Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) (aka ASH)
Overview
Action on Smoking and Health (ASH)'s network
15 people6 organisationsi14 listed on the board plus 1 company secretary. 6 organisations share a board member with this charity.The large node is Action on Smoking and Health (ASH). The map shows two steps out from the public record. Hover a node to focus its connections; click one to open it.The board
14 listed + 1 company secretaryiCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.| Name | Role | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosanna Geraldine O'Connor | Chair | 2026 | new |
| Alexandra Duncan | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Dr Anthony Laverty | Trustee | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Dr Deborah Jean Robson | Trustee | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Dr Nicholas Hopkinson | Trustee | 2016 | 10 yrs |
| Dr Somen Banerjee | Trustee | 2017 | 9 yrs |
| Helen Walters | Trustee | 2014 | 12 yrs |
| Jamie Brown | Trustee | 2026 | new |
| Philip Hocknell Rimmer | Company secretary (charitable company) | 2002 | 24 yrs |
Board
The board
14 listed + 1 company secretaryiCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.| Name | Role | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosanna Geraldine O'Connor | Chair | 2026 | new |
| Alexandra Duncan | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Dr Anthony Laverty | Trustee | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Dr Deborah Jean Robson | Trustee | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Dr Nicholas Hopkinson | Trustee | 2016 | 10 yrs |
| Dr Somen Banerjee | Trustee | 2017 | 9 yrs |
| Helen Walters | Trustee | 2014 | 12 yrs |
| Jamie Brown | Trustee | 2026 | new |
| Jane Elizabeth Ellison | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Julia Weldon | Trustee | 2026 | new |
| Leanne Scott | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Linda Cuthbertson | Trustee | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Nicholas Forbes | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Sanjay Agrawal | Trustee | 2015 | 11 yrs |
| Philip Hocknell Rimmer | Company secretary (charitable company) | 2002 | 24 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Former company secretaries of the charitable company: Professor Joy Lucy Townsend (1996-2002), Dominic Brendan Flynn (1996), Pamela Furness (1995-1996), David John Frederick Pollock (1993-1994). Full officer list
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
5.1y
median 4.5y
Longest tenure
12y
since 2014
Years in governance
10.5y
per person, across all their boards
Also company directors
12
also sit on company boards
Joined in the last 3 years
6
of 14 on the board
14 trustees on the board
- Rosanna Geraldine O'Connor Chair since 2026
- Alexandra Duncan since 2023
- Dr Anthony Laverty since 2021
- Dr Deborah Jean Robson since 2019
- Dr Nicholas Hopkinson since 2016
- Dr Somen Banerjee since 2017
- Helen Walters since 2014
- Jamie Brown since 2026
- Jane Elizabeth Ellison since 2023
- Julia Weldon since 2026
- Leanne Scott since 2023
- Linda Cuthbertson since 2021
- Nicholas Forbes since 2022
- Sanjay Agrawal since 2015
Trustees past 6 years
- Dr Deborah Jean Robson since 2019
- Dr Nicholas Hopkinson since 2016
- Dr Somen Banerjee since 2017
- Helen Walters since 2014
- Sanjay Agrawal since 2015
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (10)
- Alexandra Duncan since 2023
- Dr Anthony Laverty since 2021
- Dr Deborah Jean Robson since 2019
- Dr Nicholas Hopkinson since 2016
- Dr Somen Banerjee since 2017
- Jamie Brown since 2026
- Julia Weldon since 2026
- Leanne Scott since 2023
- Linda Cuthbertson since 2021
- Nicholas Forbes since 2022
Portfolio (4)
- Rosanna Geraldine O'Connor Chair since 2026
- Helen Walters since 2014
- Jane Elizabeth Ellison since 2023
- Sanjay Agrawal since 2015
Sector coverageiThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
The Advancement of Health or Saving of Lives 14Disability 1Education/training 1Human Rights/religious or Racial Harmony/equality or Diversity 1Religious Activities 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 14Professional services 6Property 4
Gaps to watch
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
Succession forecast
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Network
Network
iThe large node is Action on Smoking and Health (ASH). Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Dashed links are historical or inferred. Dashed blue-grey links are company secretaries. Click any node to explore.Most connected
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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.Scroll sideways for earlier years
| Financial year | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | |||||
| Total income | £929.45k | £1.01m | £791.11k | £903.31k | £913.07k |
| Total expenditure | £855.77k | £836.68k | £765.82k | £973.69k | £960.71k |
| Government income | |||||
| Government contracts | £35.40k | £55.32k | £25.90k | £8.33k | £92.00k |
