THE LEAGUE OF WORTHING HOSPITALS AND COMMUNITY FRIENDS

Charity overview
Activities - how the charity spends its money
The object of the League is to relieve patients of the Worthing Hospitals and to support the work of the said Hospitals by the provision of medical equipment and facilities for the benefit of patients, staff and visitors. The League runs a shop, a trolley shop and cafe at Worthing Hospital as part of its primary charitable activites.
Income and expenditure
Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023
Total income:
£552,619
Donations and legacies | £20.69k | |
Charitable activities | £527.13k | |
Other trading activities | £0 | |
Investments | £4.80k | |
Other | £0 |
Total expenditure:
£535,078
Raising funds | £474.06k | |
Charitable activities | £61.02k | |
Other | £0 |
£0 investments gains (losses)
Charitable expenditure
Charitable expenditure with investment gains
Charitable expenditure
Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.
In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.
Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.
By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.
Raising funds and other expenditure | £474.06k | |
Charitable expenditure | £61.02k | |
Retained for future use | £17.54k |
People

7 Employee(s)
6 Trustee(s)
4 Volunteer(s)
Employees with total benefits over £60,000
No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charityFundraising
Trading
Trustee payments
What, who, how, where
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- People With Disabilities
- The General Public/mankind
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Provides Services
- West Sussex
Governance
- 04 July 1969: Standard registration
- FRIENDS OF WORTHING HOSPITALS (Working name)
- THE LEAGUE OF FRIENDS OF THE WORTHING HOSPITALS (Previous name)
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints policy and procedures
- 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
- 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
Trustees
Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service
6 Trustee(s)
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Elizabeth Dolby | Chair | 13 November 2023 |
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Steve Lyons | Trustee | 12 May 2025 |
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Mick Jackson | Trustee | 09 September 2024 |
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Garry Phillips | Trustee | 07 December 2020 |
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Malcolm Roberts | Trustee |
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PETER BANDY | Trustee |
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Financial history
Financial period end date
Income / Expenditure | 31/12/2019 | 31/12/2020 | 31/12/2021 | 31/12/2022 | 31/12/2023 | ||
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Total gross income | £613.14k | £498.22k | £500.02k | £449.50k | £552.62k | |
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Total expenditure | £924.58k | £581.42k | £482.25k | £420.53k | £535.08k | |
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Income from government contracts | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Income from government grants | N/A | £11.88k | £13.60k | N/A | N/A | |
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Income - Donations and legacies | £35.43k | N/A | £138.27k | N/A | £20.69k | |
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Income - Other trading activities | £574.73k | N/A | £0 | N/A | £0 | |
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Income - Charitable activities | £0 | N/A | £361.75k | N/A | £527.13k | |
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Income - Endowments | £0 | N/A | £19.26k | N/A | £0 | |
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Income - Investment | £2.44k | N/A | £5 | N/A | £4.80k | |
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Income - Other | £535 | N/A | £0 | N/A | £0 | |
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Income - Legacies | £0 | N/A | £118.34k | N/A | £8.48k | |
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Expenditure - Charitable activities | £388.86k | N/A | £122.36k | N/A | £61.02k | |
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Expenditure - Raising funds | £533.53k | N/A | £0 | N/A | £474.06k | |
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Expenditure - Governance | £11.42k | N/A | £15.73k | N/A | £14.66k | |
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Expenditure - Grants institution | £375.58k | N/A | £106.63k | N/A | £44.08k | |
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Expenditure - Investment management | £1.86k | N/A | £0 | N/A | £1.69k | |
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Expenditure - Other | £2.19k | N/A | £359.89k | N/A | £0 |
Assets and liabilities
Definitions for assets and liabilities
These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.
Long term InvestmentsInvestments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.
These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liabilityThis is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.
Total liabilitiesThese are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.
Asset / Liability | 31/12/2019 | 31/12/2020 | 31/12/2021 | 31/12/2022 | 31/12/2023 | ||
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Own use assets | £0 | N/A | £26.04k | N/A | £30.39k | |
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Long-term investments | £41.16k | N/A | £0 | N/A | £0 | |
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Other assets | £409.00k | N/A | £341.65k | N/A | £398.61k | |
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Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability | £0 | N/A | £0 | N/A | £0 | |
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Total liabilities | £36.25k | N/A | £19.23k | N/A | £34.03k |
Accounts and annual returns
Title | Reporting year | Date received | Received | Download |
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Annual return | 31 December 2023 | 17 June 2024 | On time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2023 | 17 June 2024 | On time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 December 2022 | 26 October 2023 | On time | |
Accounts and TAR |
31 December 2022
(These accounts |
26 October 2023 | On time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 December 2021 | 25 September 2022 | On time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2021 | 25 September 2022 | On time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 December 2020 | 24 October 2021 | On time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2020 | 24 October 2021 | On time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 December 2019 | 19 October 2020 | On time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2019 | 19 October 2020 | On time | Download Open in new window |
Governing document
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.
CONSTITUTION DATED JANUARY 1949, AMENDED JUNE 1959 AND FURTHER AMENDED ON 23RD JUNE 1969 AND 14TH JUNE 1993 AS AMENDED 16TH DECEMBER 2002
Charitable objects
TO RELIEVE PATIENTS OF THE HOSPITAL(S ) AND OTHER INVALIDS IN THE COMMUNITY WHO ARE SICK AND CONVALESCENT, DISABLED, HANDICAPPED, INFIRM, AND GENERALLY TO SUPPORT THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE SAID HOSPITAL(S)
Area of benefit
WORTHING AND DISTRICT
Contact information
- Address:
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Friends of Worthing Hospitals
Worthing Hospital
Lyndhurst Road
WORTHING
West Sussex
BN11 2DH
- Phone:
- 01903 246175
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