Registered charity · London
The NHS Confederation
- 24 trustees
- Income £24m (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Baron Victor Adebowale CBETrustee · since 2020
- Christopher OliverTrustee · since 2026
- Dr Buki AdeyemoTrustee · since 2025
- Dr Kathy McleanTrustee · since 2025
- Dr Peta FoxallTrustee · since 2022
- Dr Pramitkumar PatelTrustee · since 2021
- Ebunoluwa AjayiTrustee · since 2025
- Elliot Howard-JonesTrustee · since 2026
- Emma WoollettTrustee · since 2022
- Jonathan MorganTrustee · since 2024
- Karen WalkerTrustee · since 2026
- Mary ElfordTrustee · since 2026
- Matthew BryantTrustee · since 2026
- Nandakumar RatnavelTrustee · since 2021
- Paul Jonathan DaviesTrustee · since 2023
- Professor Andrew HardyTrustee · since 2026
- Professor Joseph Richard HarrisonTrustee · since 2021
- Richard HendersonTrustee · since 2026
- Richard MitchellTrustee · since 2026
- Roisin CoulterTrustee · since 2026
- Selina UllahTrustee · since 2026
- Sharon MaysTrustee · since 2026
- Sir Terence StephensonTrustee · since 2026
- Valerie MortonTrustee · since 2021
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty and 2 more
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales, Northern Ireland
- Website
- www.nhsconfed.org (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- The NHS Confederation
- Registered
- 2002
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£24m£25m
- 2024£24m£25m
- 2023£23m£22m
Earlier years
- 2022£18m£17m
- 2021£15m£15m
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 53% · Government grants under 1%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Grants received
3 grants · £15,898 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · £11,970 (2 grants)
- Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £3,927
Most recent
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
24 trustees on the board
- Baron Victor Adebowale CBE since 2020
- Christopher Oliver since 2026
- Dr Buki Adeyemo since 2025
- Dr Kathy Mclean since 2025
- Dr Peta Foxall since 2022
- Dr Pramitkumar Patel since 2021
- Ebunoluwa Ajayi since 2025
- Elliot Howard-Jones since 2026
- Emma Woollett since 2022
- Jonathan Morgan since 2024
- Karen Walker since 2026
- Mary Elford since 2026
- Matthew Bryant since 2026
- Nandakumar Ratnavel since 2021
- Paul Jonathan Davies since 2023
- Professor Andrew Hardy since 2026
- Professor Joseph Richard Harrison since 2021
- Richard Henderson since 2026
- Richard Mitchell since 2026
- Roisin Coulter since 2026
- Selina Ullah since 2026
- Sharon Mays since 2026
- Sir Terence Stephenson since 2026
- Valerie Morton since 2021
Trustees past 6 years
- Baron Victor Adebowale CBE since 2020
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (17)
- Baron Victor Adebowale CBE since 2020
- Christopher Oliver since 2026
- Dr Buki Adeyemo since 2025
- Dr Kathy Mclean since 2025
- Dr Peta Foxall since 2022
- Dr Pramitkumar Patel since 2021
- Ebunoluwa Ajayi since 2025
- Elliot Howard-Jones since 2026
- Karen Walker since 2026
- Matthew Bryant since 2026
- Nandakumar Ratnavel since 2021
- Paul Jonathan Davies since 2023
- Professor Joseph Richard Harrison since 2021
- Richard Henderson since 2026
- Richard Mitchell since 2026
- Roisin Coulter since 2026
- Sharon Mays since 2026
Portfolio (7)
- Emma Woollett since 2022
- Jonathan Morgan since 2024
- Mary Elford since 2026
- Professor Andrew Hardy since 2026
- Selina Ullah since 2026
- Sir Terence Stephenson since 2026
- Valerie Morton since 2021
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
4.1 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.5 months · was 6.1 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1090329
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 23 JANUARY 2002 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 15 JUNE 2005, 14 JUNE 2006, 20 JUNE 2007 AND 12 JANUARY 2010 NOW ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION ON 25 JUNE 2010 as amended on 04 Dec 2019 as amended on 16 Jun 2021 as amended on 28 Jul 2022
- Companies House
- Company number 04358614 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 02077996666 · governance@nhsconfed.org
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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