PLYMOUTH HOSPITALS GENERAL CHARITY AND OTHER RELATED CHARITIES
Registered charity 1048679 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Any charitable purpose or purposes relating to the National Health Service, wholly or mainly for the services provided by Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust and Livewell Southwest CIC.
Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that net assets increased by £164,000 to £3,640,000, driven by a significant rise in legacy income which reached £471,000. Free unrestricted reserves stood at £2,918,000, which exceeds the charity's stated policy target of £1,250,000. The charity reports no material uncertainties regarding its 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
Reserves policy: £1,250,000 (held: £2.9m)
“The Trustees have set a reserves policy to maintain free reserves equivalent to £1,250,000, which represents approximately 12 months of the Charity’s core operating expenditure and grant commitments.” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Bishop Fleming Audit Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£192k
Reported reserves equal ~39.7 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 18.8% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (07/10/2017) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- UNIVERSITY HOSPTALS PLYMOUTH NHS TRUST
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Cornwall · Devon · Plymouth City
Income and spending
Common questions
Is PLYMOUTH HOSPITALS GENERAL CHARITY AND OTHER RELATED CHARITIES financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that net assets increased by £164,000 to £3,640,000, driven by a significant rise in legacy income which reached £471,000. Free unrestricted reserves stood at £2,918,000, which exceeds the charity's stated policy target of £1,250,000. The charity reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Bishop Fleming Audit Limited.
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