THE FRENCH HOSPITAL

Charity number: 219318
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

THE HOSPITAL MAINTAINS 59 SELF-CONTAINED SHELTERED FLATS WITH ANCILLARY SERVICES AT LA PROVIDENCE, ROCHESTER, KENT.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 June 2024

Total income:
£721,388

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Donations and legacies £32.55k
Charitable activities £436.89k
Other trading activities £0
Investments £251.95k
Other £0

Total expenditure:
£873,340

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Raising funds £20.61k
Charitable activities £852.73k
Other £0

£310,322 investments gains (losses)

Charitable expenditure

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.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £20.61k
Charitable expenditure £852.73k

People

9 Employee(s)

13 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Accommodation/housing
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Elderly/old People
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Where the charity operates:
  • Kent

Governance

Registration history:
  • 05 May 1965: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • THE FRENCH HOSPITAL (Working name)
  • THE FRENCH PROTESTANT HOSPITAL (Previous name)
  • THE GOVERNORS AND DIRECTORS OF THE HOSPITAL FOR POOR FRENCH PROTESTANTS AND THEIR DESCENDANTS RESIDING IN GREAT BRITAIN (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • 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
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

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

13 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
CHARLES EDMUND MAURICE MARTINEAU Chair
THE FRENCH HUGUENOT CHURCH OF LONDON CHARITABLE TRUST
Received: On time
NORWICH FRENCH CHURCH CHARITY
Received: On time
Ian William MacKenzie Trustee 27 January 2024
None on record
Robin How Trustee 26 March 2022
None on record
Edward Christian Perceval Lefroy Trustee 18 July 2020
None on record
Nigel Ruth Trustee 19 October 2018
None on record
Dr GILLIAN FARGHER Trustee 21 July 2018
AGE CONCERN GILLINGHAM
Charity reporting is overdue by 124 days
Age UK Kent Rivers
Charity reporting is overdue by 124 days
GERALD RUBYTHON Trustee 04 October 2014
None on record
Leslie John DU CANE Trustee 07 December 2011
None on record
PHILIPPA CASSANDRA OUVRY-JOHNS Trustee
LONDON FESTIVAL OF CONTEMPORARY CHURCH MUSIC
Received: On time
WESTMINSTER FRENCH PROTESTANT SCHOOL FOUNDATION
Received: On time
LADY EMMA LADY MONSON Trustee
None on record
Peter James DUVAL Trustee
HUGUENOT HERITAGE CENTRE
Received: On time
THE FRENCH HUGUENOT CHURCH OF LONDON CHARITABLE TRUST
Received: On time
THE HIGH WYCOMBE CHORAL SOCIETY
Received: On time
NORWICH FRENCH CHURCH CHARITY
Received: On time
WESTMINSTER FRENCH PROTESTANT SCHOOL FOUNDATION
Received: On time
JAMES OUVRY CASH Trustee
Kent Beekeepers Association
Received: On time
EDWARD CRISPIN AKERS MARTINEAU Trustee
THE NATIONAL ARMY MUSEUM DEVELOPMENT TRUST
Received: On time
MDM MEMORIAL TRUST
Received: On time
HEDGER'S ALMSHOUSES
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/06/2020 30/06/2021 30/06/2022 30/06/2023 30/06/2024
Total gross income £570.56k £584.90k £658.59k £698.19k £721.39k
Total expenditure £435.55k £537.33k £552.39k £761.57k £873.34k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £38.23k £25.49k £55.18k £39.19k £32.55k
Income - Other trading activities £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Charitable activities £327.10k £352.12k £373.86k £395.83k £436.89k
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £205.24k £207.29k £229.55k £263.16k £251.95k
Income - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Legacies £0 £2.00k £0 £8.20k £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities £420.02k £511.93k £513.69k £704.60k £852.73k
Expenditure - Raising funds £15.53k £25.40k £38.71k £56.97k £20.61k
Expenditure - Governance £39.70k £6.53k £6.66k £7.77k £12.37k
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £6.00k £9.80k £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management £14.85k £16.22k £20.48k £19.62k £20.61k
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

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 Investments

Investments 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.

Other assets

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 liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These 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.

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Asset / Liability 30/06/2020 30/06/2021 30/06/2022 30/06/2023 30/06/2024
Own use assets £1.66m £1.61m £1.56m £1.51m £1.66m
Long-term investments £3.09m £3.81m £3.69m £3.63m £3.79m
Other assets £407.22k £351.80k £264.90k £320.80k £186.07k
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £68.26k £63.85k £86.35k £73.04k £82.79k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 30 June 2024 25 February 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2024 25 February 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2023 22 March 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2023 22 March 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2022 30 April 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2022 30 April 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2021 22 February 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2021 22 February 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2020 10 February 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2020 10 February 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

ROYAL CHARTER OF 20TH JULY 1718 AS VARIED BY SUPPLEMENTAL CHARTER OF 1ST AUGUST 1953 AS AMENDED BY SUPPLEMENTAL CHARTER DATED 28/08/2015

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CORPORATION ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT: (A) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY OR ANY OTHER CHARITABLE NEED BY THE PROVISION OF HOUSING ACCOMMODATION FOR BENEFICIARIES; (B) SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF BENEFICIARIES AS THE GOVERNOR AND DIRECTORS DECIDE; AND (C) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY THE PRESERVATION AND DISPLAY OF ITEMS CONNECTED WITH THE HISTORY OF THE FRENCH PROTESTANT COMMUNITY (HUGUENOTS) IN ENGLAND FROM THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY ONWARDS, IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THE ESTABLISHMENT, SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE OF: (I) A LIBRARY AND ARCHIVE (INCLUDING GENEALOGICAL RECORDS RELATED TO THE HOSPITAL); AND (II) A MUSEUM OR GALLERY.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NATIONAL

Linked charities

Linked charities
Linked charity 219318-2 CHARITY OF BOISLIN COQUEAU AND OTHERS
Governing document
SCHEME OF 5 MAY 1965
Charitable objects
GRANTS OF MONEY OR GIFTS IN KIND AT SUCH TIMES AND IN SUCH AMOUNTS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT TO OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF POOR AGED PERSONS NOT BEING INMATES OF THE HOSPITAL BELONGING TO THE CHARITY, BUT IN OTHER RESPECTS PERSONS WHO MAY BE RELIEVED BY THE TRUSTEES IN ACCORDANCE WITH LETTERS PATENT ISSUED PURSUANT TO AN ORDER IN COUNCIL OF THE 1/8/1953, SUCH PERSONS BEING BRITISH SUBJECTS BEING DESCENDANTS OF FRENCH PROTESTANTS AND IN NEED OF ASSIATANCE OR THEIR SPOUSE.
Area of benefit
NOT DEFINED
Registration history
  • 05 May 1965 : Standard registration

Contact information

Address:
THE FRENCH HOSPITAL
41 La Providence
ROCHESTER
ME1 1NB
Phone:
01634843107
Email:
clerk@frenchhospital.org.uk
Website:

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