THE LEAGUE OF FRIENDS OF THE BURNHAM-ON-SEA WAR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

Registered charity 250027 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provide funds to cover improvements to Burnham On Sea hospital for the benefit of patients and staff or to purchase equipment for use at the hospital.

Objects

3.1 TO MOBILISE, ENCOURAGE, FOSTER AND MAINTAIN THE INTEREST OF THE PUBLIC OFBUMHAM-ON-SEA, HIGHBRIDGE AND DISTRICT IN THE HOSPITAL, THE WELFARE OF THEPATIENTS AND STAFF AND TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF THE HOSPITAL BY MEANS OF VOLUNTARYSERVICE.3.2 TO MAINTAIN GOOD RELATIONS BETWEEN THE FRIENDS, THE MANAGEMENT OF THE HOSPITALAND THE MANAGEMENT OF THE SOMERSET PRIMARY CARE TRUST.3.3 TO PROVIDE FUNDS AND MANAGE SUCH FUNDS AS ARE AVAILABLE FOR THE PURPOSE OFSUPPLEMENTING THE RESOURCES OF THE HOSPITAL, IN CONJUNCTION WITH ADVICE ANDCONSULTATION WITH HOSPITAL MANAGERS.3.4 TO ASSIST IN THE RECRUITMENT OF VOLUNTARY WORKERS IN AND FOR THE HOSPITAL.3.5 TO PROVIDE A LINK BETWEEN THE HOSPITAL AND THE COMMUNITY IT SERVES.3.6 TO OBTAIN THE CO-OPERATION OF OTHER BODIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF SERVICES PROVIDED BYTHE HOSPITAL.3.7 TO DO ALL SUCH OTHER THINGS AS ARE INCIDENTAL OR CONDUCIVE TO THE ATTAINMENT OF THEABOVE OBJECTS OR ANY OF THEM.

Area of benefit: BURNHAM-ON-SEA, HIGHRIDGE AND DISTRICT

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

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity retained a strong financial position with unrestricted funds increasing to £182,634.68 by the end of the year. The Treasurer reported that overall expenses were reduced by 6.3% while continuing to support the hospital, and the organization remains ready to assist with major projects.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Volunteer management

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Register events

• Received assets from another charity (14/05/2013) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Ceri Joycechair
• Eileen Shaw
• JON COOPER
• Jordan Conor Lunnon
• Linda Susan Hamilton
• Lucy Hamilton
• Mary Patricia Barthram
• Paul Gilbert Hambleton · trustee of 1 other charity
• WENDY LAVINIA WESTWOOD · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Somerset

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