Airedale Hospital & Community Charity
The main purpose of the charitable funds held on trust is to apply income for any charitable purpose relating to the National Health Service wholly or mainly for the services provided by the Airedale NHS Foundation Trust.
Objects
FOR ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE OR PURPOSES RELATING TO THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased from £1,013,000 to £1,028,000 during the year, while total incoming resources were £273,000 against total expenditure of £244,000. The trustees report no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, noting that risks related to income falls are mitigated by fundraising strategies and diversified investments.
What the accounts disclose
“Airedale NHS Foundation Trust is the corporate trustee of the Airedale Hospital and Community Charity and is its main grant beneficiary - they are therefore related parties. Grants paid by the charity to Airedale NHS Foundation Trust are detailed in note 9.” — page 31
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- 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
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Trustees
- AIREDALE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £273k | £244k |
| 31/03/2024 | £281k | £350k |
| 31/03/2023 | £309k | £569k |
| 31/03/2022 | £429k | £412k |
| 31/03/2021 | £485k | £338k |
Common questions
Is Airedale Hospital & Community Charity financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased from £1,013,000 to £1,028,000 during the year, while total incoming resources were £273,000 against total expenditure of £244,000. The trustees report no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, noting that risks related to income falls are mitigated by fundraising strategies and diversified investments. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds Airedale Hospital & Community Charity?
Funders whose own accounts filings name Airedale Hospital & Community Charity as a grant recipient include ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIES, THE LIZ AND TERRY BRAMALL FOUNDATION.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIES | FY2021 | £102k | Grants to members |
| ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIES | FY2022 | £49k | Grant |
| ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIES | FY2023 | £30k | Grants awarded 2023 |
| THE LIZ AND TERRY BRAMALL FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £2k |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| RAISING HEALTH | 1 | £386k |
| THE CARLTON HAYES MENTAL HEALTH CHARITY | 1 | £220k |
| THE HARRY & MARY FOUNDATION | 1 | £55k |
| THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED | 1 | £9k |
| THE SIR BERNARD & LADY SCHREIER FOUNDATION | 1 | £5k |
| R. DAPHNE PLUNKET CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £400 |
Charities like this
- CALDERDALE AND HUDDERSFIELD NHS FOUNDATION TRUST CHARITABLE FUNDS
- Harrogate Hospital and Community Charity, supported by Friends of Harrogate Hospital
- STOCKPORT NHS FOUNDATION TRUST GENERAL FUND
- POWYS TEACHING LOCAL HEALTH BOARD CHARITABLE FUND AND OTHER RELATED CHARITIES
- BRADFORD HOSPITALS CHARITY
- THE ROBERT JONES AND AGNES HUNT ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL CHARITABLE FUND
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airedale Hospital & Community Charity | £273k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| CALDERDALE AND HUDDERSFIELD NHS FOUNDATION TRUST CHARITABLE FUNDS | £345k | — | 0 | unclear | 42.6% | no doubt |
| Harrogate Hospital and Community Charity, supported by Friends of Harrogate Hospital | £599k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| STOCKPORT NHS FOUNDATION TRUST GENERAL FUND | £930k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| POWYS TEACHING LOCAL HEALTH BOARD CHARITABLE FUND AND OTHER RELATED CHARITIES | £251k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| BRADFORD HOSPITALS CHARITY | £357k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |