FRIENDS OF ST MARY'S HOSPITAL

Registered charity 252665 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST MARYS HOSPITAL LADIES ASSOCIATION

The Friend's exists to support the work of St Mary's Hospital through grants for equipment not available from NHS Funds and to improve facilities for patients. It holds weekly sales of books and memorabilia run by volunteers. It holds an annual Bazaar and raffle and holds flag days to raise funds.

Objects

TO RELIEVE IN CASES OF NEED PATIENTS OR FORMER PATIENTS OF ST MARY'S HOSPITAL AND ANY HOSPITAL FOR THE TIME BEING OF ST MARY GROUP WHO ARE SICK, CONVALESCENT, DISABLED, HANDICAPPED OR INFIRM AND GENERALLY TO SUPPORT THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE HOSPITAL. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CONSTITUTION).

Area of benefit: WESTMINSTER

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 · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £110,913, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover approximately two months of unrestricted charitable expenditure. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £16,330 for the year, supported by voluntary income and fundraising ventures, while maintaining adequate resources to continue operations in the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Glazers. Discloses 5 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
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events 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
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Friends of St Mary's Hospital (Paddington) (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dinah Mary Akan
• JAN PRENDERGAST
• LAURA PICKLEY
• MAGGIE CARVILLE
• Margaret Linford
• Marianne Rae Harper
• NAVA BARNETT
• SARAH LENNON

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

Operates in: City Of Westminster

Income and spending

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