Tewkesbury Hospital Friends
The Object of the Friends shall be to assist patients of the Hospital who are sick, convalescent, disabled, handicapped or infirm.To support the charitable work of the said Hospital and to provide funding for additional items of equipment or luxury that would not be provided by the local NHS trust.
Objects
THE OBJECT OF THE FRIENDS SHALL BE TO ASSIST PATIENTS OF THE HOSPITAL WHO ARE SICK, CONVALESCENT, DISABLED OR INFIRM. TO SUPPORT THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE SAID HOSPITAL.
Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that total unrestricted funds decreased from £418,540 to £410,638, while total net assets fell from £421,940 to £414,038. The charity reports strong investment returns of approximately 6% and sufficient resources to support local health services for the foreseeable future.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- Risk management
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024
- Volunteers: 5
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2022
- Grant-making is its main activity
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 4 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/12/2021 (received 01/11/2022, 1 day after the 31/10/2022 due date).
1 further annual return is past its due date with no recorded received date (Charity Commission register).
Trustees
- COUNCILLOR CHRISTINE DANTER
- Joanne Raywood
- Katy Flett
- Kevin Cromwell
- NOEL GREAVES
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | — | — |
| 31/12/2024 | £52k | £57k |
| 31/12/2023 | £35k | £46k |
| 31/12/2022 | £39k | £46k |
| 31/12/2021 | £135k | £24k |
Common questions
Is Tewkesbury Hospital Friends financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total unrestricted funds decreased from £418,540 to £410,638, while total net assets fell from £421,940 to £414,038. The charity reports strong investment returns of approximately 6% and sufficient resources to support local health services for the foreseeable future.
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tewkesbury Hospital Friends | £52k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| Friends of Eastbourne Hospital | £1.3m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| FRIENDS OF EAST SURREY HOSPITAL | £327k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| Lymington Hospital Friends | £130k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE FRIENDS OF BLANDFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | £186k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE FRIENDS OF THE WISBECH HOSPITALS | £432 | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |