Finance Score: -4

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 0

Spending falling: -1
Volatile income: -3
No PartB

12+ Trustees: -1

Large volunteers +5

Overall GiG Score: 0

FRIENDS OF BRAINTREE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL

To provide non-medical support, in various ways, to patients and visitors to the hospital, and to provide the voice of a critical friend to those charged with the management of the hospital and its services.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are 13 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 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
22/12/22		£19	£17	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	52
22/12/21		£10	£4	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
22/12/20		£35	£38	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	62
22/12/19		£35	£38	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	64
22/12/18		£37	£30	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	72
22/12/17		£40	£51	£-11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
22/12/16		£41	£25	£17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
22/12/15		£41	£31	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
22/12/14		£35	£24	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
22/12/13		£36	£27	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
22/12/12	*	£33	£31	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 12 years

01376323539

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

General hospitals

How it operates

Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Essex,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
52 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 12/13 persons

Age Range of Trustees:

JANET GREEN Appointed: 2013

LINDA HOTSTON Appointed: 2013

MOIA THOROGOOD Appointed: 2011, Other trusteeships: FIRST STOP CENTRE (MID-ESSEX BRANCH), GLEBE COMMUNITY HALL,

MARIAN REDDING Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Retired

MARION JACOB Appointed: 2013

PAMELA MASKELL Appointed: 2013

PATRICIA HERBING Appointed: 2021

PENNY PICKMAN Appointed: 2018

SHELIA PEGRAM Appointed: 2015

YVONNE LAITY Appointed: 2013

DAVID MANN Appointed: 2011, Occupation: None, Other trusteeships: BRAINTREE UNITED CHARITIES, BRAINTREE AND BOCKING COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, JAMES COKER FOUNDATION,

DAVID JACOB Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Retired

MR TONY EVERARD Appointed: 2011, Other trusteeships: BRAINTREE UNITED CHARITIES, BRAINTREE AND BOCKING COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, JAMES COKER FOUNDATION,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 29/11/2011, number: 1144843
Registered at Companies House on 22/06/2010, number: 07292072

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Conflicting interests
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

11 returns made; AR12: 21 days late,

Main office

82 HIGH GARRETT
BRAINTREE
CM7 5NT

Objectives

TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE GOOD HEALTH OF PATIENTS AND VISITORS OF THE BRAINTREE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, AND OF OTHER PERSONS IN THE COMMUNITY, BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES, SUPPORT SERVICES AND EQUIPMENT NOT NORMALLY PROVIDED BY THE STATUTORY AUTHORITIES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LOCAL

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