THE FRIENDS OF WINCANTON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL

Charity number: 296475
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Fundraising to support Wincanton Community Hospital by running Fetes, Garden Parties, Dances, Charity Draw, Race Days, Easter Egg Hunt, and Xmas Fayres etc. The funds are used to provide support to patients at the Hospital along with improvements to equipment, buildings and facilities.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £31,590
Total expenditure: £15,324

People

10 Trustee(s)

45 Volunteer(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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Recreation
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Dorset
  • Somerset

Governance

Registration history:
  • 03 April 1987: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • THE FRIENDS OF VERRINGTON HOSPITAL (Previous name)
  • THE FRIENDS OF VERRINGTON HOSPITAL AND COMMUNITY (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
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

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
COLIN MAHONEY Chair
None on record
Sebastian Aptakre-Davis Trustee 15 September 2025
None on record
Gillian Oaten Trustee 18 September 2023
None on record
Ian Henry James Piper Trustee 13 January 2022
None on record
Vivien Armson Trustee 01 April 2021
None on record
Sandra Grimstead Trustee 16 January 2020
None on record
CHRISTINE SPENCER Trustee 21 March 2013
WINCANTON WAR MEMORIAL HALL
Received: On time
Michael Spencer Trustee 21 March 2013
None on record
Andrew Chesterman Trustee 17 March 2005
None on record
CHARLES DOWNTON Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £24.75k £12.19k £8.07k £37.45k £31.59k
Total expenditure £23.21k £15.67k £16.59k £45.42k £15.32k
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 31 December 2024 31 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 31 January 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 29 February 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 29 February 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 22 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2021 02 March 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2020 13 May 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 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.

RULES ADOPTED 1ST DECEMBER 1986 AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTIONS DATED 14 MARCH 2000 AND 16 SEPTEMBER 2010. AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 29 JUL 2022

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE HEALTH BY SUPPORTING THE CHARITABLE WORK OF WINCANTON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL AND IMPROVING THE EXPERIENCE OF PATIENTS, VISITORS AND STAFF AT THE HOSPITAL TO RELIEVE AND BENEFIT THOSE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WHO ARE SICK, CONVALESCENT, MENTALLY OR PHYSICALLY DISADVANTAGED OR INFIRM

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
Wincanton Community Hospital
Dancing Lane
Wincanton
Somerset
BA9 9DQ
Phone:
01963824539
Email:
vivienarmson@gmail.com
Website:

No information available