| Government grants | £210.00k | £192.00k | £55.00k | £50.00k | £30.00k |
| Income by source | |||||
| Donations and legacies | £3.90k | £723.88k | £3.70k | £2.92k | £4.61k |
| Legaciespart of donations and legacies | £0 | £87.06k | £0 | £0 | £500 |
| Charitable activities | £911.22k | £286.41k | £785.51k | £888.48k | £864.67k |
| Other trading activities | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Investments | £490 | £328 | £1.91k | £10.84k | £17.80k |
| Endowments | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Other income | £13.85k | £1.00k | £0 | £1.07k | £26.00k |
| Expenditure by type | |||||
| Charitable activities | £855.77k | £836.68k | £765.82k | £973.69k | £960.71k |
| Raising funds | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Grants to institutionspart of charitable activities | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Governance | £28.00k | £0 | £12.20k | £12.98k | £16.52k |
| Investment management | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Other expenditure | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £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
5 years with detailiHover 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.Scroll sideways for earlier years
| Financial year | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Own use assets | £9.28k | £7.45k | £9.13k | £7.29k | £6.68k |
| Long-term investments | £24 | £24 | £24 | £24 | £24 |
| Other assets | £863.69k | £1.04m | £1.13m | £1.05m | £936.04k |
| Defined benefit pension schemea minus figure is a deficit | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total liabilities | £61.89k | £63.89k | £130.39k | £114.49k | £49.45k |
| Net assetsassets minus liabilities | £811.10k | £986.03k | £1.01m | £940.94k | £893.30k |
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
5 years with detailiHover 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.Scroll sideways for earlier years
| Financial year | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted funds | £801.10k | £976.03k | £1.01m | £940.94k | £893.30k |
| Restricted funds | £10.00k | £10.00k | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Endowment funds | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total funds | £811.10k | £986.03k | £1.01m | £940.94k | £893.30k |
| Reservesas declared by the charity | £791.82k | £736.30k | £1.03m | £882.09k | £752.00k |
| Assets besides buildingsinvestments, cash and money owed to it, before debts | £863.71k | £1.04m | £1.13m | £1.05m | £936.07k |
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 | 31 December 2025 | 31 December 2025 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | 3 January 2025 | 3 January 2025 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | 3 January 2024 | 3 January 2024 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | 11 January 2023 | 11 January 2023 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | 11 January 2022 | 11 January 2022 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
Accounts filed at Companies House
Company 00998971 has made 40 accounts filings since 1987. Each links to the copy at Companies House where it has been published online.
| Made up to | Filed on | Type | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 10 October 2025 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)29 pages |
| 31 March 2024 | 27 November 2024 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)27 pages |
| 31 March 2023 | 11 January 2024 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)25 pages |
| 31 March 2022 | 13 October 2022 | Small accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)31 pages |
| 31 March 2021 | 3 October 2021 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)26 pages |
| 31 March 2020 | 18 January 2021 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)26 pages |
| 31 March 2019 | 25 September 2019 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)26 pages |
| 31 March 2018 | 6 December 2018 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)23 pages |
| 31 March 2017 | 25 September 2017 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)25 pages |
| 31 March 2016 | 13 October 2016 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)28 pages |
| 31 March 2015 | 30 September 2015 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)25 pages |
| 31 March 2014 | 17 September 2014 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)26 pages |
| 31 March 2013 | 17 September 2013 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)26 pages |
| 31 March 2012 | 24 September 2012 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)25 pages |
| 31 March 2011 | 14 November 2011 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)25 pages |
| 31 March 2010 | 22 September 2010 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)22 pages |
| 31 March 2009 | 25 September 2009 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)19 pages |
| 31 March 2008 | 25 September 2008 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)22 pages |
