THE JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL VOLUNTARY SERVICES COUNCIL

Registered charity 512077 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL VOLUNTARY SERVICES COUNCIL, JCUHUS, SOUTH CLEVELAND HOSPITAL VOLUNTARY SERVICES COUNCIL

To promote charity's status for the benefit of patients, relatives and friends of patients, and employees of the hospital. The Council provides refreshment services for the benefit of such persons.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Get email alerts

Latest income
£644k
Latest spending
£577k
Registered
1981
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £72,150, supported by a net movement in funds of £26,282. The charity reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. However, the trustees identify an acute shortage of volunteers as the Council's main concern and major risk.

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

What the accounts disclose

Trading subsidiary: JCUHVS Limited
The Council wholly owns a trading company, JCUHVS Limited, to carry out the trading activities of the Council. — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered titlein 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.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)

Total income
£644k
Total spending
£577k
Cost of raising funds
£564k
Reserves (reported)
£72k
Employees
9

Reported reserves equal ~1.5 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hartlepool · Middlesbrough · Redcar And Cleveland · Stockton-on-tees

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£644k£577k
31/07/2024£602k£556k
31/07/2023£492k£482k
31/07/2022£10£11k
31/07/2021£32k£16k

Common questions

Is THE JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL VOLUNTARY SERVICES COUNCIL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £72,150, supported by a net movement in funds of £26,282. The charity reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. However, the trustees identify an acute shortage of volunteers as the Council's main concern and major risk. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL VOLUNTARY SERVICES COUNCIL£644k0unclearno doubt
THE LEAGUE OF FRIENDS OF THE YEOVIL HOSPITALS FY2025£779k0unclearno doubt
LEAGUE OF FRIENDS OF THE JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL FY2023£310k0unclearno doubt
LEAGUE OF FRIENDS OF UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST FY2025£335k0unclearno doubt
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE HEALTH CHARITABLE FUND FY2024£1.3m£60,001 - £70,0001unclear31.1%no doubt
THE BIRMINGHAM COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST GENERAL CHARITY FY2025£1.1m0unclearno doubt

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