Finance Score: -6

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 8

Spending falling: -1
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

12+ Trustees: -1
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +5
Gov Income
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 4

THE LEAGUE OF FRIENDS OF THE KIDDERMINSTER HOSPITALS

The purpose of the charity is to relieve patients and former patients of the Kidderminster Hospitals in the community and to support the charitable work of the Hospitals.The activities include a coffee shop, refreshment trolley service and wayfinders.Appropriations are paid to the Kidderminster Hospitals towards medical equipment and services

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received Government grants
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are 16 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 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
30/09/22		£45	£44	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	66
30/09/21		£51	£48	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	48
30/09/20		£141	£180	£-39	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	139
30/09/19	*	£187	£253	£-65	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	150
30/09/18		£176	£142	£34	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	157
30/09/17		£212	£181	£31	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/16		£213	£220	£-8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/15		£85	£202	£-117	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/14		£128	£54	£74	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/13		£307	£215	£92	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/12		£222	£152	£70	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/11		£110	£408	£-298	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/10	*	£231	£178	£52	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/09		£338	£138	£199	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/08	*	£202	£194	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/07	*	£208	£237	£-29	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/06		£232	£86	£146	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/05		£152	£254	£-102	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/04		£108	£106	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 61 years

https://kidderminsterhospitalfriends.org/

INFO.KHLOF@BTCONNECT.COM

0156267653

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

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 Organisations
Provides human resources
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Shropshire, Worcestershire,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
66 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (16)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

CHRISTINE TITLEY Appointed: 2021

CLIVE JOYCE Appointed: 2016

DAVID CHARLES MIDDLETON Appointed: 2022

GERALD WHEELER Appointed: 2014

MARGARET ANN HERBERT Appointed: 2015

MARY STEADMAN Appointed: 2019

NICOLINA WORTON Appointed: 2022

PAULINE ANN GRAINGER Appointed: 2013

PATRICIA KELLY Appointed: 2021

SANDRA DRISCOLL Appointed: 2014

SUZANNE JANE LEE Appointed: 2015

YVONNE BANNISTER Appointed: 2014

DR RICHARD THOMAS TAYLOR FRCP MP Appointed: 2015, Other trusteeship: JOHN WESTON STRETTON OF KIDDERMINSTER CHARITY,

JANET MARY COX Appointed: 2020, Other trusteeship: BEWDLEY CONCERT BAND,

MICHAEL JAMES SHELLIE Appointed: 2015, Other trusteeship: THE KIDERMINSTER WAR MEMORIALS CONSERVATION TRUST,

PETER JOHN PICKEN QPM (Chair) Appointed: 2013, Other trusteeships: KIDDERMINSTER AND DISTRICT YOUTH TRUST, KIDDERMINSTER AND DISTRICT YOUTH TRUST,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 08/10/1963, number: 226536

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR19: 18 days late, AR10: 12 days late, AR08: 108 days late, AR07: 30 days late,

Main office

League of Friends
Kidderminster Treatment Centre
Bewdley Road
Kidderminster
Worcestershire
DY11 6RJ

Objectives

TO RELIEVE PATIENTS AND FORMER PATIENTS OF THE KIDDERMINSTER HOSPITALS AND OTHER INVALIDS IN THE COMMUNITY WHO ARE SICK, CONVALESCENT, DISABLED, HANDICAPPED, INFIRM OR IN NEED OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND GENERALLY TO SUPPORT THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE SAID KIDDERMINSTER HOSPITALS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

AREA COMPRISING OF THE DISTRICT OF WYRE FOREST

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