Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: -4

Support Score: 0

Large legacies income: +2
Strong growth: +2
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
No conflicts policy: -1
12+ Trustees: -1

Large volunteers +3

Overall GiG Score: -2

WEST BERKSHIRE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL LEAGUE OF FRIENDS

The principal objective of the League is to help and benefit patients and medical staff at the West Berkshire Community Hospital. It seeks to meet its objective by funding the purchase of medical equipment for use within the West Berkshire Community Hospital and by Community Nursing. This equipment would not otherwise be available and the League selects equipment on the basis of merit and need

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
This charity has received more than half of its income from legacies in recent years
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years, despite a decline more recently

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
There are 21 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
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

Established: 58 years

wbchlof@gmail.com

07887690274

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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		£72	£163	£-91	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	48
31/03/22		£588	£152	£436	£2	£593	£593	46.8	0	54
31/03/21		£39	£9	£30	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/03/20		£149	£179	£-30	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/03/19		£74	£116	£-41	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/03/18		£75	£66	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	*	£63	£89	£-26	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£46	£106	£-60	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£224	£98	£126	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£46	£27	£19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£48	£107	£-59	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£42	£131	£-89	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£29	£147	£-118	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£250	£26	£224	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£34	£88	£-54	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£93	£181	£-88	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07		£57	£87	£-30	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06		£58	£22	£36	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£102	£326	£-224	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£280	£865	£-585	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides other finance

Where it operates

West Berkshire,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
48 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (21)

Current Trustees appointed

ANN ISAACS

ALISON MACKRILL Appointed: 2023

CHRIS BYNG, Other trusteeship: THE SHAW-CUM-DONNINGTON RELIEF IN NEED CHARITY,

CAROL FRANCES TAYLOR Appointed: 2021

CHRISTINE SLOAN Appointed: 2023

DIANE NORMAN

EMMA STEPHENS Appointed: 2020

HELEN OLIVIA WHITLEY Appointed: 2014

IAN SHAW Appointed: 2023

JACKIE FLYNN Appointed: 2012

JADE DANIEL HARDISTY Appointed: 2023

JEAN LYLE Appointed: 2019

LINDSEY STEPHENS Appointed: 2016

LORRAINE MARIE HARDISTY Appointed: 2023

LOUISA KAREN BUCKLAND Appointed: 2023

LYNN DAULBY Appointed: 2015

MRS ANNE BENNETT JP

MRS KATE MAYO

PATRICIA ARROWSMITH Appointed: 2015

STUART STEPHENS (Chair), Other trusteeship: THE SHAW-CUM-DONNINGTON RELIEF IN NEED CHARITY,

SYLVIA MARGARET GALBRAITH

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 25/03/1966, number: 246183

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Risk management
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR17: 238 days late,

Main office

52 Monks Lane
Newbury
RG14 7HE

Objectives

3. THE OBJECT OF THE LEAGUE SHALL BE TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND TO PRESERVE THE HEALTH OF PATIENTS OF WBCH FOR THE PURPOSE OF CARRYING OUT THE ABOVE OBJECT, BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE LEAGUE SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING POWERS: - (A) TO SUPPLEMENT THE SERVICE PROVIDED BY THE HOSPITAL FOR THE HEALTH, WELFARE AND COMFORT OF THE PATIENTS THEREIN BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT WHICH MAY BE REQUIRED FOR THE TREATMENT OF SUCH PATIENTS, OR FOR THE EFFICIENT RUNNING OF THE HOSPITAL. (B) TO RAISE FUNDS, INVITE AND RECEIVE CONTRIBUTIONS FROM ANY PERSON OR PERSONS OR ORGANISATIONS WHATSOEVER BY WAY OF DONATION OR OTHERWISE. TO TAKE AND ACCEPT GIFTS OF PROPERTY, WHETHER SUBJECT TO ANY SPECIAL TRUST OR NOT, FOR THE OBJECT OF THE LEAGUE. (C) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF AMENITIES IN THE HOSPITAL FOR PATIENTS AND STAFF, INCLUDING A HOSPITAL TEA BAR AND WARD TROLLEY. (D) TO ASSIST WHEN AND WHERE REQUIRED IN THE RECRUITMENT OF VOLUNTARY WORKERS IN AND FOR THE HOSPITAL. (E) TO CHARGE SUCH REASONABLE CONTRIBUTIONS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS AS MAY BE DETERMINED FROM TIME TO TIME BY THE COMMITTEE. (F) TO DO ALL SUCH THINGS AS ARE NECESSARY FOR THE ATTAINMENT OF THE ABOVE OBJECT. (G) TO UNDERTAKE AND EXECUTE ANY CHARITABLE TRUST. (H) TO INSURE THE PROPERTY OF THE CHARITY AGAINST ANY FORESEEABLE RISK AND TAKE OUT OTHER INSURANCE POLICIES TO PROTECT THE CHARITY WHEN REQUIRED. (I) TO PAY FOR INDEMNITY INSURANCE FOR THE TRUSTEES

Defined Area of Benefit:

NEWBURY AND DISTRICT

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