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Finance Score: -10
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 3
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Large legacies income: +1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • Fundraising costs high: -4
    • Overall weighted support: +3
    Overall GiG Score: -7 ?

    GREAT WESTERN HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST CHARITABLE FUND AND OTHER RELATED CHARITIES

    CHARITY SUPPORTS EXPENDITURE RELATING TO THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE:BENEFICIARIES ARE THE GREAT WESTERN NHS FOUNDATION TRUST (THE CORPORATE TRUSTEE) AND WILTSHIRE HEALTH & CARE LLP.AIMS:1. ENHANCING ENVIRONMENT / FACILITIES FOR PATIENTS AND STAFF2. ENABLE STAFF AND CARERS TO OBTAIN EDUCATION / TRAINING OUTSIDE OF NHS BUDGET3. ADDITIONAL HEALTHCARE EQUIPMENT OUTSIDE OF NHS BUDGET
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
    • This charity has received considerable income from legacies in recent years

    Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

    • This charity uses a corporate trustee

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
    • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
    • Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised
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    Financial Data ?

    Income & Spending ?
    Sources of Income ?
    Y/E Income
    £k    		 Spending
    £k    		 Surplus/
    Deficit £k    		 Fundraising
    Cost £k    		 Total
    Funds £k    		 Unrestricted
    Funds £k    		 Mths
    Rsrvs    		 Staff Volun-
    teers
    31/03/23£666£747£-81£283£948£1622.6422
    31/03/22£658£3,261£-2,603£220£1,029£1300.543
    31/03/21£737£574£163£221£3,632£3,46672.545
    31/03/20£583£630£-47£231£3,469£1492.804
    31/03/19£1,284£460£824£213£3,516£3,40088.742
    31/03/18£916£650£266£185£2,653£370.740
    31/03/17£1,186£456£730£172£2,377£2,28560.150
    31/03/16£1,017£434£583£201£1,541£2416.750
    31/03/15£403£665£-262n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/14£339£557£-218n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/13£814£208£606£78£1,401£71841.400
    31/03/12£255£311£-56n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/11£154£322£-168n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/10£244£315£-71n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/09£286£269£17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/08£235£455£-220n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/07£362£460£-98n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/06£569£396£173n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/05£388£324£64n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/04£312£282£30n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 44.8%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 37.8%
    Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 39%
    Liabilities/Income: 92%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 17%
    Reserves/Spending: 2.6 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 15 months
    Quick Ratio: 2.3
    Asset Split ?
    Balance Sheet History
    Established: 29 years

    www.brighterfuturesgwh.nhs.uk

    gwh.fundraising@nhs.net

    01793605631

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    UN SDGs
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    Listed activities
    • Disability
    • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
    GiG Classification
    • Grant-making foundations
    How it operates
    • Makes grants to organisations
    Where it operates
    • Swindon, Wiltshire,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • Elderly/Old People
    • People With Disabilities
    • The General Public/Mankind

    Who supports them? ?

    Donations from Grant Makers ?

    We have details on the following 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
    £25,000 20/05/2022
    CT Scanner Appeal for new Radiotherapy Centre in Swindon to improve care for Cancer Patients diagnosed at Great Western Hospital.
    McCarthy Stone Foundation - 2022 Small Grants
    £500 13/04/2022
    Grants up to £1,000 for small groups providing activities for older people
    Oxfordshire Community Foundation - Match Funding re Employee Fundraising
    £13,228 02/05/2018
    Match Funding re Employee Fundraising
    Nesta - AC30008
    £100,000 20/08/2014
    Helping in Hospitals programme grant to Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Grant Ref AC30008

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (1)

    • GREAT WESTERN HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/11/1995, number: 1050892
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Fundraising Regulator
    First registered: 09/01/2017, current status: Large charity (levy paid)
    Event History
    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
    • Investment
    • 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; all on time
    Recent reorganisation events:
    • Asset transfer in from SABRINA'S MILE on 26/02/2024
    Main office

    Great Western Hospital
    Marlborough Road
    SWINDON
    SN3 6BB

    Objectives

    SEE INDIVIDUAL CONSTITUENTS

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    NOT DEFINED

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    Charizone

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