THE LEAGUE OF FRIENDS OF THE NEWTON ABBOT HOSPITALS

Registered charity 284014 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NEWTON ABBOT HOSPITAL LEAGUE OF FRIENDS

The principle purpose of this charity is to provide equipment for use in hospital and hospital based Community Services for which, we are informed, funding is not available. To enhance these services and to aid new projects. to assist and support patients and staff to provide a link between hospital and public.

Objects

TO RELIEVE PATIENTS AND FORMER PATIENTS OF THE NEWTON ABBOT HOSPITALS WHO ARE SICK, CONVALESCENT, DISABLED, HANDICAPPED, INFIRM OR IN NEED OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND GENERALLY TO SUPPORT THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE SAID HOSPITALS.

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 · Disability · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Teignbridge, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The charity reported a net deficit of £104,496 for the year, primarily due to high levels of charitable grants made. However, this was offset by significant investment gains of £175,441, resulting in a net increase in unrestricted reserves of £70,945. Total unrestricted reserves stood at £1,264,524, with the trustees stating an aim to reduce this amount by identifying applicable projects.

Automated summary of the FY2026 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
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• 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
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Ruth Robinsonchair
• Ann Honeywill
• CAROLE HEWETT
• Denise Kennedy
• JASMINE HELLYER GEAKE
• JOYCE HARRIS
• Lynne Leaman
• MRS J LARCOMBE
• Maureen Haines
• Mike Ryan
• Pamela Sylvia Gibbs

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

Operates in: Devon

Income and spending

Common questions

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• LEAGUE OF FRIENDS OF UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST income £335k
• THE LEAGUE OF FRIENDS OF THE NEWARK HOSPITAL income £130k
• LEAGUE OF FRIENDS OF STRATTON HOSPITAL income £55k

Side by side with its peers

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