THE FRIENDS OF THE WISBECH HOSPITALS

Registered charity 226983 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Friends raise funds to provide amenities & equipment to benefit patients & staff at North Cambs Hospital & associated homes & clinics in Wisbech. The Friends are anxious to assist with maintaining & where possible improving upon facilities at the hospital and help with the provision of equipment that otherwise would not be available.

Objects

TO FOSTER AND MAINTAIN THE INTEREST OF THE PUBLIC IN THE PATIENTS AND THE SUPPORT OF THE WORK OF THE WISBECH HOSPITALS BY MEANS OF VOLUNTARY SERVICE. TO PROVIDE FUNDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUPPLEMENTING IN SUCH MANNER AS THE FRIENDS THINK FIT THE RESOURCES OF THE HOSPITAL SERVICE.

Area of benefit: WILSBECH AND THE SURROUNDING VILLAGES.

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

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Fenland, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£432

Latest spending

£655k

Registered

1963

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds totalled £740,618 as of 31 March 2025, a decrease from the previous year's £755,431. The trustees report a net expenditure of £14,813 for the year, driven primarily by charitable spending on hospital equipment and improvements. The charity is currently in the process of winding up within the next 18 months, with the trustees believing it has adequate resources to continue operational existence during this period.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: Reserves are maintained in order to fund future charitable expenditure and have been split into a General fund (representing free reserves for the charity to spend as required) and a Designated fund (representing money set aside for projects) (reserves figure: £741k)

“Reserves are maintained in order to fund future charitable expenditure and have been split into a General fund (representing free reserves for the charity to spend as required) and a Designated fund (representing money set aside for projects) as disclosed within the Contingent Liabilities note 14 to the financial statements.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Governance: The trustees have agreed to wind up the charity in the next 18 months. The demands of financial compliance, governance and accountability are increasing. The Chairperson and Treasurer are both stepping down and they have not been able to find people to take on these roles.

“The trustees have agreed to wind up the charity in the next 18 months. The demands of financial compliance, governance and accountability are increasing. The Chairperson and Treasurer are both stepping down and they have not been able to find people to take on these roles.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

MALCOLM BRUCEchair

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2026	£432	£655k
31/03/2025	£76k	£91k
31/03/2024	£57k	£195k
31/03/2023	£18k	£15k
31/03/2022	£155k	£33k

Common questions

Is THE FRIENDS OF THE WISBECH HOSPITALS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds totalled £740,618 as of 31 March 2025, a decrease from the previous year's £755,431. The trustees report a net expenditure of £14,813 for the year, driven primarily by charitable spending on hospital equipment and improvements. The charity is currently in the process of winding up within the next 18 months, with the trustees believing it has adequate resources to continue operational existence during this period. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
The Patricia Routledge Foundation	1	£4k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with FRIENDS OF CHICHESTER HOSPITALS.

FRIENDS OF CHICHESTER HOSPITALS income £351k
The Friends of Whitstable Healthcare income £128k
Tewkesbury Hospital Friends income £52k
THE FRIENDS OF THE CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL income £116k
FRIENDS OF THE WILLIAM HARVEY HOSPITAL income £1.5m
THE FRIENDS OF THE WEST SUFFOLK HOSPITAL income £32k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE FRIENDS OF THE WISBECH HOSPITALS	£432	—	unclear	—	no doubt
FRIENDS OF CHICHESTER HOSPITALS FY2025	£351k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
The Friends of Whitstable Healthcare FY2025	£128k	—	above	—	no doubt
Tewkesbury Hospital Friends FY2024	£52k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE FRIENDS OF THE CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL FY2025	£116k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
FRIENDS OF THE WILLIAM HARVEY HOSPITAL FY2025	£1.5m	—	above	—	no doubt

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