Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: -3

Support Score: 1

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess liquidity: -1
Large legacies income: +1
Fundraising costs high: -5

No conflicts policy: -1
12+ Trustees: -1
Mainly female board: -1

Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: -4

THE LEAGUE OF FRIENDS TO THE ROBERT JONES & AGNES HUNT ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL

To raise funds for the hospital through its branch network.To further research,study,advances in treatment and improvement in care at the hospital.To help patients and former patients of the hospital.Provide support from its central office and provide a well run shop and coffee shop through a combination of paid and volunteer staff.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker
This charity has a robust balance sheet
This charity has received considerable income from legacies in recent years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
There are 15 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
The Board is predominantly female

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end especially considering the historic stability of income
Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

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
31/12/22		£978	£652	£325	£354	£884	£841	15.5	11	130
31/12/21		£398	£613	£-215	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	100
31/12/20		£554	£508	£46	£252	£774	£736	17.4	12	100
31/12/19		£696	£656	£40	£370	£728	£693	12.7	14	350
31/12/18		£809	£889	£-80	£367	£688	£658	8.9	14	300
31/12/17		£795	£520	£275	£364	£768	£626	14.4	8	0
31/12/16		£568	£596	£-28	£307	£494	£465	9.4	8	0
31/12/15	*	£499	£444	£55	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/14		£450	£442	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/13		£456	£377	£79	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/12		£442	£418	£24	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/11		£378	£670	£-292	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/10		£414	£444	£-30	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/09		£435	£284	£151	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/08		£421	£338	£84	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/07		£406	£494	£-88	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/06		£388	£309	£78	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05		£442	£1,159	£-717	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/04		£393	£669	£-276	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 67.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 54.3%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 7%
Liabilities/Income: 7%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 95%
Reserves/Spending: 15.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 16 months
Quick Ratio: 12.5

Asset Split ?

Established: 58 years

www.friendsrjah.org.uk

league.friends@rjah.nhs.uk

01691404401

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

General hospitals

How it operates

Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides human resources
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Denbighshire, Gwynedd, Powys, Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin, Wrexham,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

11 employees
130 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£50,000	06/02/2018	Horatio's Garden Oswestry

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (15)

Gender Split

CELIA JENKINS Appointed: 2014

ELEANOR JANET GREASLEY Appointed: 2021

JOANNA SPENCER-JONES Appointed: 2014

LT COL IAN SAWERS Appointed: 2018

MARGARET KERR

PATRICIA MARGARET NORRIS

PETER GARETH EVAN DAVID (Chair) Appointed: 2014

RAE LYNETTE O'CONNOR

RACHEL RALISON Appointed: 2015

SUZANNE DIXON Appointed: 2021

THE RT HON LADY SALLY KENYON JP DL

THE RT HON LADY SUSAN TREVOR

VERONICA LILLIS Appointed: 2018

WILLIAM LINDSAY RUTHERFORD Appointed: 2020

MRS PAM THOMPSON, Other trusteeship: THE CEDEWAIN MISSION AREA,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 15/09/1966, number: 249346

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Paying staff
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR15: 12 days late,

Main office

OSWESTRY
SHROPSHIRE
SY10 7AG

Objectives

(1) TO RELIEVE PATIENTS AND FORMER RHEUMATOLOGY PATIENTS OF THE HOSPITAL WHO ARE SICK, CONVALESCENT, DISABLED, HANDICAPPED, INFIRM OR IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE;(2) TO FURTHER STUDY, RESEARCH AND ADVANCE TREATMENTS AND IMPROVEMENTS IN CARE AT THE HOSPITAL;(3) GENERALLY TO SUPPORT CHARITABLE WORK FOR THE HOSPITAL FOR THE PURPOSE OF ATTAINING AND CARRYING OUT THE ABOVE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

OSWESTRY

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