National Confidential Enquiry Into Patient Outcome and Death

Analysis

National Confidential Enquiry Into Patient Outcome and Death is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 1999, 27 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 03019382). It says it sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, National Confidential Enquiry Into Patient Outcome and Death reported income of £1.3m and spending of £1.5m, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.2m to £1.3m (+13%), an average of +3.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, National Confidential Enquiry Into Patient Outcome and Death sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Association of Medical Research Charities (£1.3m), Birmingham Sport and Physical Activity Trust (£1.3m) and Core Arts (£1.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 84%, donations and legacies 13% and investments 2.7%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.4m would cover about 11 months of spending at that rate. It employed 14 people.