The Friends of Whitstable Healthcare

Registered charity 233828 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FRIENDS OF THE WHITSTABLE HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CENTRE, FRIENDS OF THE WHITSTABLE HOSPITALS, FRIENDS OF WHITSTABLE HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CENTRE, FRIENDS OF WHITSTABLE HOSPITAL AND HEALTHCARE

A Voluntary organisation which raises funds to provide additional services, amenities and equipment for the benefit and comfort of patients and staff. Services have been extended to support and care for patients in the community.

Objects

TO RELIEVE HOSPITAL PATIENTS AND FORMER HOSPITAL PATIENTS AND OTHER INVALIDS IN THE COMMUNITY WHO ARE SICK, CONVALESCENT DISABLED, HANDICAPPED, INFIRM AND, GENERALLY, TO SUPPORT THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE WHITSTABLE MEDICAL ESTABLISHMENTS.

Area of benefit: WHITSTABLE

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

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £120,530 for the year ended 31 March 2025, increasing total unrestricted funds to £346,208. The trustees report that reserves were maintained at a level equating to approximately six months of unrestricted expenditure, consistent with their stated policy. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention requiring further attention in 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 3 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.

• Complaints handling
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Friends of Whitstable Healthcare (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Georgina Ruth Bakerchair
• BRENDA MARY TILLEY
• Carolyn Nelson
• Iain Heatlie
• Jane Elizabeth Buckman
• Kathryn Ann Fielding · trustee of 3 other charities
• LORNA MARGARET DOYLE

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE FRIENDS OF WOKING COMMUNITY HOSPITAL.

• THE FRIENDS OF WOKING COMMUNITY HOSPITAL income £177k
• FRIENDS OF BRIGHTON AND HOVE HOSPITALS income £79k
• THE FRIENDS OF MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL income £1.0m
• THE LEAGUE OF FRIENDS OF THE BEXHILL HOSPITAL CIO income £305k
• FRIENDS OF CHICHESTER HOSPITALS income £351k
• LEAGUE OF FRIENDS OF THE ROYAL SOUTH HANTS HOSPITAL income £258k

Side by side with its peers

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