Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -3
  • Large legacies income: +1
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
    • No supporters identified
    Overall GiG Score: -3 ?

    SALISBURY DISTRICT HOSPITAL CHARITABLE FUND 

    The charity aims to support the patients and staff of Salisbury District Hospital. There are numerous funds each with written objectives and Trustees ensure that expenditure complies with these objectives. The charity raises funds to purchase additional medical equipment and facilities, to support those provided by the NHS.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
    • This charity has a robust balance sheet
    • This charity has received considerable income from legacies in recent years
    • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

    Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

    • This charity uses a corporate trustee

    Financial issues to consider:

    • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £9,034,000 available, equivalent to 31 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
    • Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

    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£1,920£3,535£-1,615£200£14,312£9,03430.7560
    31/03/22£1,978£1,683£295£239£16,295£9,43367.3460
    31/03/21£1,469£1,561£-92£196£15,344£6,93753.3460
    31/03/20£3,810£2,054£1,756£268£13,964£4,93428.8360
    31/03/19*£4,488£1,603£2,885£236£13,405£5,47541360
    31/03/18£2,978£1,821£1,157£240£14,107£8,09653.430
    31/03/17£2,151£2,933£-782£236£12,684£8,82736.130
    31/03/16*£2,535£3,032£-497£250£12,017£8,8373530
    31/03/15£1,906£2,845£-939£260£12,180£8,56136.100
    31/03/14£3,072£2,059£1,013£261£12,464£7,90946.100
    31/03/13£2,342£2,331£11£220£10,989£7,84840.400
    31/03/12£1,987£1,609£378£210£9,876£0n/a00
    31/03/11£1,867£3,256£-1,389£196£9,540£0n/a00
    31/03/10£1,535£1,464£71£179£10,415£0n/a00
    31/03/09£1,629£1,659£-30£98£9,371£0n/a00
    31/03/08£1,913£1,999£-86£81£10,217£0n/a00
    31/03/07£1,394£1,196£198£79£10,126£0n/a00
    31/03/06£1,384£1,079£305£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/05£1,187£1,253£-66£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/04£1,219£1,302£-83£0£0£0n/a00

    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 17.6%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 7.3%
    Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 3%
    Liabilities/Income: 22%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 63%
    Reserves/Spending: 30.7 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 15 months
    Quick Ratio: 10.4
    Asset Split ?
    Established: 28 years

    www.starsappeal.org/

    info@starsappeal.org

    01722429005

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    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
    GiG Classification
    • General hospitals
    How it operates
    • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
    Where it operates
    • Dorset, Hampshire, Wiltshire,
    Who it helps
    • The General Public/Mankind
    Who works here?
    • 5 employees
    • 60 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
    Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to The Stars Appeal - Salisbury NHS Foundation - Trust Fund 1223
    £2,000 25/11/2021
    Charitable expenditure relating to the Burns Unit at Salisbury Hospital ( B.U.G.S.)
    National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Salisbury District Hospital Charitable Fund
    £40,000 13/01/2016
    Caring for Salisbury's medical and health collection

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (1)

    • SALISBURY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST BOARD
    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 26/01/1996, number: 1052284
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Event History
    Policies in force
    • Bullying and harassment 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; AR19: 147 days late, AR16: 2 days late,
    Recent reorganisation events:
    • Asset transfer in from THE SALISBURY INDEPENDENT HOSPITAL TRUST LIMITED on 13/09/2019
    • Asset transfer in from ODSTOCK CHARITABLE TRUST on 05/10/2021
    • Asset transfer in from THE SALISBURY MEDICAL SOCIETY on 24/08/2022
    Main office

    Salisbury District Hospital
    Odstock Road
    SALISBURY
    SP2 8BJ

    Objectives

    FOR ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE OR PURPOSES RELATING TO THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    NOT DEFINED

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase
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