THE FRIENDS OF WOKING COMMUNITY HOSPITAL

Registered charity 1178417 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FWCH, THE LEAGUE OF FRIENDS OF THE WOKING COMMUNITY HOSPITAL

Our principal activity is to support the patients of the Woking Community Hospital by donating funds to the Hospital. We raise these funds from subscriptions, from donations, including those from sponsored events, from legacies and from events which we organise locally.

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 the charity holds total reserves of £212,939, held entirely as cash deposits, with no monetary liabilities. The trustees report that reserves are maintained at a level in excess of all known and probable obligations, supported by a substantial legacy received during the year. The charity operates with exceptionally low overheads and has a surplus for the period.

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 4 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Asda Foundation — “The Asda Foundation – Green Giving scheme £500” (source page)
• Ecclesiastical Insurance — “Ecclesiastical Insurance “Movement for Good” £1,000” (source page)
• Barclays Bank — “Barclays Bank matching grant for June 2021 Plant Sale £1,717” (source page)
• Woking Lions Club — “Woking Lions Club £2,500” (source page)
• Rotary Club of Woking Benevolent Fund — “Rotary Club of Woking Benevolent Fund £2,000” (source page)
• C A Redfern Charitable Foundation — “C A Redfern Charitable Foundation £2,000” (source page)
• Barclays plc — “Barclays plc “pound for pound” support in each of 2016, 2017 and 2018 £750 each year” (source page)
• The ASDA Foundation — “The ASDA Foundation £500” (source page)
• The C.A. Redfern Charitable Foundation — “The C.A. Redfern Charitable Foundation, for Margaret Robinson £2,000” (source page)
• Foresters Friendly Society — “Foresters Friendly Society – Court Newark Abbey £50” (source page)
• Barclays — “Barclays “pound for pound”, for Maggie Dawes and the 2015 Plant Sale £750” (source page)

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (02/11/2018) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• JONATHAN KEITH ALLANchair
• Anne Luckham
• BARRY JOHN LUCKHAM
• Barbara Ann Hedges
• Beryl Hunwicks
• Christopher Peter Saunsbury
• Dr ANTONY CHARLES SHEPHEARD
• STEPHEN MARK MALTBY

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

Common questions

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