| 31 March 2007 | 26 September 2007 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)21 pages |
| 31 March 2006 | 2 October 2006 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)21 pages |
| 31 March 2005 | 5 October 2005 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)15 pages |
| 31 March 2004 | 20 September 2004 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)15 pages |
| 31 March 2003 | 16 September 2003 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)15 pages |
| 31 March 2002 | 2 October 2002 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)14 pages |
| 31 March 2001 | 25 October 2001 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)11 pages |
| 31 March 2000 | 7 December 2000 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)11 pages |
| 31 March 1999 | 28 October 1999 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)11 pages |
| 31 March 1998 | 16 October 1998 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)11 pages |
| 31 March 1997 | 11 December 1997 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)10 pages |
| 31 March 1996 | 17 December 1996 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)10 pages |
| 31 March 1995 | 11 December 1995 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)11 pages |
| 31 March 1994 | 30 January 1995 | Full accounts | Not online |
| 31 March 1993 | 20 December 1993 | Full accounts | Not online |
| 31 March 1992 | 5 January 1993 | Full accounts | Not online |
| 31 March 1991 | 17 January 1992 | Full accounts | Not online |
| 31 March 1990 | 11 February 1991 | Full accounts | Not online |
| 31 March 1989 | 12 December 1989 | Full accounts | Not online |
| 31 March 1988 | 23 January 1989 | Full accounts | Not online |
| 31 March 1987 | 29 February 1988 | Full accounts | Not online |
| 31 March 1986 | 21 January 1987 | Full accounts | Not online |
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 and to Companies House (filing history, Open Government Licence v3.0). Days late and overdue are worked out from the dates, as of 29 October 2026.
Grants
Funding received
6 grantsiFrom grants published by funders to 360Giving. Not every funder publishes, so this is not a complete record of a charity's income.Grants awarded 1 April 2018 to 22 September 2022.Total from published grants
£777k
£777,000
Grants
6
published to 360Giving
Funders
1
distinct funders
Latest grant
Sep 2022
22 September 2022
By year
iBy year the grant was awarded, in pounds.£542k2018
£140k2019
£95k2022
Funders
1 funder| Funder | Grants | Total | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Social Care | 6 | £777,000 | 2018 to 2022 |
Grants
newest first| Date | Funder | Title | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September 2022 | Department of Health and Social Care | Action for Smoking and Health (ASH) | £40,000 |
| 22 September 2022 | Department of Health and Social Care | Action for Smoking and Health (ASH) | £55,000 |
| 29 August 2019 | Department of Health and Social Care | Funding to Provide Support for the Tobacco Control Plan | £140,000 |
| 29 August 2018 | Department of Health and Social Care | Funding to Provide Support for the Tobacco Control Plan | £140,000 |
| 1 April 2018 | Department of Health and Social Care | 2017-2022 Tobacco Control Plan | £192,000 |
| 1 April 2018 | Department of Health and Social Care | 2017-2022 Tobacco Control Plan | £210,000 |
Who published this data
Grant records are published by the funders named below to 360Giving, each under the open licence shown. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 where that licence is shown. Governance Register has reformatted the data, removed duplicate rows and matched recipients and funders to register records; it has not changed the amounts or dates published.
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.
THE
What it does
Who it helps
How it helps
- Where it operates
- Throughout England
- Area of benefit
- NOT
DEFINED as filed - Governing document
- MEMORANDUM
AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 6TH JANUARY 1971, AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 14TH JUNE 1979 AND 10 JANUARY 1994. AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 17 FEBRUARY 2010. as amended on 25 Oct 2022 as filed - Register history
- 12 January 1971Registered
- Working name
- Ash
- Previous name
- Action on Smoking and Health Limited (Ash)
Policies the charity says it has
Governing documents at Companies House
- 9 November 2022Memorandum and articles
- 9 November 2022Resolution
- 18 February 2010Resolution
- 2 January 1996Resolution
- 27 July 1993Memorandum and articles
- 6 January 1971Incorporation documents
Read them in the filing history at Companies House (opens in a new tab)
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (governing document, classification, area of operation, register history and policies), and Companies House filing history, Open Government Licence v3.0.
About
- Website
- www.ash.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Action on Smoking and Health
- Registered
- 1971