BASILDON HOSPITAL AND COMMUNITY LEAGUE OF FRIENDS

Registered charity 283624 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE LEAGUE OF FRIENDS OF THE BASILDON HOSPITAL

Provision of Snack Bar facilities at Basildon Hospital Out Patents for the benefit of staff, patients and visitors. The tea bar is manned completely by volunteer staff Monday to Friday 10am to 2.00pm .

Objects

TO RELIEVE PATIENTS AND FORMER PATIENTS OF THE BASILDON 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.

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.

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

Latest income
£90k
Latest spending
£71k
Registered
1982
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net surplus of £18,674 for the year, increasing its unrestricted funds to £71,605. It generated £89,138 primarily through its snack bar operations and spent £70,998 on fundraising costs and charitable grants. The accounts show no material uncertainties or deficits, indicating stable financial health.

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

What the accounts disclose

Fundraising cost ratio: 80.2% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“The income from fundraising ventures is shown gross, with the associated costs included in fundraising costs.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Governance: Constitution needs review
“It is recognised that its constitution needs review and this will be part of the work undertaken in the next twelve months.” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£90k£71k
31/03/2024£93k£100k
31/03/2023£122k£81k
31/03/2022£35k£50k
31/03/2021£20k£15k

Common questions

Is BASILDON HOSPITAL AND COMMUNITY LEAGUE OF FRIENDS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net surplus of £18,674 for the year, increasing its unrestricted funds to £71,605. It generated £89,138 primarily through its snack bar operations and spent £70,998 on fundraising costs and charitable grants. The accounts show no material uncertainties or deficits, indicating stable financial health. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.