THE FRIENDS OF THE ALFORD HOSPITAL

Registered charity 518141 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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.

Area of benefit: ALFORD AND DISTRICT

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

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Registered contact address: East Lindsey, East Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£31k
Latest spending
£28k
Registered
1986
Accounts read
FY2025

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Lincolnshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
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

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 EVAN CORNISH FOUNDATION1£8k
GIVE A GIFT1£8k
CHARITIES OF THOMAS WADE AND OTHERS1£3k

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE FRIENDS OF THE ALFORD HOSPITAL£31k——unclear—no doubt
FRITH YOUTH CENTRE, BUSSAGE FY2025£54k—0unclear—no doubt
TATTERSALL'S ALMSHOUSES FY2025£35k——unclear—no doubt
FRIENDS OF LAUNTON SCHOOL FY2025£157k—0unclear—no doubt
MOOR ALLERTON ELDERLY CARE FY2026£314k——unclear—no doubt
HALLING COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2025£54k—0unclear—no doubt

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