ODIHAM COTTAGE HOSPITAL COMBINED TRUSTS (INCORPORATING THE LEAGUE OF FRIENDS OF OCH) LIMITED

Registered charity 1068721 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as OCHCT, OCHRE, ODIHAM COTTAGE HOSPITAL CHARITABLE TRUST, ODIHAM COTTAGE HOSPITAL REDEVELOPMENT TRUST

Odiham Cottage Hospital Charitable Trust provides health and social care the the residents of West Hart and Old Basing, Hampshire.Its services include being the base for the NHS community nursing team and their medical clinics, Mustard Seed Autism Trust, specialist clinics run by St Michaels Hospice and counselling services run by Hart Voluntary Action.

Objects

THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS BY A) PURCHASING, OWNING, RUNNING AND MAINTAINING THE ODIHAM COTTAGE HOSPITAL ("OCH"), BURYFIELDS, ODIHAM, HOOK, HAMPSHIRE RG29 1NE B) DEVELOPING OCH AND ANY OTHER PROPERTY FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES C) OCH TO BE PROVIDED AS A BASE FOR THE PROVISION OF MEDICAL AND SOCIAL CARE. SUCH CARE MAY BE PROVIDED BOTH: I) IN OCH THROUGH INPATIENT BEDS, OUTPATIENT CLINICS AND APPOINTMENTS, DAY CARE ACTIVITIES AND COMMUNITY GROUP ACTIVITIES II) IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY THROUGH ASSOCIATED SERVICES BASED AT OCH D) SUCH CARE TO BE PROVIDED PRIMARILY, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE RESIDENTS OF ODIHAM, HOOK, HARTLEY WINTNEY, OLD BASING AND SURROUNDING VILLAGES E) THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO MEDICAL AND SOCIAL CARE SERVICES IN THE COMMUNITY

Area of benefit: ODIHAM

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net operating deficit of £98,164 for the year ended 31 March 2025, primarily due to charitable expenditure exceeding income from donations and trading. However, unrestricted funds increased to £702,307, supported by significant investment gains and donations from its subsidiary, OCH Shops Ltd. The trustees maintain a reserves policy to hold two years of operational obligations, and the independent examiner confirmed no matters caused concern regarding the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• 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
• 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

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 03527407

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• MAYES, Claire Margaret — director, appointed 16/01/2024on trustee list
• ROWLANDSON, Julia — director, appointed 03/02/2022on trustee list
• HUNTER, Christopher James — director, appointed 03/02/2022not on trustee list
• WORLOCK, Jane Ann, Dr — director, appointed 30/05/2019on trustee list
• HEYWOOD, Helena Catherine, Dr — director, appointed 25/01/2018on trustee list
• DEVERILL, Graham — director, appointed 02/06/2016on trustee list
• MACDONALD, Ian Norman — director, appointed 10/11/2015on trustee list
• TALBOT, Jeremy — secretary, appointed 30/09/2024

Official officers record.

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (17/07/2014) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr Jane Ann Worlockchair
• Claire Mayes
• Dr Chris Hunter
• Dr HELENA HEYWOOD
• Graham Deverill · trustee of 1 other charity
• Ian MacDonald
• Julia Rowlandson

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

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