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The League of Friends West Wing of the John Radcliffe Hospital

Registered charity 262978 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE LEAGUE OF FRIENDS OF THE RADCLIFFE INFIRMARY

Our activities are solely the Running of a Cafeteria & Tea Bar to benefit all members of the public and hospital staff, and thereby raising funds to provide equipment and amenities for benefit the in-patients/ outpatients of the West Wing & Children's Hospital at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford

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Latest income
£62k
Latest spending
£65k
Registered
1971
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £33,429, which the trustees consider to be well below the normal requirement needed to maintain the charity's capability to respond to urgent hospital needs. The charity reported a net expenditure of £3,302 for the year, driven by charitable gifts and operational costs exceeding income from catering and donations. While the trustees consider the finances sound, they note that the resumption of activities to previous levels remains uncertain and dependent on the rent position.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £33k; policy: a level which maintains the Charity's capability to respond to any urgent hospital requirements)
“The current level of funds is well below this normal requirement, due to the pandemic, and the position is monitored by the Trustees.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“the resumptoin of activities to previous levels remains, at best, uncertain, and is also dependent upon the rent position, about which further details are provided in note 11.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£62k£65k
31/03/2024£97k£93k
31/03/2023£78k£66k
31/03/2022£47k£52k
31/03/2021£39k£58k

Common questions

Is The League of Friends West Wing of the John Radcliffe Hospital financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £33,429, which the trustees consider to be well below the normal requirement needed to maintain the charity's capability to respond to urgent hospital needs. The charity reported a net expenditure of £3,302 for the year, driven by charitable gifts and operational costs exceeding income from catering and donations. While the trustees consider the finances sound, they note that the resumption of activities to previous levels remains uncertain and dependent on the rent position. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.