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The NHS Confederation

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The NHS Confederation is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability.

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What are the key facts about The NHS Confederation?

Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31
£23,950,997
Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31
£24,645,845
Registered charity number
1090329
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Charitable company
Register contact address detail (not service area)
18 Smith Square
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes

Quick answer

The NHS Confederation (number 1090329) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.

What does The NHS Confederation do?

The NHS Confederation supports healthcare services in England, Northern Ireland and Wales. It is the membership body for providers and commissioners of healthcare. We seek to support our members and the wider system to plan, deliver and transform health and care systems for the benefit of patients, carers and the public.

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The NHS Confederation

Answers The NHS Confederation gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are The NHS Confederation's highest-paid staff paid?

The NHS Confederation's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 74 employees paid more than £60,000, including 16 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £150,001–£200,000 (3 employees).

Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£150,001–£200,0003
£130,001–£140,0002
£120,001–£130,0004
£110,001–£120,0002
£100,001–£110,0005
£90,001–£100,0005
£80,001–£90,00011
£70,001–£80,00016
£60,001–£70,00026

The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.

Where does The NHS Confederation's money come from?

The NHS Confederation reported £24m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £18m (75%), trading and fundraising events £5.5m (23%), investments £565k (2%).

  • Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£18m · 75%
  • Trading and fundraising events£5.5m · 23%
  • Investments£565k · 2%
  • Donations and legacies£1,934 · 0%

Does The NHS Confederation receive government funding?

The annual return does not answer this question for The NHS Confederation. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies.

The NHS Confederation reports a trading subsidiary — a company it owns that trades and passes profits to the charity.

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register records The NHS Confederation as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid

The NHS Confederation's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits (payments for acting as a trustee). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Company number
04358614 (Companies House)
Where it says it operates
Throughout England and Wales · Northern Ireland

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; Elderly/old People; People With Disabilities; The General Public/mankind.

Reported activities: Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information; Sponsors Or Undertakes Research.

Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.

What causes is The NHS Confederation registered for?

General Charitable PurposesThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesDisability

Why is there no Clarity Score for The NHS Confederation yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The NHS Confederation. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. How scoring works

What should you check before donating to The NHS Confederation?

  • Match the registered name and number to the appeal. A real charity number can be copied by someone impersonating the organisation.
  • Open the current register entry to check status, contact details and available accounts. This profile reflects a dated extract.
  • Read the charity’s annual report for its work and results. An unrated profile means we lack a full assessment; it is not a negative rating.

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Frequently asked questions

Is The NHS Confederation a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists The NHS Confederation as a registered charity (number 1090329) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is The NHS Confederation's charity number?
The NHS Confederation's charity number is 1090329. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1090329?
Search 1090329 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does The NHS Confederation do?
The NHS Confederation supports healthcare services in England, Northern Ireland and Wales. It is the membership body for providers and commissioners of healthcare. We seek to support our members and the wider system to plan, deliver and transform health and care systems for the benefit of patients, carers and the public.
Does The NHS Confederation have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The NHS Confederation. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to The NHS Confederation?
The NHS Confederation's website listed in our register data is http://www.nhsconfed.org. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is The NHS Confederation's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The NHS Confederation's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 74 employees paid more than £60,000, including 16 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £150,001–£200,000 (3 employees). Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does The NHS Confederation's money come from?
The NHS Confederation reported £24m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £18m (75%), trading and fundraising events £5.5m (23%), investments £565k (2%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to The NHS Confederation?
The register records The NHS Confederation as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are The NHS Confederation's trustees paid?
The NHS Confederation's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits (payments for acting as a trustee). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.
When was The NHS Confederation registered as a charity?
The NHS Confederation was entered on the register on 30 January 2002. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 04358614).

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.