BRITISH HEART FOUNDATION

Active
Company number 00699547Private company limited by guaranteeIncorporated 1961

Key figures

£130,200,000-5.9%
Net assets 2024/25
-5.9%
Average annual change 2023/24–2024/25
050 m100 m150 m2023/242024/25

† BRITISH HEART FOUNDATION 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, BRITISH HEART FOUNDATION does not publish a profit and loss account in its latest accounts. The figures below come from the balance sheet.

Ratios

2024/25

Sector comparison

SIC 86900

Where the company stands among the 74,960 active companies whose first SIC code is 86900 (Other human health activities).

Net assets£130,200,000
Higher than 99% · median £4,867
Total assets£536,700,000
Higher than 99% · median £20,084
Cash£95,300,000
Higher than 99% · median £12,605
Employees3,632
Higher than 99% · median 1
Company age65.3 years
Older than 99% · median 5.1 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' FOUNDATION£904.5m
  2. BARTS CHARITY£426.7m
  3. SYNEOS HEALTH IVH UK LIMITED£311.9m
  4. YGEIA3 LTD£298.2m
  5. AMICUS THERAPEUTICS UK LIMITED£277.3m
  6. CREW 2000 (SCOTLAND)£251.2m
  7. NOVERO HEALTH CARE LTD£172.5m
  8. THOMAS POCKLINGTON TRUST£155.7m
  9. STRYKER UK LIMITED£138.2m
  10. BRITISH HEART FOUNDATION£130.2m

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 74,960. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: BRITISH HEART FOUNDATION

What kind of company is it?

BRITISH HEART FOUNDATION is a private company limited by guarantee registered with Companies House under company number 00699547. It was incorporated on 28 Jul 1961. Its status is active. The registered office is in London (NW1). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is other human health activities (86900).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 31 Mar 2025); the company files group accounts. Net assets were £130,200,000, down 5.9% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £95,300,000. Total assets were £536,700,000 and total liabilities £171,500,000. The company had an average of 3,632 employees. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2023/24–2024/25).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 74,960 active companies whose first SIC code is 86900: By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £4,867). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £20,084). By cash it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £12,605). By number of employees it ranks higher than 99% of them (median 1). It is older than 99% of them (median age 5.1 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 7 public contract award notices from 5 public sector buyers since 2017. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £761.6k. Its most frequent buyer is NHS England (2 contracts). 2 of the awards are shared with other suppliers, typically framework agreements. It is recorded as the recipient of one central government grant worth £99.7k, from Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport.

What do public registers and reports show?

It is a registered charity (number 225971) with a latest reported income of £410.6m. It appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Skilled Worker). HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly electrical equipment, optical, medical and measuring instruments. In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 18 days to pay suppliers, and 11% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows no gap in median hourly pay.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 Dec 2026. The next confirmation statement is due by 14 Dec 2026.

Filed accounts2023/24–2024/25
2023/24 †2024/25 †
Cash at bank and in hand98,000,00095,300,000
Total assets541,700,000536,700,000
Total liabilities160,600,000171,500,000
Net assets / total equity138,300,000130,200,000
Average number of employees—3,632

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

7 contracts

BRITISH HEART FOUNDATION is named as a supplier in 7 public contract award notices from 5 public sector buyers since 2017. The 4 contracts awarded to it alone with a published value add up to £761.6k. 2 awards are shared with other suppliers and not counted in that total.

Contracts per year
Main buyers5
NHS England
2 contracts · £600k
Middlesbrough Council
2 contracts · £161.6k
NHS Shared Business Services (SBS)
1 contract
Supply Chain Coordination Limited
1 contract
Velindre University NHS Trust
1 contract
Contracts
  1. The Circuit (National Defibrillator Database) BHF Funding 24/25‡NHS England · £300,000
  2. The Circuit (National Defibrillator Database)‡NHS England · £300,000
  3. External Defibrillation‡Supply Chain Coordination Limited · shared by 22 suppliers, up to £120,000,000 in total · runs until Jul 2027
  4. Procurement of Defibrillators and Associated Accessories for the New Velindre Cancer Centre (nVCC)‡Velindre University NHS Trust · shared by 21 suppliers, up to £5,000,000 in total
  5. Redemption of Community Support VouchersMiddlesbrough Council · £36,550
Show 2 more
  1. RA270476 - Atrial Fibrillation Patient Optimisation Demonstrator Site Prog‡NHS Shared Business Services (SBS)
  2. Redemption of Community Support Vouchers‡Middlesbrough Council · £125,000

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. Notices marked ‡ do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name. Contracts below the publication thresholds and those of devolved buyers that publish elsewhere are not included.

Government grants

1 grant

BRITISH HEART FOUNDATION is recorded as the recipient of 1 central government grant, worth £99.7k.

Grant
  1. Coronavirus Community Support FundDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £99,658

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.

Statutory reporting

Payment practices1 Apr 2026 – 30 Sep 2026
Average time taken to pay invoices
18 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
11%
Standard payment terms
18–30 days
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 88%
  • 31 to 60 days 8%
  • After 60 days 4%
Earlier periods (7)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
31 Mar 2026
21
87%
11%
30 Sep 2025
24
84%
0%
31 Mar 2025
22
85%
17%
30 Sep 2024
23
85%
16%
31 Mar 2024
22
85%
16%
30 Sep 2023
24
80%
22%
31 Mar 2023
21
82%
81%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Gender pay gap2025/26
Median hourly pay
no gap
Mean hourly pay
women 7.1% lower
Median bonus pay
women 23.2% higher
Employer size
1000 to 4999 employees
Lower pay quarter65% womenLower middle67% womenUpper middle73% womenUpper pay quarter62% women
Earlier years (8)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
women 1.7% higher
women 8.1% lower
2023/24
women 0.7% lower
women 8.7% lower
2022/23
women 0.1% higher
women 10% lower
2021/22
women 1% higher
women 3.7% lower
2020/21
women 4% higher
women 6% lower
2019/20
women 3.2% higher
women 8.7% lower
2018/19
women 3.2% higher
women 9.6% lower
2017/18
women 6.7% higher
women 7.7% lower

A positive gap means women's average hourly pay is lower than men's across the whole employer; it is not a comparison of pay for the same work. View on the Gender pay gap service

Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.

Registers and licences

Registered charityNo. 225971
Registered with the Charity Commission
26 Mar 1963
Income, year to 31 Mar 2025
£410.6m
Spending
£427.1m

The BHF is the UK's largest independent funder of cardiovascular research in the UK. For over 60 years BHF has pioneered life-saving research that has helped halve the number of deaths from heart and circulatory disease in the UK. BHF also helps provide vital support and information for the 7.4m pe…

View on the register of charities

Sponsor licence‡
Licence type and rating
Worker (A rating)
Route
Skilled Worker

On the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, which lists organisations licensed to sponsor workers from overseas.

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 2 of the last 12 months on record, most recently February 2026. Main goods: electrical equipment and optical, medical and measuring instruments.

From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.

Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.

History

3 events
  1. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: net assets £130.2m, 3,632 employees
  2. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: net assets £138.3m
  3. 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.