HOSPITAL OF ST MARY MAGDALEN

Registered charity 236722 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as Christchurch Magdalen Trust, HOSPITAL OF ST MARY MAGDALEN AT CHRISTCHURCH

The provision of financial help directly or indirectly to residents of Christchurch, Dorset generally and sometimes individually (a) to alleviate suffering or assist recovery of the sick, convalescent, disabled, handicapped or infirm provided such help is not readily available from another source, or (b) to reduce need hardship or distress.

Objects

THE INCOME SHALL BE APPLIED IN EITHER OR BOTH OF THE FOLLOWING WAYS: FOR RELIEF IN NEED IN RELIEVING EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY PERSONS RESIDENT IN THE BOROUGH OF CHRISTCHURCH WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS BY MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY OR PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR ITEMS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES CALCULATED TO REDUCE THE NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS OF SUCH PERSONS. FOR RELIEF IN SICKNESS FOR THE PURPOSE OF RELIEVING IN CASES OF NEED PERSONS RESIDENT IN THE BOROUGH OF CHRISTCHURCH 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.

Area of benefit: CHRISTCURCH

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

Causes: Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£115k

Latest spending

£168k

Registered

1964

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that expenditure exceeded income by £68,739, resulting in a closing unrestricted cash balance of £20,466. The Trustees consider this balance sufficient to fund ongoing activities, supported by a substantial non-permanent endowment fund of £624,027 and a permanent endowment fund of £2,899,560.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £12,000 — below the median for charities its size (£60k)

“The Clerk receives a salary of £12,000 p.a. (increased from £11,000 during the year) together with a further sum of £5,000 p.a. to reflect his work in connection with the redevelopment of the Charity’s land in Barrack Road.” — page 2

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Largest income source: Dividends/ Interest received (81% of income)

“The Charity’s main sources of income are interest and dividends on investments and rents received from the Charity’s properties.” — page 3

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: apply all income received in any financial year in satisfaction of all administration expenses arising in that year and in furtherance of its charitable objects (reserves figure: £20k)

“The Charity seeks to apply all income received in any financial year in satisfaction of all administration expenses arising in that year and in furtherance of its charitable objects.” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Properties held in trustee names

“The Charity has freehold properties registered in the names of the following trustees: Andrew Gordon Barfield, Christine Ann Cook, Julie Sephton and Tara Jane Fox.” — page 3

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 6 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.

Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Safeguarding policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 12/12/2025

Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 12/12/2024

Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 12/12/2023

Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Funders the charity credits

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

Christchurch Magdalen Trust — “Children’s activities at the Somerford Arc Craft Club, funded by the Christchurch Magdalen Trust.” (source page)

Trustees · trustee networks

Andrew Gordon Barfield
Andrew Gordon Barfield
Christine Ann Cook · trustee of 1 other charity
Christine Ann Cook · trustee of 1 other charity
Ian Charles Marshall
Ian Charles Marshall
JULIE SEPHTON · trustee of 1 other charity
JULIE SEPHTON · trustee of 1 other charity
TARA JANE FOX · trustee of 1 other charity
TARA JANE FOX · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Dorset

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
12/12/2025	£115k	£168k
12/12/2024	£134k	£155k
12/12/2023	£105k	£85k
12/12/2022	£69k	£76k
12/12/2021	£74k	£59k

Common questions

Is HOSPITAL OF ST MARY MAGDALEN financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that expenditure exceeded income by £68,739, resulting in a closing unrestricted cash balance of £20,466. The Trustees consider this balance sufficient to fund ongoing activities, supported by a substantial non-permanent endowment fund of £624,027 and a permanent endowment fund of £2,899,560. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of HOSPITAL OF ST MARY MAGDALEN earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £12,000 band.

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 ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ST MARY MAGDALEN'S HOSPITAL ALMSHOUSE CHARITY.

ST MARY MAGDALEN'S HOSPITAL ALMSHOUSE CHARITY income £50k
THE HOSPITAL OF THE BLESSED MARY, COMMONLY CALLED ST MARY'S, HOSPITAL, CHICHESTER income £1.1m
DORSET HEALTHCARE CHARITABLE FUND income £220k
ST MARY'S CHURCH OF CHRIST income £55k
CHRISTIAN CARE HOMES income £2.5m
THE ST MARY'S HOSPITAL CHARITIES income £56k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
HOSPITAL OF ST MARY MAGDALEN	£115k	£12,000	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ST MARY MAGDALEN'S HOSPITAL ALMSHOUSE CHARITY FY2025	£50k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE HOSPITAL OF THE BLESSED MARY, COMMONLY CALLED ST MARY'S, HOSPITAL, CHICHESTER FY2025	£1.1m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
DORSET HEALTHCARE CHARITABLE FUND FY2025	£220k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
ST MARY'S CHURCH OF CHRIST FY2026	£55k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CHRISTIAN CARE HOMES FY2025	£2.5m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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