THE LEAGUE OF FRIENDS OF NORTHWICK PARK HOSPITAL

Registered charity 263378 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Runs charity shop/within Northwick Park Hospital. Draws commission from other traders in adjacent area. Provides cash for equipment/comfort to benefit patients of the hospital.

Objects

TO RELIEVE PATIENTS AND FORMER PATIENTS OF THE 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 RULES)

Area of benefit: NORTHWICK PARK HOSPITAL

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

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Get email alerts

Latest income
£69k
Latest spending
£25k
Registered
1972
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves totalled £401,063, which the trustees consider to be within their stated policy target of three to six months' expenditure. The charity reported a net income increase of £43,734 for the year, driven primarily by shop trading activities, while noting that investment income was poor and donations had decreased significantly.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Other trading activities (94% of income)
“Other trading activities 4 64,513” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three and six month’s expenditure (held: £401k)
“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Harrow

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
28/02/2025£69k£25k
29/02/2024£66k£43k
28/02/2023£131k£21k
28/02/2022£152k£23k
28/02/2021£10k£31k

Common questions

Is THE LEAGUE OF FRIENDS OF NORTHWICK PARK HOSPITAL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves totalled £401,063, which the trustees consider to be within their stated policy target of three to six months' expenditure. The charity reported a net income increase of £43,734 for the year, driven primarily by shop trading activities, while noting that investment income was poor and donations had decreased significantly. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.