Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 0
  • Spending declining: -1
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -3 ?

THE FRIENDS OF WHITCHURCH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (SHROPSHIRE) 

The Object of the Association is to relieve patients and former patients of the Whitchurch Hospital and other invalids in the Community who are sick, convalescent, disabled, handicapped, infirm or in need of financial assistance and, generally, to support the charitable work of the said Hospital.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are 14 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Spending is declining
  • Income has been volatile recently and was substantially in excess of spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/10/22£29£8£21n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/10/21£42£10£32n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/10/20£108£169£-62n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/10/19£32£30£2n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/10/18£98£9£89£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/17£183£27£156£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/16£21£59£-38£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/15£71£32£39£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/14£56£51£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/13£46£21£25£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/12£83£50£33£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/11£109£29£81£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/10£52£72£-19£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/09£63£417£-354£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/08£92£48£44£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/07£53£20£34£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/06£68£59£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/05£189£50£140£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/04£138£26£112£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 33 years

Pauline.elsley@btconnect.com

01948 664593

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • General hospitals
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Cheshire East, Cheshire West & Chester, Shropshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 25/02/1991, number: 1002033
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
19 returns made; all on time
Main office

74 Wrexham Road
WHITCHURCH
SY13 1HT

Objectives

TO RELIEVE PATIENTS AND FORMER PATIENTS OF THE HOSPITAL AND OTHER INVALIDS IN THE COMMUNITY WHO ARE SICK,CONVALESCENT,DISABLED,HANDICAPPED,INFIRM OR IN NEED OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND GENERALLY TO SUPPORT THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE SAID HOSPITAL

Defined Area of Benefit:

NORTH SHROPSHIRE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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