HEALTH LIMITED

Company limited by guarantee

Company Registration Number:
01837621 (England and Wales)

Unaudited statutory accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025

Period of accounts

Start date: 1 April 2024

End date: 31 March 2025

HEALTH LIMITED

Contents of the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 March 2025

Directors report
Profit and loss
Balance sheet
Additional notes
Balance sheet notes

HEALTH LIMITED

Directors' report period ended 31 March 2025

The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company for the period ended 31 March 2025

Principal activities of the company

We write in the midst of an existential crisis. Both for Health Poverty Action and hundreds of thousands of people around the world. As a result of the 90% cut in USAID contracts announced in January 2025 – followed swiftly by cuts from the UK, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and Switzerland – vaccination programmes have halted, vital food aid ceased, and over the course of a few months tens of thousands of people died.1 Some of the world’s poorest economies have been plunged into catastrophe with currency devaluations and plummeting GDP,2 causing budget deficits, layoffs of health workers and increased borrowing and debt. Even the UN has been affected, most particularly The World Health Organisation (WHO), cutting budgets and being forced to restructure. The scale of the cuts and impact mean that 2025 may mark not only the end of the so-called ‘aid’ system, but of norms that defined the post-World War era. The impact on our own work has been drastic. With budget cuts forcing us to shrink programmes, halt work, and cut staff, increasing pressure on those remaining. In the midst of this we have responded flexibly, adapted operations, done even more with less and attempted to fill the gaps as government services collapse. Whilst being forced to scale back in some areas, we have seized new opportunities that arise. Specifically, in Zimbabwe, where we embarked on a new partnership with the TRURO Trust to conduct research to understand how migration, gendered violence, and mental health intersect in order to produce actionable, locally relevant responses to the intertwined challenges of violence and mental distress. Our own hope is for the possibility that a more equitable system can emerge from the demise of the current one. A more honest and just alternative that recognises that the wealth of the Minority World is built on their exploitation and impoverishment of the Majority World. One that takes steps to halt exploitation and demand the redistribution of global wealth to those most impacted. This could include looking for other ways to fund global redistributive finance. Among the options that require immediate exploration are legalising, regulating and taxing the illicit drugs trade, and taxes on wealth. Cancelling debts, many offered under unjust conditions, is also an essential and urgent component. Health Poverty Action will be part of these debates, advocating for a fairer alternative and a fairer world. With thanks as always to all our hard-working staff and volunteers, and of course to you, our supporters and collaborators for your unwavering commitment in these difficult times.



Directors

The directors shown below have held office during the whole of the period from
1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025

Martin Drewry
Oliver Benjamin Kemp


Secretary Sandra Tcheumeni Boschet

The above report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions in part 15 of the Companies Act 2006

This report was approved by the board of directors on
10 November 2025

And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: Oliver Benjamin Kemp
Status: Director

HEALTH LIMITED

Profit And Loss Account

for the Period Ended 31 March 2025

2025 2024


£

£
Turnover: 9,988,307 10,707,604
Cost of sales: 0 0
Gross profit(or loss): 9,988,307 10,707,604
Administrative expenses: ( 9,319,325 ) ( 11,041,529 )
Operating profit(or loss): 668,982 (333,925)
Interest payable and similar charges: 0 0
Profit(or loss) before tax: 668,982 (333,925)
Profit(or loss) for the financial year: 668,982 (333,925)

HEALTH LIMITED

Balance sheet

As at 31 March 2025

Notes 2025 2024


£

£
Current assets
Stocks: 3 537,553 350,370
Debtors: 4 2,072,585 1,339,408
Cash at bank and in hand: 2,227,070 3,401,631
Investments: 5 2,162,280 1,041,807
Total current assets: 6,999,488 6,133,216
Prepayments and accrued income: 0 0
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year: 6 ( 384,581 ) ( 365,485 )
Net current assets (liabilities): 6,614,907 5,767,731
Total assets less current liabilities: 6,614,907 5,767,731
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year: 7 ( 458,883 ) ( 371,056 )
Provision for liabilities: 0 0
Accruals and deferred income: 0 0
Total net assets (liabilities): 6,156,024 5,396,675
Members' funds
Profit and loss account: 6,156,024 5,396,675
Total members' funds: 6,156,024 5,396,675

The notes form part of these financial statements

HEALTH LIMITED

Balance sheet statements

For the year ending 31 March 2025 the company was entitled to exemption under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

These accounts have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.

This report was approved by the board of directors on 10 November 2025
and signed on behalf of the board by:

Name: Oliver Benjamin Kemp
Status: Director

The notes form part of these financial statements

HEALTH LIMITED

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 March 2025

  • 1. Accounting policies

    Basis of measurement and preparation

    These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions of Section 1A (Small Entities) of Financial Reporting Standard 102

    Turnover policy

    All incoming resources are included in the SOFA when the charity is legally entitled to the income and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy. The following specific policies apply to categories of income: - Donated services and facilities: are included at the value to the charity where this can be quantified. No amounts are included in the financial statements for services donated by volunteers. - Income includes: income received from statutory and other government supported agencies, and income from other private sources. - Gifts in kind are recognised as both income and expenditure. The value of gifts in kind from donors is pre-determined by the donor according to grant agreements, typically based on market prices for relevant goods. The value of the gifts received from the Donor in the year is recognised as income. Only the gifts distributed in the year are recognised as expenditure. Any gifts not yet distributed at year end are held in stock.

    Tangible fixed assets depreciation policy

    Assets are depreciated on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives. Land is not depreciated. Donated assets meeting the threshold are recorded at fair value. Assets are removed from the register upon disposal, and any gain or loss is recognized in the accounts. Assets with a unit cost of £50,000 or more and a useful life of more than one year are capitalized. Items below this threshold are expensed.

    Valuation information and policy

    Inventories are disclosed in the balance sheet as a current asset. The note to the financial statements includes a breakdown between GIK stock and property stock to provide transparency over the nature and composition of inventory held. Inventory comprises: Goods-in-Kind (GIK) Stock – donated goods held for resale or distribution, and Property Stock – property acquired specifically for the purpose of resale. Property stock is not classified as investment property or non-current assets held for sale, as it does not meet the relevant criteria under FRS 102. It is instead recognised as inventory, as it was acquired with the intention of resale in the ordinary course of business. Measurement GIK Stock: Donated goods are recognised at their fair value at the date of donation where it is practicable to measure such value reliably. This is based on estimated resale value, adjusted for condition and saleability, where appropriate. Property Stock: Property acquired for resale is initially recognised at cost, which includes the purchase price and any directly attributable costs necessary to bring the property to its present condition and location for sale. Subsequently, property stock is measured at the lower of cost and estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell. ii. Debtors and creditors Debtors and creditors receivable or payable within one year of the reporting date are carried at their at transaction price. Debtors and creditors that are receivable or payable in more than one year and not subject to a market rate of interest are measured at the present value of the expected future receipts or payment discounted at a market rate of interest.

HEALTH LIMITED

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 March 2025

  • 2. Employees

    2025 2024
    Average number of employees during the period 314 386

HEALTH LIMITED

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 March 2025

3. Stocks

2025 2024
£ £
Stocks 537,553 350,370
Payments on account 0 0
Total 537,553 350,370

HEALTH LIMITED

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 March 2025

4. Debtors

2025 2024
£ £
Trade debtors 27,186 66,220
Prepayments and accrued income 1,979,020 1,244,863
Other debtors 66,379 28,325
Total 2,072,585 1,339,408
Debtors due after more than one year: 0 0

HEALTH LIMITED

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 March 2025

5. Current assets investments note

Short term investments are made up of fixed term deposit accounts which have a maturity date between 91 days and 1 year.

HEALTH LIMITED

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 March 2025

6. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year note

2025 2024
£ £
Bank loans and overdrafts 0 0
Amounts due under finance leases and hire purchase contracts 0 0
Trade creditors 80,089 22,041
Taxation and social security 38,782 31,813
Accruals and deferred income 32,840 36,143
Other creditors 232,870 275,488
Total 384,581 365,485

HEALTH LIMITED

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 March 2025

7. Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year note

2025 2024
£ £
Bank loans and overdrafts 0 0
Amounts due under finance leases and hire purchase contracts 0 0
Other creditors 458,883 371,056
Total 458,883 371,056