Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 5
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Overall weighted support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 13 ?

HEALTH DATA RESEARCH UK

The national institute for health data for England, Wales, Scotland and N Ireland. We develop and apply cutting-edge data science approaches to clinical, biological, genomic and other multi-dimensional health data to address the most pressing health research challenges facing the public. Our mission is to unite, improve and use the UK's health data to enable discoveries that improve people's lives
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Most of the income over the last 3 years has been in the form of Government grants or contracts
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • There are 14 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£85,624£31,551£54,072£0£86,053£25,3899.787357
31/03/22£64,652£32,900£31,752£0£31,980£20,0007.37464
Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 11%
Highest pay band: £140,000-£150,000
Liabilities/Assets: 10%
Liabilities/Income: 11%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 30%
Reserves/Spending: 9.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 33 months
Quick Ratio: 0.9
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 3 years
(7 years as a company)

https://www.hdruk.ac.uk/

enquiries@hdruk.ac.uk

02039503715

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Medical research
How it operates
  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (14)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 40-75
  • ALISON WILCOX Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Human Resources Director
  • DAME JULIE MOORE (Chair) Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Non-Executive Director, Trustee And Chair
  • DR ANDREW ELDER Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Investment Manager
  • DR CLAIRE BITHELL Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Science Communication Consultant
  • DR CLAIRE NEWLAND Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Medical Research
  • DR JUNAID BAJWA Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Doctor
  • DR PRABHU ARUMUGAM Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Clinical Lead/Doctor
  • LORD JAMES RICHARD O'SHAUGHNESSY Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Member Of The House Of Lords
  • PROF DAME JANET MAUREEN THORNTON Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Research Scientist
  • PATSY WILKINSON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director And Trustee
  • PROF. SIR NILESH JAYANTILAL SAMANI Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Professor Of Cardiology
  • PROFESSOR JULIA ALISON NOBLE Appointed: 2024, Occupation: University Professor
  • SIR DAVID SLOMAN Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Senior Advisor
  • WILLIAM BOA Appointed: 2021, Occupation: None
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 12/05/2021, number: 1194431
  • Registered at Companies House on 27/07/2017, number: 10887014
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
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
2 returns made; all on time
Main office

Health Data Research UK
Gibbs Building
215 Euston Road
London
NW1 2BE

Objectives

1.TO PROTECT AND PROMOTE THE HEALTH OF THE PUBLIC IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION THROUGH THE USE OF HEALTH DATA SCIENCE BY:I.THE DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION OF BIOMEDICAL AND HEALTH DATA RESEARCH;II.THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE TOOLS, TECHNOLOGIES, SKILLS AND PARTNERSHIPS REQUIRED TO TRANSFORM HEALTH INFORMATICS RESEARCH AND INNOVATION;III.THE SHARING OF INFORMATION,IN ORDER TO ADVANCE THE UNDERSTANDING, PREVENTION, DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF DISEASES TO ACHIEVE BETTER HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC; AND2.THE ADVANCEMENT OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH RESEARCH, IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION BYUNDERTAKING, PROMOTING, DISSEMINATING AND IMPROVING RESEARCH INTO BIOMEDICAL AND HEALTH INFORMATICS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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