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THE FRIENDS OF BARNET HOSPITAL

Registered charity 269602 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE FRIENDS OF BARNET HOSPITALS

We raise funds, run a hospital shop and radio station (Hospital Radio Barnet) in support of Barnet Hospital, purchasing requested equipment and comforts items for patients and staff.

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Latest income
£999k
Latest spending
£1.0m
Registered
1962
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a net expenditure of £37,672 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total unrestricted funds from £813,023 to £775,351. The trustees acknowledge that the remaining reserves are substantial and sufficient to continue supplying medical equipment and facilities to Barnet Hospital. The charity operates on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified regarding its ability to continue operational existence.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £775k; policy: £50,000 for the general fund and £50,000 for the shop fund)
“At 31 December 2024, the free reserves of the general fund and shop fund were £724,607 (2023: £762,066) and £43,663 (2023: £48,842) respectively.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£999k
Total spending
£1.0m
Cost of raising funds
£856k
Reserves (reported)
£813k
Employees
6

Reported reserves equal ~9.4 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Barnet

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£999k£1.0m
31/12/2023£961k£856k
31/12/2022£849k£722k
31/12/2021£677k£592k
31/12/2020£676k£573k

Common questions

Is THE FRIENDS OF BARNET HOSPITAL financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded a net expenditure of £37,672 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total unrestricted funds from £813,023 to £775,351. The trustees acknowledge that the remaining reserves are substantial and sufficient to continue supplying medical equipment and facilities to Barnet Hospital. The charity operates on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified regarding its ability to continue operational existence. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE DYERS' COMPANY CHARITABLE TRUST1£21k
THE LADY COBHAM FOUNDATION1£6k
SSP FOUNDATION1£500
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF HARNHAM ST GEORGE AND ALL SAINTS1£30
NICK JENKINS FOUNDATION1£0

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with FRIENDS OF HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE FRIENDS OF BARNET HOSPITAL£999k—0below—no doubt
FRIENDS OF HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL FY2025£170k—0within—no doubt
SALISBURY DISTRICT HOSPITAL CHARITABLE FUND FY2024£3.3m—0above6.3%no doubt
THE LEAGUE OF FRIENDS TO THE ROBERT JONES & AGNES HUNT ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL FY2024£882k—0unclear64.3%no doubt
LEAGUE OF FRIENDS OF THE ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL FY2024£237k—0unclear—no doubt
THE FRIENDS OF THE CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL FY2024£116k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.