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FRIENDS OF VICTORIA HOSPITAL WIMBORNE

Registered charity 299230 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE LEAGUE OF FRIENDS OF THE VICTORIA HOSPITAL

To provide support to patients and staff at the hospital and to raise funds for equipment, resources and staff training which are not available through NHS funding.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£308k
Latest spending
£130k
Registered
1988
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £4,577,322, significantly exceeding its stated policy target of £100,000. The accounts state there is no uncertainty regarding its status as a going concern, supported by sufficient working capital and enduring local support. The charity operates with minimal running costs and no property ownership, relying on volunteers for most activities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: minimum of £100,000 accessible for fixed costs (held: £4.6m)
“The Committee’s policy is to keep funds to a minimum of £100,000 accessible for fixed costs.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Francis Clark LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2023)

Total income
£1.5m
Total spending
£363k
Cost of raising funds
£1k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
2

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

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

Operates in: Dorset

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£308k£130k
31/03/2024£404k£1.8m
31/03/2023£1.5m£363k
31/03/2022£1.0m£103k
31/03/2021£293k£73k

Common questions

Is FRIENDS OF VICTORIA HOSPITAL WIMBORNE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £4,577,322, significantly exceeding its stated policy target of £100,000. The accounts state there is no uncertainty regarding its status as a going concern, supported by sufficient working capital and enduring local support. The charity operates with minimal running costs and no property ownership, relying on volunteers for most activities. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Francis Clark LLP.

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 PILMUIR ESTATE1£70k
WHEELER MILL FOUNDATION1£59k
THE TIM HENMAN FOUNDATION1£4k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
FRIENDS OF VICTORIA HOSPITAL WIMBORNE£308k—0unclear—no doubt
THE FRIENDS OF WOKING COMMUNITY HOSPITAL FY2025£177k—0unclear—no doubt
The Friends of Whitstable Healthcare FY2025£295k—0above—no doubt
QUEEN VICTORIA HOSPITAL NHS TRUST CHARITABLE FUND FY2025£253k—0unclear—no doubt
THE TORBAY HOSPITAL LEAGUE OF FRIENDS FY2025£547k—0unclear—no doubt
THE VICTORIA FOUNDATION FY2025£53.1m——above—no doubt

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