THE NOTTINGHAM GENERAL DISPENSARY

Registered charity 228149 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Relieving in cases of need persons resident in the County of Nottinghamshire who are sick, convalescent, disabled, handicapped or infirm by providing or paying for items services or facilities which are calculated to alleviate the suffering or assist the recovery of such persons in such cases but are not readily available to them from other sources.

Objects

RELIEVING IN CASES OF NEED PERSONS RESIDENT IN THE COUNTY OF NOTTINGHAMSHIRE WHO ARE SICK ,CONVALESCENT,DISABLED,HANDICAPPED OR INFIRM BY PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR ITEMS,SERCICES OR FACILITIES WHICH ARE CALCULATED TO ALLEVIATE THE SUFFERING OR ASSIST THE RECOVERY OF SUCH PERSONS IN SUCH CASES BUT ARE NOT READILY AVAILABLE TO THEM FROM OTHER SOURCES. FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 22 OF SCHEME DATED 1 OCTOBER 1990

Area of benefit: COUNTY OF NOTTINGHAMSHIRE.

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 · Disability · Get email alerts

Latest income
£38k
Latest spending
£32k
Registered
1963
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased to £1,608,148, comprising £190,912 in unrestricted funds and £1,417,236 in endowment funds. The charity maintains a reserves policy to cover management and administration costs for one year, and the current unrestricted reserves of £190,912 exceed the stated policy target. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: one year (held: £191k)
“It is the policy of the Charity to always maintain funds, which provide sufficient funds, to cover management, administration and support costs for one year.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Nottinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£38k£32k
31/03/2024£37k£35k
31/03/2023£38k£51k
31/03/2022£34k£53k
31/03/2021£34k£48k

Common questions

Is THE NOTTINGHAM GENERAL DISPENSARY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds increased to £1,608,148, comprising £190,912 in unrestricted funds and £1,417,236 in endowment funds. The charity maintains a reserves policy to cover management and administration costs for one year, and the current unrestricted reserves of £190,912 exceed the stated policy target. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.