WPA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

Charity number: 230151
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The grants made by the Trustee are principally focussed on helping families of profoundly ill children, where these families experience financial hardship in meeting the cost of travel to and from the hospitals where the children are receiving treatment.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 05 April 2024

Total income: £48,528
Total expenditure: £140,647

People

1 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Bristol City
  • Cornwall
  • Devon
  • Gloucestershire
  • Somerset
  • Wiltshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 16 January 1964: Standard registration
  • 06 January 1994: Removed
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:
  • WPA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION (Working name)
  • BRISTOL HOSPITALS FUND (INCORPORATED) (Previous name)
  • CHARITABLE FUNDS ADMINISTERED BY WESTERN PROVIDENT ASSOCIATION (Previous name)
  • PACT (Previous name)
  • THE WESTERN PROVIDENT ASSOCIATION MEDICAL CHARITIES FUND (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease 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

1 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
THE WPA FOUNDATION Trustee 05 April 2012
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 05/04/2020 05/04/2021 05/04/2022 05/04/2023 05/04/2024
Total gross income £16.83k £11.62k £67.43k £32.72k £48.53k
Total expenditure £33.92k £48.25k £89.96k £148.17k £140.65k
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

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 05 April 2024 04 November 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2024 04 November 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2023 14 December 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2023 14 December 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2022 05 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2022 05 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2021 01 February 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2021 Not Required
Annual return 05 April 2020 08 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2020 Not Required
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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.

DEED OF TRUST AND SPECIAL RESOLUTION OF 31 DECEMBER 1969 AS AMENDED BY SCHEME OF 11 NOVEMBER 1976 AND 11 AUGUST 1992, DEED OF RETIREMENT AND APPOINTMENT DATED 20 JULY 1999

Charitable objects

TO PROVIDE FOR, ASSIST, PROMOTE, ENCOURAGE, IMPROVE AND EXTEND WITHIN THE AREA OF THE SOUTH WESTERN HOSPITAL REGION CONSTITUTED UNDER THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE ACT 1946 AND ELSEWHERE AS THE COUNCIL MAY DETERMINE THE TREATMENT, NURSING AND CARE OF PERSONS WHO ARE SICK, INFIRM OR SUFFERING FROM DISEASES, AILMENTS OR PHYSICAL DEFECTS OF ANY KIND, TO FURNISH AND GIVE INFORMATION AND ADVICE TO AND PROVIDE AMENITIES AND SOCIAL AND DOMESTIC SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE FOR SUCH PERSONS, EITHER WHILST UNDER TREATMENT IN HOSPITALS, INFIRMARIES, CONVALESCENT HOMES, NURSING HOMES, DISPENSARIES, OR OTHER MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS OR AFTER DISCHARGE THEREFROM OR WITHOUT THEIR HAVING BEEN ADMITTED THERETO, AND IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING) TO SUPPORT AND ASSIST FINANCIALLY OR OTHERWISE ANY SUCH MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS AS AFORESAID; TO ESTABLISH, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE CONVALESCENT HOMES; TO PROVIDE OR PROMOTE OR ASSIST FINANCIALLY OR OTHERWISE THE PROVISION OF SURGICAL, OPTICAL, DENTAL AND HEARING AID APPLIANCES FOR ANY SUCH PERSONS AND DOMESTIC HELP DURING CONVALESCENCE AND RECUPERATION, AND IN SUITABLE CASES TO PROVIDE OR CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS THE REASONABLE EXPENSES OF TRAVEL AND ACCOMMODATION FOR VISITORS TO PERSONS UNDER TREATMENT IN ANY SUCH MEDICAL INSTITUTION AS AFORESAID WHO COULD NOT OTHERWISE AFFORD TO INCUR SUCH EXPENSES AND TO DO OTHER THINGS SPECIFIED IN SUB-CLAUSES (2) TO (25) INCLUSIVE OF THIS CLAUSE TO PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE THE PRESERVATION OF GOOD HEALTH AND THE PREVENTION OR AVOIDANCE OF SICKNESS, DISEASE AND INFIRMITY AMONGST PERSONS RESIDING IN THE SAID REGION OR ELSEWHERE AS THE COUNCIL MAY DETERMINE, BY SUCH MEANS AS MAY BE CONSIDERED ADVISABLE AND IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING) BY ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING, OR PROMOTING AND ASSISTING FINANCIALLY OR OTHERWISE THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF INDUSTRIAL REST HOUSES, HEALTH CENTRES, COMMUNITY CENTRES AND OTHER LIKE INSTITUTIONS

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Linked charities

Linked charities
Linked charity 230151-1 JAMES EDWARD HICKS TRUST FUND
Governing document
WILL OF 13 DECEMBER 1950
Charitable objects
FOR THE BENEFIT IN VARIOUS CHARITABLE WAYS OF PATIENTS AND STAFF OF BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY AND THE GENERAL HOSPITAL, WESTON SUPER MARE.
Area of benefit
NOT DEFINED
Registration history
  • 16 January 1964 : Standard registration
  • 06 January 1994 : Removed

Contact information

Address:
WPA Charitable Foundation
Rivergate House
Blackbrook Park Avenue
Taunton
TA1 2PE
Phone:
01823625000
Email:
charlie.macewan@wpa.org.uk
Website:

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