARDS, John Michael | Secretary | 2000-01-01 | 2006-12-31 |
| HALL, Malcolm Iain | Secretary | 2007-01-01 | 2010-01-18 |
| HOPKINS, Simon David William | Secretary | 2010-01-18 | 2013-08-16 |
| LIVINGSTONE, Michael Gordon | Secretary | — | 1999-12-31 |
| PRINCE, Deborah, Dr | Secretary | 2013-08-17 | 2017-05-26 |
| BALFOUR, Andrew Gordon | Director | 2012-07-31 | 2018-10-16 |
| BATTEN, John Charles, Sir | Director | — | 1995-03-28 |
| BECKER, Wendy | Director | 2022-10-20 | 2023-10-01 |
| BELL, Susan Jane | Director | — | 2007-05-31 |
| BEST, Claire | Director | 2025-08-07 | 2026-01-27 |
| BEVAN, Timothy Hugh, Sir | Director | 1996-09-24 | 2002-11-26 |
| BLOSSOM, Richard Becket | Director | 2003-03-25 | 2006-07-20 |
| BOON, Nicholas Antony, Doctor | Director | 1997-09-23 | 2007-04-30 |
| BROADLEY, Robin David | Director | — | 2008-12-29 |
| BROOKES, John Remfry | Director | 1999-03-30 | 2003-02-06 |
| BROOKS, Nicholas Hugh, Doctor | Director | 2005-11-30 | 2006-07-20 |
| CAMERON, Ian Donald | Director | — | 1992-03-24 |
| CAMM, Alan John, Professor | Director | 2001-03-27 | 2003-07-29 |
| CAMPBELL, Gordon Arden | Director | 1999-07-27 | 2005-11-30 |
| CAMPBELL, Ronald William Fearnley, Professor | Director | 1997-03-25 | 1998-06-13 |
| CHAMBERLAIN, Douglas, Dr | Director | — | 1993-09-28 |
| CHATURVEDI, Nishi, Professor | Director | 2012-11-28 | 2016-07-20 |
| CLARKE, Sarah Catherine, Dr | Director | 2018-10-16 | 2025-10-21 |
| COLVILLE, Margaret, Lady | Director | — | 1992-09-29 |
| COOTE, John Haven, Professor | Director | 1998-03-31 | 2003-09-26 |
| CORLEY, Roger David | Director | 1995-10-03 | 2004-12-01 |
| COWDREY OF TONBRIDGE, Colin Michael, Lord | Director | 1992-09-29 | 1998-11-24 |
| DAWSON, Anthony, Sir | Director | 1993-09-28 | 1997-09-25 |
| DICKINSON, Christopher John, Professor | Director | 1995-03-28 | 2000-07-25 |
| DOMINICZAK, Anna Felicja, Professor Dame | Director | 2014-09-11 | 2020-10-06 |
| EASTON, Robert James Campbell, Dr | Director | 2013-08-01 | 2019-10-08 |
| EDWARDS, Christopher Richard Watkin, Sir | Director | 2009-05-28 | 2015-10-01 |
| ELLORY, John Clive, Professor | Director | 2003-11-25 | 2006-07-20 |
| EMANUEL, Richard, Dr | Director | — | 1992-09-29 |
| FAROOQI, Sadaf, Professor | Director | 2022-10-20 | 2025-10-21 |
| FELDMAN, Andrew Simon, Lord | Director | 2017-10-24 | 2019-03-26 |
| FENWICK, Peter Trevor | Director | — | 1999-03-24 |
| FIELDING, Daryl Louise | Director | 2017-10-24 | 2023-12-13 |
| FITZGERALD, John Desmond, Dr | Director | — | 1996-09-24 |
| FLINT, Ellen Jane, Dr | Director | 2006-07-20 | 2014-09-11 |
| FOWLER, Godfrey, Professor | Director | 1996-09-24 | 2006-07-20 |
| FOX, Keith Alexander Arthur, Professor | Director | 1997-09-23 | 2000-11-28 |
| FRYER, Jeffrey Harwood, Dr | Director | — | 1994-09-27 |
| GRAY, Huon Hamilton, Professor | Director | 2003-07-29 | 2005-09-02 |
| GURR, Douglas John, Dr | Director | 2015-10-01 | 2022-10-20 |
| HALES, Charles Nicholas, Professor | Director | — | 1997-03-25 |
| HANDLEY, Anthony James, Doctor | Director | 1998-03-31 | 2001-03-27 |
| HARRIS, Evan Leslie, Dr | Director | 2011-06-09 | 2017-10-24 |
| HEAGERTY, Anthony Michael | Director | 2003-03-25 | 2006-07-20 |
| HEIDENSOHN, Frances Mary, Professor | Director | 1994-09-27 | 1999-06-20 |
| HOFFENBERG, Raymond | Director | — | 1993-09-28 |
| HOOD, John Anthony, Sir | Director | 2021-04-26 | 2023-07-05 |
| HORNETT, Graham Albert Wilfrid, Dr | Director | — | 1996-09-24 |
| HOUSLAY, Miles Douglas, Dr | Director | 1997-03-25 | 1998-03-31 |
| HOWE, Timothy Jean-Paul | Director | 2018-10-16 | 2024-10-22 |
| HUGHES, Howard | Director | 1997-09-23 | 2008-07-08 |
| HYTNER, Richard James | Director | 2011-06-16 | 2017-10-24 |
| IREDALE, John Peter, Professor | Director | 2016-11-01 | 2022-10-20 |
| IRVING, John Black, Dr | Director | 1992-09-29 | 1995-10-03 |
| JENNINGS, Kevin, Dr | Director | 1998-11-24 | 2006-07-20 |
| KEARTON, Christopher Frank, Lord | Director | — | 1992-07-02 |
| KEETON, Barry Roger | Director | 1999-11-24 | 2006-07-20 |
| KERR, David Nicol Sharp, Professor | Director | — | 1997-09-23 |
| KHAW, Kay-Tee Tee, Professor | Director | 2006-07-20 | 2015-10-01 |
| LADY ECCLES OF MOULTON, Diana Catherine | Director | — | 1998-11-24 |
| LECHLER, Robert Ian, Professor | Director | 2010-07-22 | 2016-11-01 |
| LECHLER, Robert Ian, Professor | Director | 2003-11-25 | 2006-07-20 |
| LLOYD, Richard Ernest Butler, Sir | Director | — | 1995-10-03 |
| LLOYD, Susan Helen | Director | 2001-03-27 | 2010-07-22 |
| LOMAS, David Arthur, Professor | Director | 2016-11-01 | 2024-10-22 |
| LORIMER, Andrew Ross, Professor | Director | — | 1992-09-29 |
| MACKAY, Iain James | Director | 2015-10-01 | 2020-10-06 |
| MAGEE, Patrick | Director | 2001-03-27 | 2006-07-20 |
| MARMOT, Michael Gideon, Sir | Director | 2000-11-28 | 2014-09-11 |
| MCGREGOR, Alan Michael, Professor | Director | 1999-03-30 | 2002-11-26 |
| MCMURRAY, John Joseph, Professor | Director | 2007-05-31 | 2010-06-08 |
| MILLAR, Keith Malcolm Hedley | Director | 1992-03-24 | 2006-07-20 |
| MITCHELL INNES, Alistair Campbell | Director | 1994-09-27 | 2006-07-20 |
| MOORE, Henry Roderick, Sir | Director | — | 2001-05-07 |
| MORRIS, Peter John, Sir | Director | 2003-03-25 | 2009-07-15 |
| MOUNTFIELD, Robin, Sir | Director | 2000-07-25 | 2010-09-30 |
| MURRAY, The Right Honourable Lord | Director | — | 1995-10-03 |
| NATHAN, Peter Geoffrey | Director | — | 1993-09-28 |
| NEWSOM-DAVIS, John Michael, Professor | Director | 1996-04-02 | 1997-12-31 |
| NOURSHARGH, Sussan, Professor | Director | 2015-10-01 | 2021-10-12 |
| O`NEILL, David, Dr | Director | 1995-10-03 | 1998-04-29 |
| PAMPLIN, Sharron Alexandra | Director | 2023-12-13 | 2025-07-29 |
| PARKER, David John | Director | 1993-09-28 | 1996-09-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 366 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-08-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-10-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 4
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
+10.7%
£156,300,000 £173,100,000
-
Cash
-2.8%
£98,000,000 £95,300,000
-
Net assets
-5.9%
£138,300,000 £130,200,000
-
Employees
+1.7%
3,632 3,692
-
Profit before tax
-22.3%
-£15,700,000 -£19,200,000
-
Wages
+5.6%
£109,500,000 £115,600,000
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