LEAGUE OF FRIENDS OF DERRIFORD HOSPITAL

Registered charity 283105 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The League supports Derriford Hospital by the provision of equipment as and when it is needed.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE LEAGUE SHALL BE TO SUPPORT THE HOSPITAL IN PROVIDING FACILITIES AND MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND TO HELP PATIENTS BY THE PROVISION OF COMFORTS DURING THEIR TIME IN HOSPITAL AND GENERALLY TO SUPPORT THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE HOSPITAL.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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 reported a net expenditure of £48,268 for the year ended 30 April 2025, resulting in total funds carried forward of £319,119. The trustees note that the charity does not maintain a formal reserves policy, as all funds are designated solely for the purchase of specialist equipment for Derriford Hospital. The charity relies on volunteers and generates income primarily through donations, bequests, and a second-hand book shop.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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.

• 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
• 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

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

• RUTH VERONICA VINCENTchair
• Christine Frances Barrow
• Elizabeth Mary Lewis
• KATHRYNE HEYES
• Professor James Sydney Griffiths
• Richard Thomas
• SUSAN JANE NICHOLSON

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

Operates in: Plymouth City

Income and spending

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Charities like this

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

• THE LEAGUE OF FRIENDS OF THE LEATHERHEAD HOSPITAL income £119k
• THE LEAGUE OF FRIENDS OF WEST CORNWALL HOSPITAL income £136k
• THE LEAGUE OF FRIENDS OF THE RIPLEY HOSPITAL income £122k
• THE LEAGUE OF WORTHING HOSPITALS AND COMMUNITY FRIENDS income £764k
• THE LEAGUE OF FRIENDS OF THE YEOVIL HOSPITALS income £779k
• THE LEAGUE OF FRIENDS OF HORSHAM HOSPITAL income £165k

Side by side with its peers

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