THE FRIENDS OF BLANDFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL

Charity Number: 800482
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The objects of the Friends shall be to provide support and assistance to patients of the Blandford Community Hospital and preserve and protect the health of the community by providing and assisting in the provision of facilities, support services and equipment not normally provided by the NHS or statutory authorities.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £195,843
Total expenditure: £240,942

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
  • Disability
Who the charity helps:
  • 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

Governance

Registration history:
  • 14 December 1988: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • FRIENDS OF BLANDFORD HOSPITAL (Working name)
  • THE LEAGUE OF FRIENDS OF THE BLANDFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (Previous name)
  • THE LEAGUE OF FRIENDS OF THE BLANDFORD HOSPITAL (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
  • 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
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
JOSEPH HICKISH Trustee 03 July 2023
BLANDFORD FORUM CHARITIES
Received: On time
NORTH DORSET TRAILWAY NETWORK
Received: On time
Nicci Brown Trustee 03 July 2023
None on record
Karabi Pluck Trustee 25 November 2021
None on record
Colin Alan Marjoram Trustee 04 July 2018
None on record
Yvonne Thorne Trustee 01 April 2018
None on record
Stephen James Hayward Trustee 01 June 2017
None on record
Alison Collingwood BROWN Trustee 08 July 2015
None on record
STEVEN COLE Trustee 19 July 2011
None on record
PETER RICHELL Trustee 19 July 2011
None on record
TREVOR BRIDLE Trustee 01 April 2007
None on record
MICHAEL JOHN WOOD Trustee
None on record
WILLIAM MILLER MCLAUGHLIN Trustee
None on record
LINDA ANN PRIOR Trustee
SERO
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £224.98k £1.33m £228.76k £247.91k £195.84k
Total expenditure £513.21k £159.63k £298.58k £190.54k £240.94k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £52.68k £19.83k N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies N/A £1.23m N/A N/A N/A
Income - Other trading activities N/A £98.02k N/A N/A N/A
Income - Charitable activities N/A £0 N/A N/A N/A
Income - Endowments N/A £0 N/A N/A N/A
Income - Investment N/A £11.50k N/A N/A N/A
Income - Other N/A £0 N/A N/A N/A
Income - Legacies N/A £1.19m N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A £60.64k N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A £51.65k N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Governance N/A £6.56k N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A £23.92k N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Investment management N/A £0 N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Other N/A £47.34k 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 March 2024 08 November 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 08 November 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 14 November 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 14 November 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 13 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 13 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 25 July 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 25 July 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 04 July 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 04 July 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Contact information

Address:
Blandford Hospital
Milldown Road
BLANDFORD FORUM
DT11 7DD
Phone:
01258450095