Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 3
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Positive trading contribution: +2;Fundraising costs high: -5
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

THE HOSPITAL SATURDAY FUND 

The Charitable Company's principal activities are grant making to medical charities, hospices and hospitals and to individuals with health or disability problems. These donations and grants were made possible by the surplus profits of the Charitable Company's trading Company, HSF health plan, being gifted to The Hospital Saturday Fund.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • 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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • 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£31,475£28,541£2,934£26,112£45,644£26,42611.100
31/12/21£31,051£31,428£-377£29,128£47,700£28,8121100
31/12/20£31,932£27,552£4,380£26,048£43,353£25,3001100
31/12/19£32,113£31,917£196£29,940£34,997£21,1377.900
31/12/18£31,558£30,230£1,328£28,811£31,412£18,8267.5760
31/12/17£30,850£28,815£2,035£27,652£31,530£20,3408.5750
31/12/16£28,023£28,582£-559£27,604£27,548£18,5697.8700
31/12/15£25,485£25,730£-246£24,864£25,921£18,0898.4680
31/12/14£25,730£25,496£234£24,486£26,062£17,6798.3650
31/12/13£25,308£24,803£504£23,898£24,885£16,9268.2640
31/12/12£24,187£23,895£292£23,719£21,953£600620
31/12/11£23,943£24,384£-441£23,714£21,002£16,0487.9610
31/12/10£27,893£26,735£1,158£26,153£22,352£22,35210630
31/12/09£1,733£398£1,336£26,440£19,957£19,957602.2640
31/12/08£166£329£-163£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2351145.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 92.4%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 10%
Liabilities/Income: 15%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 58%
Reserves/Spending: 11.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 2.1
Asset Split ?
Established: 16 years

www.hospitalsaturdayfund.org

charity@hsf.eu.com

02072021334

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Grant-making foundations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Ireland, Malta, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

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

Age Range of Trustees: 61-79
  • CAL HEALY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director Of Development University College Cork
  • JOHN RANDEL Appointed: 2007, Occupation: Information Technology Manager
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 31/03/2008, number: 1123381
  • Registered at Companies House on 02/01/2007, number: 06039284
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Risk management
Filing Record
15 returns made; all on time
Main office

THE HOSPITAL SATURDAY FUND
24 UPPER GROUND
LONDON
SE1 9PD

Objectives

4. The objects for which the Association is established are for:the relief of sickness and suffering and giving of help to those who are aged, infirm unemployed or in need and who require Medical Relief as hereinafter defined or who are pregnant and for the promotion of medical research for the benefit of the public in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Eire, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man and Malta (the “area of benefit”).

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND, EIRE, THE CHANNEL ISLANDS AND THE ISLE OF MAN

Data Sources

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