01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Other
- Registered
- 18 December 1963
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 September 2024 – 31 August 2025
- Latest income
- £1,343,565
- Latest expenditure
- £1,627,278
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Friends Office, Eastbourne DGH, Kings Drive, EASTBOURNE, BN21 2UD
Website recorded by the regulator: www.friendsdgh.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
The Objects of the Friends shall be to provide relief and assistance for patients and staff at the Eastbourne Hospitals of the East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust and the community NHS services provided centrally by other NHS and primary care trusts to the extent that the same was provided formerly by Eastbourne and County Healthcare NHS Trust.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 28 November 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 28 November 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,343,565
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,627,278
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 21 November 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 21 November 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £2,258,039
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £818,763
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 23 November 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 23 November 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £786,670
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £792,847
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 24 November 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 24 November 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £792,741
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,148,921
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 24 November 2021
- Date Accounts Received
- 24 November 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £741,316
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £537,830
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 28 November 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,343,565
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,627,278
- 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
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 100
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 21 November 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £2,258,039
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £818,763
- 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
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 100
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 23 November 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £786,670
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £792,847
- 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
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 120
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 24 November 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £792,741
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,148,921
- 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
- 100
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 24 November 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £741,316
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £537,830
- 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
- 100
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 28 November 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 583470
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 733984
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 26111
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1343565
- Income Legacies
- 534266
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £529,663
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,097,615
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1627278
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 1021493
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 60675
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1208
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,979,821
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1077
- Assets Own Use
- 1077
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,120,668
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £24,809
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,096,936
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 24809
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,268,023
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1979821
- Funds Restricted
- 117115
- Funds Total
- 2096936
- Count Employees
- 6
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 21 November 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1567483
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 48520
- Income Charitable Activities
- 620424
- Income Investments
- 20112
- Income Other
- 1500
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2258039
- Income Legacies
- 1527443
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £478,731
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £340,032
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 818763
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 260951
- Expenditure Governance
- 14999
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 57752
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1845
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,259,320
- Assets Total Fixed
- 983
- Assets Own Use
- 983
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,398,163
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £18,497
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,380,649
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 18497
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,695,341
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2259320
- Funds Restricted
- 121329
- Funds Total
- 2380649
- Count Employees
- 6
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 23 November 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 193577
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 588980
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 4113
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 786670
- Income Legacies
- 118308
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £429,793
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £363,054
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 792847
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 311425
- Expenditure Governance
- 10467
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 51629
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1992
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £50,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 2200
- Assets Own Use
- 2200
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £956,723
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £17,550
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £941,373
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 17550
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £810,879
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 892549
- Funds Restricted
- 48824
- Funds Total
- 941373
- Count Employees
- 6
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 24 November 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 322520
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 420906
- Income Charitable Activities
- 48686
- Income Investments
- 629
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 792741
- Income Legacies
- 181703
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £355,738
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £793,183
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1148921
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 733866
- Expenditure Governance
- 12494
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 44363
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 2517
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £783,497
- Assets Total Fixed
- 2500
- Assets Own Use
- 2500
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £961,388
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £16,338
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £947,550
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 16338
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £735,331
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 783497
- Funds Restricted
- 164053
- Funds Total
- 947550
- Count Employees
- 6
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 24 November 2021
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 392183
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 349026
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 107
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 741316
- Income Legacies
- 324284
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £272,081
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £265,749
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 537830
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 226039
- Expenditure Governance
- 11258
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 39710
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1391
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,132,071
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1800
- Assets Own Use
- 1800
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,320,316
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £18,386
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,303,730
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 18386
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £964,346
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1132071
- Funds Restricted
- 171659
- Funds Total
- 1303730
- Count Employees
- 6
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- East Sussex
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 310
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Activities
- Classification Code
- 202
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Elderly/old People
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 103
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 302
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Organisations
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- Friends of Eastbourne Hospital
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1963-12-18T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CONSTITUTION AS AMENDED ON 07/11/1984AS AMENDED ON 08/11/1990AS AMENDED ON 04/11/1992AS AMENDED ON 21/10/2013AS AMENDED ON 30 NOV 2016 as amended on 11 Dec 2019 as amended on 21 Nov 2019
- Charitable Objects
- TO RAISE VOLUNTARY FUNDS TO PROVIDE EXTRA AMENITIES AND SERVICES FOR THE PATIENTS AND STAFF OF ALL THE HOSPITALS UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE EASTBOURNE HOSPITAL NHS TRUST AND TO MAKE DONATIONS TO PROVIDE SUCH AMENITIES AND SERVICES FOR THE PATIENTS AND STAFF OF OTHER ESTABLISHMENTS WHICH USUALLY ACCOMMODATE OR FOR THE TIME BEING ARE ACCOMMODATING PATIENTS WHO NORMALLY RESIDE IN THE AREA SERVED BY THE EASTBOURNE HOSPITAL NHS TRUST. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CONSTITUION)
- Area Of Benefit
- EASTBOURNE HOSPITAL GROUP
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 539815
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- FRIENDS OF THE EASTBOURNE HOSPITAL
- Charity Name Id
- 215063
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- THE FRIENDS OF THE EASTBOURNE HOSPITALS
- Charity Name Id
- 215048
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- FRIENDS OF THE EASTBOURNE HOSPITALS
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling