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STAFFORD AND CANNOCK LEAGUE OF HOSPITAL FRIENDS

Registered charity 1001476 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as STAFFORD HOSPITALS & COMMUNITY FRIENDS, STAFFORD LEAGUE OF HOSPITAL FRIENDS

Fund raising activities for provision of material benefits to University Hospital of North Midlands (County Hospital), The Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust (Cannock Chase Hospital) and South Staffs & Shrops Healthcare Foundation NHS Trust, (St George's Hospital) Outpatient Coffee Bars in all hospital Trust.

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Latest income
£1.7m
Latest spending
£1.5m
Registered
1991
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a surplus of £212,912 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total funds increasing to £1,817,558. The trustees state that unrestricted reserves are in excess of their stated policy target of five months' operating expenditure, indicating a strong financial position. The independent auditors confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: Above £60,000 — below the median for charities its size (£70k)
“1 (2024 - 1) employee received emoluments above £60,000 during the current year.” — page 25
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“1 (2024 - 1) employee received emoluments above £60,000 during the current year.” — page 25
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: five months of operating expenditure (held: £1.8m)
“It is a policy of the Board to hold unrestricted reserves equal to five months of operating expenditure.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trading subsidiary owned by trustees
“Cannock Chase Hospital Trading Limited is a trading subsidiary of the charity. It operates the coffee bars and café in the hospitals. Mr H T Bould, Mrs Y A Buckland and Mrs K Landick, all of whom are trustees of Stafford and Cannock League of Hospital Friends and are Directors and Shareholders (as nominees) of Cannock Chase Hospital Trading Limited.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Cannock Chase Hospital Trading Limited
“Cannock Chase Hospital Trading Limited (company number - 07698767) was incorporated in England and Wales and its principal business is the provision of a coffee bar at Cannock Chase Hospital, which supports the aims of the charity.” — page 29
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Deans. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Stafford & Cannock League of Hospital Friends (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

6 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £508k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£1.7m
Total spending
£1.5m
Cost of raising funds
£271k
Reserves (reported)
£1.8m
Employees
28

Reported reserves equal ~14.9 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (75% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 16.2% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Staffordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.7m£1.5m
31/03/2024£1.8m£1.5m
31/12/2022£1.2m£1.1m
31/12/2021£1.1m£1.0m
31/12/2020£1.0m£943k

Common questions

Is STAFFORD AND CANNOCK LEAGUE OF HOSPITAL FRIENDS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a surplus of £212,912 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total funds increasing to £1,817,558. The trustees state that unrestricted reserves are in excess of their stated policy target of five months' operating expenditure, indicating a strong financial position. The independent auditors confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Deans.

What does the highest-paid employee of STAFFORD AND CANNOCK LEAGUE OF HOSPITAL FRIENDS earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the Above £60,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
DENISE COATES FOUNDATION1£14.8m

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF NORTH MIDLANDS CHARITY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
STAFFORD AND CANNOCK LEAGUE OF HOSPITAL FRIENDS£1.7mAbove £60,0001above—no doubt
UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF NORTH MIDLANDS CHARITY FY2025£8.6m——above—no doubt
LEAGUE OF FRIENDS OF THE JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL FY2024£310k—0above—no doubt
LEAGUE OF FRIENDS OF UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST FY2025£335k—0unclear—no doubt
THE LEAGUE OF FRIENDS TO THE ROBERT JONES & AGNES HUNT ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL FY2024£882k—0unclear64.3%no doubt
THE LEAGUE OF FRIENDS OF THE SHREWSBURY AND TELFORD HOSPITAL FY2024£1.2m—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.