THE NUFFIELD TRUST FOR RESEARCH AND POLICY STUDIES IN HEALTH SERVICES
ActiveKey figures
† THE NUFFIELD TRUST FOR RESEARCH AND POLICY STUDIES IN HEALTH SERVICES filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.
Like most small UK companies, THE NUFFIELD TRUST FOR RESEARCH AND POLICY STUDIES IN HEALTH SERVICES does not publish a profit and loss account in its latest accounts. The figures below come from the balance sheet.
Ratios
2024/25Sector comparison
SIC 72200Where the company stands among the 2,148 active companies whose first SIC code is 72200 (Research and experimental development on social sciences and humanities).
- THE NUFFIELD TRUST FOR RESEARCH AND POLICY STUDIES IN HEALTH SERVICES£111.2m
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- PROSYS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED£6.2m
- INSTITUTE FOR FISCAL STUDIES(THE)£6.1m
- INNOVATIVE TRIALS LIMITED£5.9m
- WESTMORELAND MECHANICAL TESTING & RESEARCH LIMITED£5.6m
- CGD EUROPE£5.5m
- METRIXLAB UK LIMITED£4.9m
Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 2,148. The line on each bar marks the median.
Summary: THE NUFFIELD TRUST FOR RESEARCH AND POLICY STUDIES IN HEALTH SERVICES
What kind of company is it?
THE NUFFIELD TRUST FOR RESEARCH AND POLICY STUDIES IN HEALTH SERVICES is a private company limited by guarantee registered with Companies House under company number 00382452. It was incorporated on 30 Aug 1943. Its status is active. The registered office is in London (W1G). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is research and experimental development on social sciences and humanities (72200), other human health activities (86900).
How is the company doing financially?
The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 30 Sep 2025); the company files full accounts. Net assets were £111,168,000, up 3% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £1,675,000. Total assets were £111,582,000 and total liabilities £289,000. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2023/24–2024/25).
How does it compare with similar companies?
Compared with 2,148 active companies whose first SIC code is 72200: By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £3,646). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £15,304). By cash it ranks higher than 96% of them (median £12,194). It is older than 99% of them (median age 4.0 years).
Does it supply the public sector?
The company is named as a supplier in 5 public contract award notices from 3 public sector buyers since 2022. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £379.1k. Its most frequent buyer is Nursing And Midwifery Council (2 contracts). 1 of the awards is shared with other suppliers, typically framework agreements. It is recorded as the recipient of one central government grant worth £313.4k, from Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.
What do public registers and reports show?
It is a registered charity (number 209169) with a latest reported income of £3.6m.
Who runs and controls the company?
1 of 1 registered charges are outstanding.
When are its next filings due?
The next accounts are due by 30 Jun 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 20 Dec 2026.
Filed accounts2023/24–2024/25
| 2023/24 † | 2024/25 † | |
|---|---|---|
| Cash at bank and in hand | 1,794,000 | 1,675,000 |
| Total assets | 108,452,000 | 111,582,000 |
| Total liabilities | 423,000 | 289,000 |
| Net assets / total equity | 107,922,000 | 111,168,000 |
A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.
Public contracts
5 contractsTHE NUFFIELD TRUST FOR RESEARCH AND POLICY STUDIES IN HEALTH SERVICES is named as a supplier in 5 public contract award notices from 3 public sector buyers since 2022. The 4 contracts awarded to it alone with a published value add up to £379.1k. 1 award is shared with other suppliers and not counted in that total.
- Nursing And Midwifery Council
- 2 contracts · £224.4k
- NHS England
- 2 contracts · £154.7k
- Care Quality Commission
- 1 contract
- PCN Test Site evaluation - data analysis and researchNHS England · £99,500
- PCN Test Site programme evaluationNHS England · £55,160
- Research and Evaluation FrameworkCare Quality Commission · shared by 15 suppliers, up to £1,500,000 in total · 3 lots
- Provision of a Practice Learning ReviewNursing And Midwifery Council · £161,261
- Research of advanced Nursing and Midwifery PracticesNURSING AND MIDWIFERY COUNCIL · £63,145
From contract award notices on Contracts Finder (since 2016) and Find a Tender (since 2021), published by the Cabinet Office under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Values are as published by the buyer and usually cover the whole contract term; the total leaves out awards shared between several suppliers, where the published figure is a ceiling for all of them, placeholder values and single figures of £1 billion or more. Contracts below the publication thresholds and those of devolved buyers that publish elsewhere are not included.
Government grants
1 grantTHE NUFFIELD TRUST FOR RESEARCH AND POLICY STUDIES IN HEALTH SERVICES is recorded as the recipient of 1 central government grant, worth £313.4k.
- ALB - UKRI - Care City: Transforming how we find, treat and manage long-term conditionsDepartment for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £313,423 · ALB - Innovate UK - Innovation grants 18-19
From the Government Grants Register published by the Cabinet Office (financial years 2016/17 onwards, Open Government Licence v3.0). It covers grants from central government departments and their agencies where the register states the recipient's company number and the recipient name matches this company; grants from local authorities, lottery distributors and devolved governments are not included.
Registers and licences
- Registered with the Charity Commission
- 2 Mar 1964
- Income, year to 30 Sep 2025
- £3.6m
- Spending
- £5.3m
The objects of The Nuffield Trust for Research & Policy Studies in Health Services are to promote, carry out or advance any charitable objects, and in particular the prevention or relief of sickness and the advancement of the health of the people of the United Kingdom, specifically through the prom…
Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
History
4 events- Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: net assets £111.2m
- Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: net assets £107.9m
- Name changed to THE NUFFIELD TRUST FOR RESEARCH AND POLICY STUDIES IN HEALTH SERVICESPreviously NUFFIELD HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES FUND(THE)
- Company incorporatedPrivate company limited by guarantee
Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.