THE LEAGUE OF FRIENDS OF THE WRIGHTINGTON HOSPITAL

Registered charity 241542 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

TO RUN A SHOP WITHIN THE HOSPITAL TO RAISE MONEY WHICH IS THEN USED FOR THE BENEFIT OF PATIENTS USING THE HOSPITAL.

Objects

TO RELIEVE PATIENTS AND FORMER PATIENTS OF THE WRIGHTINGTON HOSPITAL WHO ARE SICK, CONVALESCENT, DISABLED, HANDICAPPED, INFIRM OR IN NEED OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND, GENERALLY, TO SUPPORT THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE SAID HOSPITAL. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 3 OF CONSTITUTION)

Area of benefit: WRIGHTINGTON AND DISTRICT

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The Chairperson's report states that the charity's future looks 'rosy' and that income has increased since being allocated a larger room for their shop. The organization remains resilient and continues to provide services to the hospital, supported by management and volunteers.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 2 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• BRIAN WOOD
• MR KEN LAMBERT
• MRS BARBARA LAMBERT RGN ONC
• Sandra Wood

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

Operates in: Lancashire

Income and spending

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