Finance Score: -13
Governance Score: -5
Support Score: 0
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -3 times
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • Very static board: -5
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Return overdue: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -18 ?

THE FRIENDS OF THE OLD SOUTHWOLD HOSPITAL FUND 

The charity makes payments to charities and individuals in Southwold and District for the purposes of treating sick people in their own homes or suitable residential care where appropriate.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board composition appears to be very static
  • Latest return is overdue

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing and returns have been filed late on 3 occasions over the last 5 years
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

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
31/12/21£0£11£-11n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/20£0£1£-1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/19*£3£434£-431n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/18*£3£29£-26£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/17*£0£20£-20£0£0£0n/a00
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 8 years

01502723308

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
GiG Classification
  • Grant-making foundations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Suffolk,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 7/8 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 14/12/2016, number: 1170732
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Risk management
Filing Record
5 returns made; AR19: 151 days late, AR18: 63 days late, AR17: 133 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from THE LEAGUE OF FRIENDS OF THE SOUTHWOLD HOSPITAL on 19/03/2020
Main office

MARGARY-MILLER
73 HIGH STREET
SOUTHWOLD
IP18 6DS

Objectives

TO PROVIDE RELIEF FOR INVALIDS IN THE COMMUNITY OF SOUTHWOLD AND DISTRICT WHO ARE SICK, CONVALESCENT, DISABLED, HANDICAPPED, INFIRM OR IN NEED OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, AGE, NATIONALITY, RACE, POLITICAL OR OTHER OPINIONS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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