Finance Score: -8
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 5
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -2
  • Large legacies income: +1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • Fundraising costs high: -5
    • Grant maker support: +5
    Overall GiG Score: -3 ?

    NORTH BRISTOL NHS TRUST CHARITABLE FUNDS 

    The charity supports Cossham, Frenchay and Southmead Hospitals and the community within North Bristol NHS Trust. It exists to enchance the services for patients and to provide additional facilities for staff and funding for research, in addition to that which the Trust is normally able to provde.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • This charity has a robust balance sheet
    • This charity has received considerable income from legacies in recent years
    • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
    • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

    Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

    • This charity uses a corporate trustee

    Financial issues to consider:

    • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £7,171,000 available, equivalent to 25 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
    • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
    • Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised
    Established: 28 years

    http://www.southmeadhospitalcharity.org.uk/

    hello@southmeadhospitalcharity.org.uk

    0117 414 0170

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    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
    31/03/23£1,695£3,465£-1,770£819£8,372£7,17124.81310
    31/03/22£1,952£3,580£-1,628£767£10,869£9,70632.5156
    31/03/21£2,886£2,817£68£669£12,093£11,06247.1140
    31/03/20£3,427£2,590£837£466£10,637£9,67244.81040
    31/03/19£3,443£2,889£554£405£10,398£9,37839930
    31/03/18*£1,659£2,707£-1,048£221£9,508£8,47237.670
    31/03/17£1,476£1,866£-389£184£10,709£9,47260.970
    31/03/16£2,133£3,016£-883£170£10,014£6,92427.570
    31/03/15£1,826£1,839£-13£190£11,180£7,41748.440
    31/03/14£2,110£1,689£421£207£10,691£2061.540
    31/03/13£1,890£2,360£-470£198£10,513£2531.340
    31/03/12£3,130£2,212£918£180£10,195£2701.540
    31/03/11£3,077£3,944£-867£158£9,442£2560.840
    31/03/10£3,342£1,870£1,472£88£9,899£3232.150
    31/03/09£2,341£2,475£-134£23£6,824£1430.730
    31/03/08£2,102£1,695£407£53£8,757£960.780
    31/03/07£2,957£1,648£1,309£102£9,360£1060.800
    31/03/06£2,708£2,588£120£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/05£2,034£2,126£-92£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/04£2,565£1,771£794£0£0£0n/a00

    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 62.9%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 25.7%
    Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 3%
    Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 4%
    Liabilities/Income: 20%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 86%
    Reserves/Spending: 24.8 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
    Quick Ratio: 3.5
    Asset Split ?
    Listed activities
    • Disability
    • Education/Training
    • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
    How it operates
    • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Provides services
    • Sponsors or undertakes research
    Where it operates
    • Bristol City, Somerset, South Gloucestershire,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • Elderly/Old People
    • People With Disabilities
    • The General Public/Mankind
    Who works here?
    • 13 employees
    • 10 volunteers

    Who's supporting them? ?

    Donations from Grant Makers ?

    We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Southmead Hospital Charity
    £500 21/11/2022
    As directed by the donor towards funding work beyond NHS budgets: Pioneering research Patient & family wellbeing Staff wellbeing & training Cutting-edge equipment Enhancing buildings & ....more
    Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy - Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme (Phase 3a)
    £4,374,693 31/01/2022
    The Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme provides grants for public sector bodies to fund heat decarbonisation and energy efficiency measures.
    Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Southmead Hospital Charity
    £3,000 28/09/2020
    As requested by the donor towards the Southmead Hospital charity

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (1)

    • NORTH BRISTOL NHS TRUST
    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 05/06/1996, number: 1055900
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Event History
    Policies in force
    • Conflicting interests
    • Investment
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    20 returns made; AR18: 16 days late,
    Main office

    Southmead Hospital
    Southmead Rd
    Bristol
    BS10 5NB

    Objectives

    FOR ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE OR PURPOSES RELATING TO HOSPITAL SERVICES (INCLUDING RESEARCH)OR TO ANY OTHER PART OF THE HEALTH SERVICE ASSOCIATED WITH ANY HOSPITAL AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    NOT DEFINED

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase
    Authorised officials of this charity can add information to this page (including a Donate Now button) for no cost

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