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Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 0
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -5
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

THE FRENCH HOSPITAL 

THE HOSPITAL MAINTAINS 59 SELF-CONTAINED SHELTERED FLATS WITH ANCILLARY SERVICES AT LA PROVIDENCE, ROCHESTER, KENT.
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Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • 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:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £4,647,871 available, equivalent to 73 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
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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
30/06/23£698£762£-63£37£5,395£4,64873.280
30/06/22£659£552£106£18£5,423£4,718102.580
30/06/21£585£537£48£9£5,712£4,818107.690
30/06/20£571£436£135£1£5,090£4,255117.290
30/06/19£717£501£215£16£5,018£4,220101.190
30/06/18£537£448£89£13£4,803£3,994106.980
30/06/17£581£691£-110£2£4,668£3,86867.190
30/06/16£537£519£18£9£4,417£3,62683.970
30/06/15£573£683£-110£77£4,454£3,65364.270
30/06/14£849£588£261£5£4,422£3,61073.770
30/06/13£543£523£20£5£4,053£3,37477.560
30/06/12£505£451£54£5£3,628£2,94878.460
30/06/11£588£712£-124£6£3,703£2,99250.470
30/06/10£471£481£-10£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/09£479£455£24£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/08£454£434£20£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/07£409£381£28£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/06£383£460£-77£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/05£345£305£40£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/04£331£274£57£0£0£0n/a00
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 13.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 7.5%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 10%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 86%
Reserves/Spending: 73.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 2.2
Asset Split ?
Established: 60 years

www.frenchhospital.org.uk

clerk@frenchhospital.org.uk

01634843107

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Other Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • General hospitals
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Kent,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
Who works here?
  • 8 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 03/04/1964, number: 219318
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • 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
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from STEPHEN MOUNIER TRUST on 01/12/2020
Main office

THE FRENCH HOSPITAL
41 La Providence
ROCHESTER
ME1 1NB

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CORPORATION ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:(A) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY OR ANY OTHER CHARITABLE NEED BY THE PROVISION OF HOUSING ACCOMMODATION FOR BENEFICIARIES;(B) SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF BENEFICIARIES AS THE GOVERNOR AND DIRECTORS DECIDE; AND(C) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY THE PRESERVATION AND DISPLAY OF ITEMS CONNECTED WITH THE HISTORY OF THE FRENCH PROTESTANT COMMUNITY (HUGUENOTS) IN ENGLAND FROM THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY ONWARDS, IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THE ESTABLISHMENT, SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE OF:(I) A LIBRARY AND ARCHIVE (INCLUDING GENEALOGICAL RECORDS RELATED TO THE HOSPITAL); AND(II) A MUSEUM OR GALLERY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL

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