Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 1
  • Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
  • No PartB
    • Grant maker support: +1
    Overall GiG Score: -4 ?

    THE HOSPITAL RADIO 

    We provide continuous live or recorded radio service for the enterainment of patients ,staff and visitors at the Luton & Dunstable Hospital.To engage patients in broadcast through visits to the wards,request from patients,staff,ralatives.We aim to help the patients feel part of the community,decrease feelings of isolation and contrbute to the well-being and recovery of patients in L & D area
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

    Financial issues to consider:

    • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
    • Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year
    Established: 43 years

    www.ldhr.co.uk

    info@ldhr.co.uk

    01582582313

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    UN SDGs
    ?

    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£7£11£-4n/an/an/an/an/a0
    31/03/22£15£16£-1n/an/an/an/an/a19
    31/03/21£16£13£3n/an/an/an/an/a25
    31/03/20£32£26£7n/an/an/an/an/a25
    31/03/19£8£6£2n/an/an/an/an/a0
    31/03/18£7£9£-2£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/17£11£10£1£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/16£5£9£-5£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/15£14£7£7£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/14£11£10£1£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/13£9£11£-2£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/12£6£6£0£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/11£10£9£1£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/10£8£4£4£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/09£4£7£-3£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/08£11£18£-7£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/07£14£4£10£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/06£4£4£0£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/05£16£19£-3£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/04£8£5£4£0£0£0n/a00

    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Listed activities
    • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
    • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
    How it operates
    • Provides human resources
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Central Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Luton,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • Elderly/Old People
    • Other Defined Groups
    • People With Disabilities
    • The General Public/Mankind

    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 Luton and Dunstable Hospital Radio
    £8,153 24/10/2020
    We would like to upgrade our broadcast equipment to future proof the station and its ability to broadcast to patients of the hospital.
    National Lottery Community Fund - Digital Radio for the Community
    £2,500 16/05/2019
    12
    The organisation will use the funding to upgrade the radio equipment in order to continue broadcasting in the hospital.

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (4)

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 25/08/1981, number: 282934
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Complaints handling
    • Conflicting interests
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    20 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    Luton & Dunstable hospital Radio
    Unit 18c Futures House
    The Moakes
    LUTON
    LU3 3QB

    Objectives

    TO RELIEVE SICKNESS, INFIRMITY AND OLD AGE AMONGST PERSONS LIVING IN LUTON, STEVENAGE AND HARPENDEN BY PROVIDING A LOCAL BROADCASTING SERVICE FOR THE HOSPITALS, OLD PEOPLE'S HOMES AND SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    LUTON; STEVENAGE; HARPENDEN

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase
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