THE FRIENDS OF THE ALFORD HOSPITAL
Provide facilities for local day centre for the people of Alford and the surrounding district.
Objects
TO RELIEVE INVALIDS OF THE COMMUNITY WHO ARE SICK,CONVALESCENT,DISABLED,HANDICAPPED,INFIRM,OR IN NEED OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025 have been examined by an independent examiner who confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the keeping of accounting records or the accuracy of the accounts. The examiner reported no concerns requiring further attention for a proper understanding of the financial position.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- 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
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 3
- Government income: £14,785 — contracts £14,785 (2); 48% of the £31,080 total gross income on the same return
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 2
- Government income: £800 — grants £800 (1); 4% of the £19,034 total gross income on the same return
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Volunteers: 10
- Government income: £10,075 — contracts £10,075 (1); 68% of the £14,827 total gross income on the same return
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2023 (received 13/03/2024, 42 days after the 31/01/2024 due date).
Trustees
- Christopher Pratt
- Irene Smith
- RICHARD QUANTRELL
- Robert James lammiman MR
- VALERIE BRADNAM
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £31k | £28k |
| 31/03/2024 | £19k | £22k |
| 31/03/2023 | £15k | £19k |
| 31/03/2022 | £22k | £25k |
| 31/03/2021 | £26k | £13k |
Common questions
Is THE FRIENDS OF THE ALFORD HOSPITAL financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025 have been examined by an independent examiner who confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the keeping of accounting records or the accuracy of the accounts. The examiner reported no concerns requiring further attention for a proper understanding of the financial position. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE EVAN CORNISH FOUNDATION | 1 | £8k |
| GIVE A GIFT | 1 | £8k |
| CHARITIES OF THOMAS WADE AND OTHERS | 1 | £3k |
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE FRIENDS OF THE ALFORD HOSPITAL | £31k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| FRITH YOUTH CENTRE, BUSSAGE | £54k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| TATTERSALL'S ALMSHOUSES | £35k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| FRIENDS OF LAUNTON SCHOOL | £157k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| MOOR ALLERTON ELDERLY CARE | £314k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| HALLING COMMUNITY CENTRE | £54k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |