GREAT WESTERN HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST CHARITABLE FUND AND OTHER RELATED CHARITIES — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 22 November 1995
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £576,000
Latest expenditure: £897,000
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Great Western Hospital, Marlborough Road, SWINDON, SN3 6BB

Website recorded by the regulator: www.brighterfuturesgwh.nhs.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

CHARITY SUPPORTS EXPENDITURE RELATING TO THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE:BENEFICIARIES ARE THE GREAT WESTERN NHS FOUNDATION TRUST (THE CORPORATE TRUSTEE) AND WILTSHIRE HEALTH & CARE LLP.AIMS:1. ENHANCING ENVIRONMENT / FACILITIES FOR PATIENTS AND STAFF2. ENABLE STAFF AND CARERS TO OBTAIN EDUCATION / TRAINING OUTSIDE OF NHS BUDGET3. ADDITIONAL HEALTHCARE EQUIPMENT OUTSIDE OF NHS BUDGET

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 27 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 27 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £576,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £897,000

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 31 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 31 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £993,876
Total Gross Expenditure: £669,975

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 31 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 31 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £666,075
Total Gross Expenditure: £746,823

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 31 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 31 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £658,090
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,261,323

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 27 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 27 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £737,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £574,000

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 27 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £576,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £897,000
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 25

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 31 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £993,876
Total Gross Expenditure: £669,975
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 23

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 31 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £666,075
Total Gross Expenditure: £746,823
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 22

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 31 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £658,090
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,261,323
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 3

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 27 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £737,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £574,000
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 5

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 27 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 448000
Income Other Trading Activities: 6000
Income Charitable Activities: 52000
Income Investments: 70000
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 576000
Income Legacies: 62000
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £340,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £557,000
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 897000
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 499000
Expenditure Governance: 8000
Expenditure Support Costs: 50000
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £260,000
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,101,000
Assets Total Liabilities: £150,000
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £951,000
Creditors One Year Total Current: 150000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,069,000
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 260000
Funds Restricted: 691000
Funds Total: 951000
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 31 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 876168
Income Other Trading Activities: 6512
Income Charitable Activities: 50811
Income Investments: 60385
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 993876
Income Legacies: 471386
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £291,777
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £378,198
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 669975
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 320175
Expenditure Governance: 19064
Expenditure Support Costs: 58023
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £304,237
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,412,114
Assets Total Liabilities: £139,938
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,272,176
Creditors One Year Total Current: 139938
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,218,228
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 304237
Funds Restricted: 967939
Funds Total: 1272176
Count Employees: 5
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 31 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 576725
Income Other Trading Activities: 7454
Income Charitable Activities: 53624
Income Investments: 28272
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 666075
Income Legacies: 108361
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £282,526
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £464,297
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 746823
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 405359
Expenditure Governance: 58938
Expenditure Support Costs: 58938
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £161,928
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,563,274
Assets Total Liabilities: £614,999
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £948,275
Creditors One Year Total Current: 614999
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,407,978
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 161928
Funds Restricted: 786347
Funds Total: 948275
Count Employees: 4
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 31 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 584410
Income Other Trading Activities: 7611
Income Charitable Activities: 65466
Income Investments: 603
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 658090
Income Legacies: 109909
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £219,918
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,685,087
Expenditure Other: 356318
Expenditure Total: 3261323
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 2628017
Expenditure Governance: 57070
Expenditure Support Costs: 57070
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £129,540
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,429,130
Assets Total Liabilities: £400,106
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,029,024
Creditors One Year Total Current: 400106
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,334,385
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 129540
Funds Restricted: 899484
Funds Total: 1029024
Count Employees: 4
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 27 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 673000
Income Other Trading Activities: 3000
Income Charitable Activities: 29000
Income Investments: 32000
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 737000
Income Legacies: 131000
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £221,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £353,000
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 574000
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 58000
Expenditure Support Costs: 58000
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £166,000
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £3,715,000
Assets Total Liabilities: £83,000
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £3,632,000
Creditors One Year Total Current: 83000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £3,588,000
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 3466000
Funds Restricted: 166000
Funds Total: 3632000
Count Employees: 4
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Swindon
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Wiltshire
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: GREAT WESTERN HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST CHARITABLE FUND AND OTHER RELATED CHARITIES
Charity Event Order: 3
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2024-02-26T00:00:00
Reason: Does not operate
Assoc Organisation Number: 5102698
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1175591
Assoc Charity Name: SABRINA'S MILE

Charity Name: GREAT WESTERN HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST CHARITABLE FUND AND OTHER RELATED CHARITIES
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2017-02-01T00:00:00
Reason: Transfer of funds
Assoc Organisation Number: 1032911
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1032911
Assoc Charity Name: ROYAL WOOTTON BASSETT AND LYNEHAM FRIENDSHIP CLUB

Charity Name: GREAT WESTERN HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST CHARITABLE FUND AND OTHER RELATED CHARITIES
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1995-11-22T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: SEE INDIVIDUAL CONSTITUENTS
Charitable Objects: SEE INDIVIDUAL CONSTITUENTS
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 543706
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: BRIGHTER FUTURES

Charity Name Id: 322927
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: SWINDON AND MARLBOROUGH NHS TRUST CHARITABLE FUND AND OTHER RELATED CHARITIES

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures