Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership
Analysis
Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 2008, 18 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 06498947). It says it provides other finance, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership reported income of £22.0m and spending of £20.0m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £20.7m to £22.0m (+6.1%), an average of +1.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include JNF Charitable Trust (£22.0m), Friends of the Elderly (£22.0m) and Douglas Macmillan Hospice (£21.7m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97% and investments 2.9%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £3.3m would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 45 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Charitable activities 97%
- Investments 2.9%
- Other 0.1%
In the charity's own words
HQIP aims to improve health outcomes by enabling those who commission, deliver and receive healthcare to measure and improve healthcare services. HQIP works in partnership with patients and healthcare professionals to influence and improve healthcare practice. We commission, manage and develop the national clinical audit and patient outcomes programme on behalf of NHS England.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| JNF Charitable Trust | London | £22.0m |
| Friends of the Elderly | Surrey | £22.0m |
| Douglas Macmillan Hospice | Stoke-On-Trent | £21.7m |
| The Health Foundation | London | £22.2m |