Finance Score: -6
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 6
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

THE LEAGUE OF FRIENDS OF THE FAIRFORD HOSPITAL 

Home Nursing - including terminal careFunding Student CounsellingLunch ClubsVolunteer Drivers SchemeFunding Foot ClinicFunding First Responders GroupDrug CollectionFunding Memory ClubFamily Respite Funding
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received Government grants
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • Income has been volatile recently

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
31/12/22*£54£52£2n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/12/21*£56£90£-33n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/12/20£168£176£-8n/an/an/an/an/a30
31/12/19£114£118£-4n/an/an/an/an/a30
31/12/18£124£131£-8£0£0£0n/a0130
31/12/17£117£111£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£210£108£102£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£109£107£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£120£107£14£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£120£102£18£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£105£105£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£105£111£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£91£85£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£84£160£-76£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£98£76£22£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£64£60£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£83£56£27£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£134£56£78£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£101£73£28£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 32 years

www.friendsoffairford.org.uk

chair@friendsoffairford.org.uk

07894709044

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Residential nursing care facilities
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Gloucestershire,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 15 volunteers

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 26/11/1991, number: 1006416
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Care Quality Commission
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR22: 136 days late, AR21: 325 days late,
Main office

FFLC Charity Shop
Lloyds Chambers
High Street
LECHLADE
Gloucestershire
GL7 3AE

Objectives

TO RELIEVE PATIENTS AND FORMER PATIENTS OF THE HOSPITAL AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS 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:

FAIRFORD,LECHLADE AND SURROUNDING VILLAGES

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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