BOURNEMOUTH AND POOLE HEALTHCARE TRUST (1)

Registered charity 1122497 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BOURNEMOUTH AND POOLE HEALTHCARE TRUST, THE BOURNEMOUTH HEALTHCARE TRUST

Activities carried out through trading subsidiary.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£4.4m
Latest spending
£4.2m
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's activities and assets were transferred to a new entity on 1 April 2025, resulting in the preparation of financial statements on a break-up basis rather than the going concern basis. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintained unrestricted reserves of £2,902,818 at year-end, which were transferred to the new charity to continue its charitable purposes. The audit opinion confirms the financial statements give a true and fair view, with no material uncertainties identified regarding the audit itself, though the entity itself ceased to exist as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient unrestricted funds so that it can fund planned future equipment expenditure requirements (held: £2.9m)
“It is the policy of the charity to build and maintain sufficient unrestricted funds so that it can fund planned future equipment expenditure requirements.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: accounts NOT prepared on a going-concern basis (closing, merging or winding up)
“The activities and assets of the charity transferred to the new charity Bournemouth and Poole Healthcare Trust on 1 April 2025 and for that reason a basis other than the going concern basis in these financial statements has been considered appropriate.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Transactions with University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
“During the year the Group received income totalling £542,037 (2024 - £324,287) and made purchases of £2,572,711 (2024 - £2,325,653) from the Hospital. As at 31 March 2025 anet balance of £793,771 was owed to the Hospital (2024 - £744,359).” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Governance: Amended accounts resubmitted to replace previously filed version due to error.
“These accounts are being resubmitted to replace the previously filed version. The original accounts contained an error which have now been corrected.” — page 1
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Private Health University Hospitals Dorset Limited
“Private Health University Hospitals Dorset Limited (formerly The Bournemouth Private Clinic Limited) is a wholly owned subsidiary of the charity.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by TC Group. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£4.4m
Total spending
£4.2m
Cost of raising funds
£4.1m
Reserves (reported)
£903k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~2.6 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (98% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 93.7% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bournemouth

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£4.4m£4.2m
31/03/2024£4.1m£3.7m
31/03/2023£4.1m£3.5m
31/03/2022£4.0m£3.8m
31/03/2021£2.1m£2.2m

Common questions

Is BOURNEMOUTH AND POOLE HEALTHCARE TRUST (1) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's activities and assets were transferred to a new entity on 1 April 2025, resulting in the preparation of financial statements on a break-up basis rather than the going concern basis. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintained unrestricted reserves of £2,902,818 at year-end, which were transferred to the new charity to continue its charitable purposes. The audit opinion confirms the financial statements give a true and fair view, with no material uncertainties identified regarding the audit itself, though the entity itself ceased to exist as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by TC Group.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BOURNEMOUTH AND POOLE HEALTHCARE TRUST (1)£4.4m—0unclear—not going concern
OUR KIDS FY2024£19.3mUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt
MY WISH CHARITY FY2025£660k—0above—no doubt
THE BIRMINGHAM COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST GENERAL CHARITY FY2025£1.1m—0unclear—no doubt
THE DUDLEY GROUP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST CHARITY FY2025£547k——above47.2%no doubt
LONDON NORTH WEST HEALTHCARE CHARITABLE FUND FY2025£769k—3above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.