Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 5

Large legacies income: +1
Reasonable growth: +1
Deficit latest year: -2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 11

BEDFORD HOSPITAL CHARITY AND FRIENDS

Bedford Hospitals Charity was founded in 1988 to improve the equipment and facilities for patients and staff at Bedford Hospitals. It has raised 9.5million, notably 2.5million for the Primrose Oncology Unit and 765,000 for cancer projects. The appeal to raise 750,000 to expand cancer services at Bedford is now complete and the current one is for a new MRI scanner costing over 1million.

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
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
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Financial issues to consider:

Income 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		£1,004	£1,264	£-260	£15	£391	£369	3.5	0	20
31/03/22		£248	£90	£158	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/03/21	*	£449	£378	£71	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
31/03/20		£242	£165	£77	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
31/03/19		£297	£286	£11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/03/18		£244	£658	£-415	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£279	£732	£-454	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£767	£362	£404	£27	£1,203	£115	3.8	0	0
31/03/15		£764	£397	£367	£20	£798	£89	2.7	0	0
31/03/14		£169	£97	£72	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£262	£175	£88	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£369	£626	£-257	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£361	£253	£108	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£240	£233	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£485	£601	£-116	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£604	£349	£255	£89	£529	£85	2.9	0	0
31/03/07		£333	£403	£-70	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06		£313	£226	£87	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£635	£399	£236	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£463	£1,604	£-1,141	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.2%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 0%
Liabilities/Income: 0%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 94%
Reserves/Spending: 3.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: INF

Asset Split ?

Established: 36 years

http://www.bedfordhospitalcharity.org.uk/

admin@bedfordhospitalcharity.org.uk

01525861727

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Social & legal advocacy

How it operates

Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides services

Where it operates

Bedford, Central Bedfordshire,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
20 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
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£10,000	13/09/2021	Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
Harpur Trust - Bedford Hospital Charity and Friends
£9,100	08/06/2021	£1 million appeal for Bedford Hospital Accident and Emergency Department
Harpur Trust - Bedford Hospital Charity and Friends
£30,000	08/06/2021	Match Funding to encourage increase donations to appeal

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Gender Split

DEBBIE INSKIP Appointed: 2017

DR VAUGHAN ROBERT SOUTHGATE OBE DL

JACQUI GOULDING

KENNETH JOHN WILLIAMS Appointed: 2022

PROF HELEN GWENLLIAN NELLIS LL

ROB OAKLEY

SIMON NIGEL SWINBURNE SADLER TD DL Appointed: 2018, Other trusteeships: CHARITIES OF COX AND OTHERS, FLITWICK AND AMPTHILL UNIT OF THE SEA CADET CORP, VILLAGE HALL (FLITTON),

TIMOTHY DOUGLAS MORLEY Appointed: 2020, Other trusteeship: THE MANTON CHARITABLE TRUST,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 12/05/1988, number: 299250

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

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
Risk management
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR21: 257 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from FRIENDS OF BEDFORD HOSPITAL on 24/07/2019

Main office

ORCHARD HOUSE
HIGH STREET
FLITTON
BEDFORD
MK45 5DU

Objectives

1. THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT. 2. THE IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF FACILITIES PROVIDED FOR PATIENTS AND STAFF AT BEDFORD GENERAL HOSPITAL AND ALL OTHER HOSPITAL PREMISES WITHIN THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT. 3. WITHOUT LIMITING THE GERERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, THE IMPROVEMENT AND REGURBISHMENT OF THE STUDENT NURSES ACCOMODATION AT BEDFORD GENERAL HOSPITAL.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE AREA COVERED BY NORTH BEDFORDSHIRE HEALTH AUTHORITY

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