WALSALL HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST GENERAL CHARITABLE FUND
Registered charity 1057416 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WALSALL HOSPITALS NHS TRUST GENERAL CHARITABLE FUND, WELL WISHERS
The objectives of the charity are for any charitable purpose or purposes relating to the National Health Service wholly or mainly for the service provided by the Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust. Donations are used in accordance with the wishes of the donor i.e. to purchase medical equipment, provide amenities to patients and staff and finance limited education and medical research.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £178,000 against income of £315,000, resulting in a decrease in total fund balances from £1,630,000 to £1,460,000. The trustees confirm the accounts are prepared on a going concern basis, noting that net assets are sufficient to cover six months of expenditure. The charity maintains a reserves policy targeting six months of future expenditure, with actual unrestricted reserves of £931,000 falling below the stated £500,000 contingency reserve target when considering the total fund balance context, though the specific unrestricted figure is not directly compared to the policy target in the text.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: six months of future expenditure / £500,000 contingency reserve (held: £931k)
“The trustees intend that funds are spent within a reasonable period of receipt and therefore plan to maintain reserves sufficient to cover future expenditure equivalent to an average of 6 months. The trustees have previously set a contingency reserve total of £500,000” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Payments made to Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust, a related party, which are reimbursed by the Charity.
“However, the charity has made revenue and capital payments to Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust. Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is a related party of Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust General Charitable Fund.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Well Wishers (matched by registered charity number).
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2024)
Cost of raising funds
£75k
Reported reserves equal ~14.4 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).
- WALSALL HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Walsall
Income and spending
Common questions
Is WALSALL HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST GENERAL CHARITABLE FUND financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £178,000 against income of £315,000, resulting in a decrease in total fund balances from £1,630,000 to £1,460,000. The trustees confirm the accounts are prepared on a going concern basis, noting that net assets are sufficient to cover six months of expenditure. The charity maintains a reserves policy targeting six months of future expenditure, with actual unrestricted reserves of £931,000 falling below the stated £500,000 contingency reserve target when considering the total fund balance context, though the specific unrestricted figure is not directly compared to the policy target in the text. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
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