Berkshire Healthcare Charity (aka Berkshire Health Charitable Fund)
Overview
Berkshire Healthcare Charity's network
12 people4 organisationsi12 listed on the board. 4 organisations share a board member with this charity.The large node is Berkshire Healthcare Charity. The map shows two steps out from the public record. Hover a node to focus its connections; click one to open it.The board
12 listed + 1 corporate trusteeiOne of this charity's trustees is an organisation. The individual governors or directors sit on that body and are not named on the Charity Commission register.A registered charity or Companies House company is linked only where its full name matches the trustee's name exactly. These links are marked likely because the register gives no number to confirm them.Time on the board is counted from the appointment year. Many boards cap service at 6 to 9 years, so long-serving seats are the ones most likely to change.Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.| Name | Role | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frances West | Chair | 2026 | new |
| Aileen Carol Feeney | Trustee | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Alex Gild | Trustee | ||
| Deborah Fulton | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Dr Sally Glen | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Dr Tolulope Olusoga | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Julian Mark Emms | Trustee | ||
| Paul Scott Gray | Trustee | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Corporate trustee | Trustee |
Board
The board
12 listed + 1 corporate trusteeiOne of this charity's trustees is an organisation. The individual governors or directors sit on that body and are not named on the Charity Commission register.A registered charity or Companies House company is linked only where its full name matches the trustee's name exactly. These links are marked likely because the register gives no number to confirm them.Time on the board is counted from the appointment year. Many boards cap service at 6 to 9 years, so long-serving seats are the ones most likely to change.Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.| Name | Role | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frances West | Chair | 2026 | new |
| Aileen Carol Feeney | Trustee | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Alex Gild | Trustee | ||
| Deborah Fulton | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Dr Sally Glen | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Dr Tolulope Olusoga | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Julian Mark Emms | Trustee | ||
| Paul Scott Gray | Trustee | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Rajiv Gatha | Trustee | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Rebecca Burford | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Sonya Batchelor | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Theresa Wyles | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Corporate trustee | Trustee |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Board DNA
iCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.Average tenure
3.5y
median 3.5y
Longest tenure
8y
since 2018
Years in governance
4.3y
per person, across all their boards
Also company directors
2
also sit on company boards
Joined in the last 3 years
5
of 10 on the board
12 trustees on the board
- Frances West Chair since 2026
- Alex Gild
- Aileen Carol Feeney since 2019
- Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Deborah Fulton since 2018
- Dr Sally Glen since 2022
- Dr Tolulope Olusoga since 2025
- Julian Mark Emms
- Paul Scott Gray since 2021
- Rajiv Gatha since 2021
- Rebecca Burford since 2023
- Sonya Batchelor since 2025
- Theresa Wyles since 2025
Trustees past 6 years
- Aileen Carol Feeney since 2019
- Deborah Fulton since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (11)
- Frances West Chair since 2026
- Alex Gild
- Aileen Carol Feeney since 2019
- Deborah Fulton since 2018
- Dr Tolulope Olusoga since 2025
- Julian Mark Emms
- Paul Scott Gray since 2021
- Rajiv Gatha since 2021
- Rebecca Burford since 2023
- Sonya Batchelor since 2025
- Theresa Wyles since 2025
Portfolio (1)
- Dr Sally Glen since 2022
Sector coverageiThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Education/training 12The Advancement of Health or Saving of Lives 12General Charitable Purposes 11Disability 1
Commercial experienceiThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Health and social care 2
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Network
Network
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Finances
5 financial years held, 2021 to 2025, years ending 31 March.
Income and expenditure
5 years · years end 31 MarchiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Detailed income and expenditure are filed only by charities with income over £500,000, so some years show the totals only.
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| Financial year | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | |||||
| Total income | £279.00k | £428.00k | £456.00k | £131.00k | £641.00k |
| Total expenditure | £103.00k | £94.00k | £368.00k | £331.00k | £73.00k |
| Government income | |||||
| Government contracts | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Government grants | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Income by source | |||||
| Donations and legacies | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | £592.00k |
| Legaciespart of donations and legacies | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | £55.00k |
| Charitable activities | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | £0 |
| Other trading activities | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | £0 |
| Investments | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | £48.00k |
| Endowments | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | £0 |
| Other income | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | £1.00k |
| Expenditure by type | |||||
| Charitable activities | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | £66.00k |
| Raising funds | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | £7.00k |
| Grants to institutionspart of charitable activities | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | £0 |
| Governance | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | £19.00k |
| Investment management | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | £0 |
| Other expenditure | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | £0 |
Definitions
- Total income
- Everything the charity received in the year, from all sources, as shown on its annual return.
- Total expenditure
- Everything the charity spent in the year.
- Government contracts
- Income from contracts with central or local government or other public bodies, as the charity declared it. Not reported means the register shows no amount (N/A), which can mean none or that the question was not answered.
- Government grants
- Grants received from central or local government or other public bodies, as declared.
- Donations and legacies
- Gifts and donations, including Gift Aid, and money left to the charity in wills.
- Legacies
- Money left to the charity in wills. Legacies are part of donations and legacies, not extra to them.
- Charitable activities (income)
- Income earned by doing the charity's work, such as fees and contracts for services.
- Other trading activities
- Fundraising trading, such as charity shops, events and sponsorship.
- Investments
- Dividends, interest and rent from the charity's investments.
- Endowments
- New endowment funds received in the year.
- Charitable activities (expenditure)
- Spending on the charity's purposes, including any grants it makes.
- Raising funds
- The cost of fundraising and trading.
- Grants to institutions
- Grants paid to other organisations. Part of spending on charitable activities.
- Governance
- The cost of running the charity as an organisation, such as the audit and trustee meetings.
- Investment management
- The cost of managing the charity's investments.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Assets and liabilities
1 year with detailiPlain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Only one financial year is on the register so far, so there is no chart yet. The figures are in the table.
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| Financial year | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Own use assets | £550.00k |
| Long-term investments | £0 |
| Other assets | £783.00k |
| Defined benefit pension schemea minus figure is a deficit | £0 |
| Total liabilities | £28.00k |
| Net assetsassets minus liabilities | £1.31m |
Definitions
- Own use assets
- Land, buildings, equipment and other fixed assets the charity uses for its work.
- Long-term investments
- Investments held for the long term, such as shares, bonds or property let to others.
- Other assets
- Current assets: cash, money owed to the charity and short-term investments.
- Defined benefit pension scheme
- The surplus (above zero) or deficit (below zero) on a final-salary type pension scheme.
- Total liabilities
- What the charity owes: creditors due within a year and after a year, and provisions. Drawn below zero in the chart and shown as a positive figure in the table, as the register does.
- Net assets
- Assets minus liabilities, including any pension surplus or deficit. Equal to total funds.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Funds and reserves
1 year with detailiPlain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Scroll sideways for earlier years
| Financial year | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Unrestricted funds | £628.00k |
| Restricted funds | £550.00k |
| Endowment funds | £127.00k |
| Total funds | £1.31m |
| Reservesas declared by the charity | £505.00k |
| Assets besides buildingsinvestments, cash and money owed to it, before debts | £783.00k |
Definitions
- Unrestricted funds
- Money the trustees can spend on any of the charity's purposes, including funds they have set aside (designated) themselves.
- Restricted funds
- Money that must be spent on particular purposes set by the donor or the terms of an appeal.
- Endowment funds
- Capital the charity must keep, either permanently or until the terms allow it to be spent.
- Total funds
- All funds together. Equal to net assets.
- Reserves
- The charity's own figure for unrestricted funds that are freely available, after setting aside fixed assets and designated funds. Charities explain their reserves policy in their annual report.
- Assets besides buildings
- Long-term investments plus other assets (cash, money owed to the charity and short-term investments), before its debts are paid. If declared reserves are larger than this, they must include buildings.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Accounts and annual returns
Register page (opens in a new tab)iPlain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Reporting up to date
Every annual return and set of accounts arrived on time for 5 years.
| Year ending | Due by | Annual return | Accounts | Status | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | 13 January 2026 | 19 January 2026 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | 14 November 2024 | 14 November 2024 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | 15 November 2023 | 15 November 2023 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | 27 January 2023 | 27 January 2023 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | 22 December 2021 | 22 December 2021 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission |
Definitions
- Annual return
- The yearly return a charity sends to the Charity Commission. It is due 10 months after the end of the financial year. Charities with income over £10,000, and every CIO, must send one.
- Accounts
- The accounts and trustees' annual report. Required from charities with income over £25,000 and from every CIO; otherwise shown as Not required.
- On time
- Received on or before the due date.
- Late
- Received after the due date. The number of days is counted from the due date.
- Overdue
- Not received, and the due date has passed. Counted to today, or to the date a removed charity left the register.
- Qualified accounts
- The auditor or examiner raised a reservation about the accounts.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (annual return history), Open Government Licence v3.0. The register keeps the latest five years; earlier years come from older copies we hold. Accounts documents link to the Charity Commission register. Days late and overdue are worked out from the dates, as of 29 October 2026.
About
Purposes and governing document
Register page (opens in a new tab)Charitable objectsiAs filed with the Charity Commission. Clause breaks added for reading; the wording and capitals are unchanged.
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What it does
Who it helps
How it helps
- Where it operates
- Local authorities: Bracknell Forest, West Berkshire, Reading, Slough, Windsor and Maidenhead, Wokingham
- Area of benefit
- NOT
DEFINED as filed - Governing document
- SEE
INDIVIDUAL CONSTITUENTS as amended on 30 Nov 2021 as filed - Register history
- 9 October 1995Registered
- 16 July 2019Received assets from Ruth Gertrude Crowder Charity (1049733)
- Working name
- Berkshire Health Charitable Fund
- Previous names
- Berkshire Health Charitable Fund and Other Related Charities, Berkshire Healthcare Charity
Policies the charity says it has
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (governing document, classification, area of operation, register history and policies), Open Government Licence v3.0.
About
- Website
- www.berkshirehealthcare.nhs.uk/our-charity/about-our-charity (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1995