WHIPPS CROSS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH TRUST

Registered charity 312920 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FOREST GROUP OF HOSPITALS MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH TRUST

The primary object of the charity is to encourage assist and extend the academic and research activities of all members of the medical, dental and allied professions practising within the area administered by Whipps Cross University Hospital.

Objects

TO ENCOURAGE ASSIST AND EXTEND THE ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH ACTIVITIES OF ALL MEMBERS OF THE MEDICAL, DENTAL AND ALLIED PROFESSIONS PRACTISING WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT AND IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING:- (1) THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE LIBRARY AT PRESENT USED IN CONNECTION WITH THE HOSPITALS OF THE WALTHAM FOREST HEALTH AUTHORITY AND AS PRESENT SITUATED AT WHIPPS CROSS HOSPITAL LEYTONSTONE IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF WALTHAM FOREST AND FOR THAT PURPOSE THE PROVISION OF FURTHER STORAGE AREA AND ROOMS FOR READING STUDY AND RESEARCH AND THE PROVISION OF ADDITIONAL BOOKS EQUIPMENT AND FURNISHINGS. (2) THE ENGAGEMENT AND PAYMENT OF REMUNERATION OF SECRETARY, LIBRARIANS AND SUCH ASSISTANTS AS FROM TIME TO TIME MAY BE REQUIRED FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE SAID LIBRARY AND FOR THE PURPOSE OF ASSISTING IN THE ORGANISATION OF POST GRADUATE AND MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH. (3) TO ASSIST GENERALLY WITH MEDICAL AND DENTAL RESEARCH AND THE POST GRADUATE EDUCATION OF CONSULTANT AND JUNIOR HOSPITAL STAFF AND GENERAL PRACTITIONERS AND IN CONNECTION THEREWITH TO PROVIDE ACCOMMODATION AND EQUIPMENT TO REMUNERATE ASSISTANTS AND TO PROVIDE FOR LECTURES SYMPOSIA AND CLINICAL DEMONSTRATIONS. (4) TO PAY OR CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS THE EPENSES OF ANY MEDICAL OR DENTAL PRACTITIONERS TO INSPECT AND REPORT UPON ANY NEW OR SPECIAL MEDICAL OR DENTAL EQUIPMENT OR METHODS WHICH MAY RESULT IN PUBLICATION IN ANY PROFESSIONAL JOURNAL OR MAGAZINE APPROPRIATE TO A PARTICULAR SPECIALITY THE RESULTS OF ANY RESEARCH OR OTHERWISE THE DISSEMINATION OF THESE RESULTS THROUGH ANY MEDIA NORMALLY EMPLOYED FOR SUCH PURPOSE. (5) TO PROVIDE, EQUIP AND MAINTAIN A BUILDING OR BUILDINGS PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR MEDICAL MEETINGS, LECTURES, CLINICAL DEMONSTRATIONS, SYMPOSIA, TAPE-RECORDED TALKS, FILMS, STATIC DEMONSTRATIONS, RESEARCH AND THE LIKE. (6) SUCH OBJECTS ANCILLARY TO OR OF A NATURE SIMILAR TO THE FOREGOING OBJECTS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE SUBJECT TO THE POWERS OF THE COUNCIL HEREINAFTER CONTAINED IN CLAUSE 5 OF THIS SCHEME PROVIDED ALWAYS THAT THE SAME SHALL BE CHARITABLE.

Area of benefit: AREA ADMINISTERED BY THE WALTHAM FOREST HEALTH AUTHORITY.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Charity reported an overall small surplus of £341 for the year ended 5 April 2025, with total funds carried forward of £1,118,668. The Trustees confirm that the financial position allows the Charity to continue its activities, although they note that the ability to continue is dependent on net fee income generated from courses.

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.

• Complaints handling
• 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
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr Kaindon Kugathas
• Dr Saurabh Chaudhri
• Professor James Green

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

Operates in: Redbridge · Waltham Forest

Income and spending

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