Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 1
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Large legacies income: +1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs high: -2
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

ROYAL DEVON UNIVERSITY HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST CHARITY 

The Charity raises funds for Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust to benefit both patients and staff over and above what is possible with NHS funding. We assist with the purchase of capital equipment and contributions towards capital schemes, patient welfare, staff training and development, staff welfare and medical research
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • This charity has received considerable income from legacies in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 15 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
  • Fundraising costs are high relative to funds raised

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£3,628£2,049£1,579£471£5,142£1,88311060
31/03/22£870£565£305£0£3,736£83617.800
31/03/21£861£511£350£0£3,314£45910.800
31/03/20£2,769£2,901£-132£0£2,463£1380.600
31/03/19£682£957£-275£0£2,812£1001.300
31/03/18£2,731£1,422£1,309£0£2,997£1631.400
31/03/17£713£854£-141£0£1,699£1622.300
31/03/16£858£762£96£0£1,626£1662.600
31/03/15£588£823£-235£12£1,559£1652.400
31/03/14£609£766£-157£12£1,714£2263.500
31/03/13£968£936£32£12£1,831£3003.800
31/03/12£675£748£-72£12£1,684£761.200
31/03/11£648£598£50£12£1,807£851.700
31/03/10£706£678£28£12£1,708£721.300
31/03/09£706£737£-31£12£1,404£520.800
31/03/08£1,096£1,000£96£12£1,745£710.900
31/03/07£906£1,026£-121£12£1,722£84100
31/03/06£2,704£2,561£143£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£760£696£64£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£949£1,034£-85£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 22.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 23.9%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 5%
Liabilities/Income: 7%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 37%
Reserves/Spending: 11 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 11 months
Quick Ratio: 8.2
Asset Split ?
Established: 27 years

royaldevoncharity.org.uk

rduh.charity@nhs.net

01392402040

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Grant-making foundations
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Devon,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 60 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
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Royal Devon & Exeter Charity
£4,517 23/10/2021
We aim to help raise funds to enhance the Children's Services at the Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (15)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 14/15 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/03/1997, number: 1061384
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR04: 1 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from NORTHERN DEVON HEALTHCARE STAFF SPECIAL PURPOSE CHARITABLE FUND on 13/06/2022
  • Asset transfer in from HIGHFIELD HOUSE SPECIAL PURPOSE CHARITABLE FUND on 13/06/2022
  • Asset transfer in from BIDEFORD HOSPITAL SPECIAL PURPOSE CHARITABLE FUND on 13/06/2022
  • Asset transfer in from HOLSWORTHY HOSPITAL SPECIAL PURPOSE CHARITABLE FUND on 13/06/2022
Main office

The Fundraising Office
Room E121
Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital
Barrack Road
Exeter
EX2 5DW

Objectives

FOR ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE AND PURPOSES RELATING TO THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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