Finance Score: 4
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 3
  • Large legacies income: +1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

THE LEAGUE OF FRIENDS OF THE KENT AND CANTERBURY HOSPITAL CIO 

The League is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation and its charitable objectives are to relieve sickness and to preserve and protect good health for the public benefit by supporting the work of the Kent and Canterbury Hospital by such means as the trustees deem appropriate.
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Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • This charity has received considerable income from legacies in recent years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly female

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£1,038£1,082£-44£4£738£6006.713146
31/12/21£766£794£-28£1£782£6529.812150
31/12/20£696£516£180£1£810£68515.913200
31/12/19£1,166£996£170£4£630£6307.617200
31/12/18£915£881£34£5£460£4606.318200
31/12/17£694£819£-125£5£425£4246.2180
31/12/16£828£887£-59£4£550£5487.4160
31/12/15£702£699£3£588£609£60610.4100
31/12/14£890£1,014£-124£598£606£6037.1100

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.4%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 33%
Liabilities/Income: 35%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 81%
Reserves/Spending: 6.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 8 months
Quick Ratio: 2.2
Asset Split ?
Established: 10 years

www.lofkch.org.uk

ekh-tr.LeagueOfFriends@nhs.net

01227864030

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebook
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • General hospitals
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Kent,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 13 employees
  • 146 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/12/2013, number: 1155088
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
9 returns made; all on time
Main office

League of Friends
Kent & Canterbury Hospital
Ethelbert Road
CANTERBURY
Kent
CT1 3NG

Objectives

TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT GOOD HEALTH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY SUPPORTING THE WORK OF KENT AND CANTERBURY HOSPITAL BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES DEEM APPROPRIATE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

KENT AND CANTERBURY HOSPITAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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