United Kingdom National External Quality Assessment Service
Analysis
United Kingdom National External Quality Assessment Service is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sheffield. It was registered in February 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03012351). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.
In the financial year ending March 2025, United Kingdom National External Quality Assessment Service reported income of £277k and spending of £261k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £234k to £277k (+18%), an average of +4.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, United Kingdom National External Quality Assessment Service sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia, Friends in the United Kingdom (£277k), Step Together Volunteering (£277k) and Jeremiah's Journey (£277k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The objects of the charity shall be to advance education and promote the preservation of good health by providing or securing the provision of external quality assessment services for clinical laboratories.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia, Friends in the United Kingdom | London | £277k |
| Step Together Volunteering | Bristol | £277k |
| Jeremiah's Journey | Plymouth | £277k |
| Jsense | Salford | £277k |