Finance Score: -6
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 4
  • Positive trading contribution: +2;Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Fundraising costs high: -5
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

FRIENDS OF AIREDALE GENERAL HOSPITAL 

The charity members work within Airedale General Hospital running a shop and other activities to assist patients and visitors.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • More than half of total income was derived from trading and fees in the latest year
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly female

Financial issues to consider:

  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • 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
31/03/23*£562£441£121£379£240£2316.30300
31/03/22£380£343£37n/an/an/an/an/a295
31/03/21£239£294£-55n/an/an/an/an/a350
31/03/20£681£728£-47£0£137£1302.10350
31/03/19*£742£745£-4£0£183£1782.90350
31/03/18£672£710£-38£0£187£1853.100
31/03/17£611£543£69£0£225£2204.900
31/03/16?£594£567£27£0£156£1503.200
28/02/15£278£278£0£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/14£308£260£48£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/13£283£316£-33£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/12£282£244£38£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/11£328£297£31£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/10£253£226£27£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/09£185£219£-35£0£0£0n/a00
29/02/08£187£184£2£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/07£156£177£-21£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/06£143£176£-33£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/05£59£39£21£0£0£0n/a00
29/02/04£61£65£-4£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 435.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 85.9%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 16%
Liabilities/Income: 8%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 96%
Reserves/Spending: 6.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 5.8
Asset Split ?
Established: 50 years

eileen.proud@friendsofairedale.co.uk

01535 292610

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • General hospitals
How it operates
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bradford City, Lancashire, Leeds City, North Yorkshire,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 300 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
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Friends of Airedale Hospital
£7,537 23/10/2021
We would like to buy plants for the courtyards to help improve the hospital environment for the patients' pleasure and wellbeing.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Friends Of Airedale Hospital
£7,682 15/11/2019
We want to continue to help patients by improving their quality of care in the hospital.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

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

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 04/10/1974, number: 503652
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Care Quality Commission
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity 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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR23: 6 days late, AR19: 24 days late,
Main office

Friends of Airedale Hospital
Airedale NHS Foundation Trust
Skipton Road
Steeton
KEIGHLEY
West Yor

Objectives

TO RELIEVE PATIENTS AND FORMER PATIENTS OF THE HOSPITAL WHO ARE SICK, CONVALESCENT, DISABLED, HANDICAPPED OR INFIRM AND, GENERALLY, TO SUPPORT THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE SAID HOSPITAL

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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