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OLD SWINFORD HOSPITAL

Registered charity 527116 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Latest income
£1.7m
Latest spending
£780k
Registered
1963
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds total £5,130,043, with £3,381,657 freely available, which exceeds the Feoffees' stated policy target of at least £610,016. The charity reports strong liquidity and sufficient reserves to support its planned charitable activities, including bursary programs and school development projects.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £90,001 - £100,000 — above the median for charities its size (£76k)
“The Steward’s emoluments fall into the bracket £90,000-£100,000 (2024: £80,000-£90,000).”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“The Steward’s emoluments fall into the bracket £90,000-£100,000”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: 50% of one year's forecast expenditure (held: £3.4m)
“The Feoffees have determined that the appropriate level of free reserves should be at least equivalent to approximately 50% of one year’s forecast expenditure from income and any amounts forecast to be transferred from free reserves to designated funds in the following year.” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£1.7m
Total spending
£780k
Cost of raising funds
£243k
Reserves (reported)
£3.4m
Employees
1

Reported reserves equal ~52.0 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Dudley

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.7m£780k
31/03/2024£1.6m£803k
31/03/2023£1.4m£811k
31/03/2022£1.3m£1.1m
31/03/2021£1.2m£735k

Common questions

Is OLD SWINFORD HOSPITAL financially healthy?

The accounts state that unrestricted funds total £5,130,043, with £3,381,657 freely available, which exceeds the Feoffees' stated policy target of at least £610,016. The charity reports strong liquidity and sufficient reserves to support its planned charitable activities, including bursary programs and school development projects. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of OLD SWINFORD HOSPITAL earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £90,001 - £100,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Funders of similar charities

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THE ROYAL ALEXANDRA AND ALBERT SCHOOL1£350k
THE CHARLES SKEY CHARITABLE TRUST1£50k
ELEANOR HAMILTON EDUCATIONAL TRUST1£4k
SIR JEREMIAH COLMAN GIFT TRUST1£3k
THE BILLMEIR CHARITABLE TRUST1£1k

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