THE RCN FOUNDATION
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-25 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-09-11
Watchouts
None on the register
Accounts
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102 (Charities SORP)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Crowe UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The board is of the opinion that the sustainability and viability of the business as a going concern are not threatened. Therefore, it is not appropriate to modify the key assumptions and judgments while preparing the financial statements for the business. The RCN Foundation is considered to have sufficient resources to meet its obligations as they fall due for at least 12 months after the signing of the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “Launched new strategy Ignite, Inspire, Aspire for 2024-28 to transform lives.”
- “Provided 576 benevolent grants (£206,000) and 122 education grants (£183,000) to individual nursing and midwifery staff in 2024, with demand for education grants growing by 68%.”
- “Commissioned an exploratory study into the experiences of nurse, midwife and healthcare support worker survivors of domestic violence and abuse.”
- “Launched learning disability grants programme, Inclusive Health, in March 2024, funding studies on economic value of learning disability nursing, health inequality, urgent care and access to practice placements.”
- “Appointed Professor Claire Pryor as RCN Foundation Chair in Adult Social Care Nursing at the University of Salford, the first position of its kind in the UK.”
- “Commissioned a mixed method research study to explore the experiences of internationally educated nurses and midwives working within London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust.”
- “Affirmed commitment to the establishment of the Centre for Compassionate Leadership in Nursing and Midwifery, with detailed operational work planned for 2025.”
- “Approved the Foundation's first Sustainability and Environment Policy, committing to continuous improvement in actions to decrease environmental impact.”
- “Set to celebrate 15th anniversary in 2025 with a series of activities and initiatives.”
- “Launched a new signposting hub in January 2024 to provide an efficient, comprehensive resource for support on mental health, housing, finance and addiction.”
- “Launched a new partnership with ShinyMind, a co-created mental health and wellbeing app free for nursing and midwifery staff across the NHS.”
- “Awarded a total of 7 research and innovation grants totalling £974,895 in 2024.”
- “Transferred the majority of its investment portfolio to new investment manager, Legal & General Investment Management, in December 2024.”
- “Launched a new Fundraising Strategy in 2024.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 30 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BICKLEY, Fiona | Director | 2024-10-01 | Jun 1968 | British |
| CUMMINGS, Jane Frances | Director | 2019-05-01 | May 1961 | British |
| DIX, Gregory James | Director | 2021-09-01 | Sep 1970 | British |
| HOAD, Alison Claire | Director | 2022-08-01 | Apr 1968 | British,Irish |
| HULL, Gordon Robert | Director | 2018-03-13 | Dec 1967 | British |
| JALECO, Cristy Belle | Director | 2023-09-01 | Dec 1993 | Filipino |
| KIRMOND, Moya Kate | Director | 2018-03-13 | May 1989 | British |
| MCARDLE, Charlotte Theresa, Professor | Director | 2018-06-01 | Feb 1968 | Northern Irish |
| OLDMAN, Crystal Elizabeth, Dr | Director | 2025-09-01 | Mar 1959 | British |
| OSIJO, Anthony Joseph Olufemi | Director | 2021-09-01 | Oct 1968 | British |
| POLLARD, Maria Alice, Dr | Director | 2024-01-01 | Apr 1965 | British |
| STURDY, Deborah Ann, Professor | Director | 2025-11-01 | Aug 1963 | British |
Show 30 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOOTH, Jenifer Alma | Director | 2009-09-22 | 2011-10-26 |
| CANTRELL, Elizabeth Jane | Director | 2021-09-01 | 2025-08-31 |
| CARTER, Helen Ann | Director | 2010-07-25 | 2017-02-18 |
| COLYER, John Stuart, Judge | Director | 2010-07-25 | 2017-01-17 |
| COWARD, Sarah | Director | 2010-07-25 | 2013-07-15 |
| DEAKIN, Catherine Diana | Director | 2021-09-01 | 2024-02-29 |
| DUNKLEY-BENT, Jacqueline, Professor | Director | 2019-12-01 | 2023-05-31 |
| EVANS, Carol | Director | 2011-11-10 | 2013-10-01 |
| FERN, Susan | Director | 2011-11-10 | 2012-10-22 |
| FRAME, Eileen Maria | Director | 2010-07-25 | 2011-10-26 |
| HICKS, Claire Elizabeth | Director | 2010-07-25 | 2015-10-15 |
| HUNTER, Stacey Louise | Director | 2010-07-25 | 2011-10-26 |
| JEEVES, Claire | Director | 2014-01-16 | 2018-01-15 |
| JONES, David, Mr | Director | 2014-07-09 | 2022-07-31 |
| LAMBERT-FORSYTH, Rachel Melanie Claire | Director | 2018-06-01 | 2025-10-31 |
| LEARY, Alison, Professor | Director | 2014-10-08 | 2017-10-18 |
| LLEWELLYN, Denise Katherine | Director | 2017-03-14 | 2020-12-31 |
| MACDONALD, Sally Helen Hunt | Director | 2014-07-09 | 2016-08-03 |
| MARTIN, Vanessa | Director | 2014-07-09 | 2018-11-30 |
| MCCOURT, Kathleen, Professor | Director | 2009-09-22 | 2011-10-26 |
| MILES, Jane Wendy | Director | 2010-07-25 | 2014-09-08 |
| NORRIS, Ian Charles | Director | 2011-11-10 | 2019-12-31 |
| PATEL, Atulkumar Bhogilal | Director | 2018-04-01 | 2021-08-31 |
| PEARSON, Nicholas | Director | 2010-07-25 | 2018-09-30 |
| PERRY, Christine Margaret | Director | 2015-10-15 | 2023-10-31 |
| PIERCY, Christopher | Director | 2011-11-10 | 2015-01-09 |
| PIPER, Richard Charles, Dr | Director | 2014-07-09 | 2017-10-16 |
| SILLS, Eileen | Director | 2013-05-28 | 2015-09-22 |
| SIMMONS, Sylvia | Director | 2014-01-16 | 2017-12-31 |
| SOWNEY, Robert | Director | 2009-09-22 | 2019-01-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
No persons with significant control on record.
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 119 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-11-20 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-11-20 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-20 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-11-20 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-10-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-03-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-01-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-11-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 2
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last 24 months
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