Hearts Of England Association
Charity 1004601
Overview
Summary
Hearts Of England Association appears to occupy a focused intermediary role in cardiac care: rather than providing care directly, it channels charitable resources into hospitals and similar organisations for cardiac-related equipment. Its purpose is broad enough to address need across cardiac care, but its stated activity suggests a practical, infrastructure-oriented model. The organisation may therefore strengthen clinical capacity indirectly, through relationships with healthcare providers, although the evidence does not show its geographic reach, funding scale or how priorities are chosen.
Operational geography
Coverage: Regional
Operational areas:
- City Centre
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
City Centre
Confidence: medium
The association's own published information says it supports Birmingham Children's Hospital with cardiac equipment. The hospital is based in Birmingham City Centre. This is credible evidence of grant-funded activity at that location, but the association has not published a recent grant list or annual report confirming the timing and scale of current support.
- Hearts of England Association, About page
The association says it supports local hospitals, particularly Birmingham Children's Hospital, by purchasing cardiac equipment including ECG monitors, teaching equipment and information books for children with pacemakers. - Birmingham Children's Hospital Charity, official contact information
Birmingham Children's Hospital Charity states that the hospital is based in Birmingham City Centre.
Remaining uncertainties
- The Charity Commission confirms that the association operates in Birmingham City and across the wider West Midlands, but it does not identify recipient hospitals, community venues, or individual Birmingham wards.
- The association's website describes Birmingham Children's Hospital support in present tense, but the available page is not a dated recent grant report; the extent of support during or after the financial year ending 31 March 2025 cannot be established.
- The association describes its registered address as its registered office, while the Charity Commission records that it owns or leases no land or property. It should not be treated as a service-delivery site.
- The association states that it has supplied defibrillators to doctors' surgeries, first responders, schools, community centres and sports clubs, but does not identify their locations. No further Birmingham operational areas can therefore be assigned reliably.
Additional evidence needed
- A current annual report, grant register, or trustee report naming the hospitals, organisations and locations that received support in Birmingham during the financial year ending 31 March 2025.
- Current confirmation from Birmingham Children's Hospital or its charity of recent equipment funded by Hearts of England Association.
- A current list of defibrillator or cardiac-equipment recipient sites, with sufficient evidence to identify relevant operational areas in Birmingham where appropriate.
Areas of work
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who they help
- Other Defined Groups
How they help
- Makes Grants To Organisations
Discoveries involving this organisation
The Atlas has not published any Discoveries involving this organisation yet.
Observations
An indirect route to improving cardiac care
The available evidence suggests that the Association seeks to improve outcomes for people needing cardiac care by resourcing provider organisations, rather than by delivering support to patients itself.
Why it matters
This clarifies the organisation's likely position in the local health ecosystem: its influence may depend on identifying equipment needs, selecting recipient institutions and maintaining effective relationships with them.
Show evidence
“Makes Grants To Organisations.”
Source:Charity Commission“Make Donations to Hospitals etc. for the purchase of Cardiac related equipment.”
Source:Organisation
A narrowly defined capability-building focus
Its stated activity may indicate a strategy centred on strengthening the material capacity of cardiac services, particularly through equipment, rather than funding a broad range of health interventions.
Why it matters
Equipment funding can create durable value within recipient services, but it also raises useful questions about whether the Association complements clinical priorities, maintenance capacity and staff training.
Show evidence
“Make Donations to Hospitals etc. for the purchase of Cardiac related equipment.”
Source:Organisation“The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives.”
Source:Charity Commission
- Which hospitals or other organisations receive support, and whether these relationships are recurring.
- Whether grants respond to clinical need, fundraising opportunities or another process.
- Who ultimately benefits and what geographic area the Association serves.
Remaining uncertainties
- Recent grant lists, amounts, recipient organisations and funded equipment.
- Annual reports or impact evidence showing how funded equipment affected cardiac services or patients.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
Make Donations to Hospitals etc. for the purchase of Cardiac related equipment
Charity objects
TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED OF CARDIAC CARE IN ANY MANNER WHICH NOW IS OR HEREAFTER SHALL BE DEEMED BY LAW TO BE CHARITABLE