01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Other
- Registered
- 5 April 1963
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 October 2024 – 30 September 2025
- Latest income
- £350,988
- Latest expenditure
- £289,946
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: FRIENDS OFFICE, ST RICHARD'S HOSPITAL, SPITALFIELD LANE, CHICHESTER, WEST SUSSEX, PO19 6SE
Website recorded by the regulator: www.friendsofchichesterhospitals.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
The Friends provide funds to supplement or enhance the resources of both hospitals for the benefit of patients and staff. This is achieved by operating a profitable, efficient Hospital Shop and Ward Trolley Service Additional funds are raised from legacies, by fund raisung activities and by a group of members who pay for life membership of ?50 or an Annual Subscription of ?10.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 July 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 27 July 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 27 July 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £350,988
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £289,946
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 July 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 29 July 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 29 July 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £558,702
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £337,168
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 July 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 23 July 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 23 July 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £264,226
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £366,829
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 July 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 30 July 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 30 July 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £473,776
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £236,430
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 July 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 26 July 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 26 July 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £191,715
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £166,768
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 October 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 27 July 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £350,988
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £289,946
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £50
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 64
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 29 July 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £558,702
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £337,168
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £50
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 60
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 23 July 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £264,226
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £366,829
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £50
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 54
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 30 July 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £473,776
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £236,430
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 52
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 26 July 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £191,715
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £166,768
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £50
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 50
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 29 July 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 329204
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 206618
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 22880
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 558702
- Income Legacies
- 304078
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £149,258
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £187,910
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 337168
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 177589
- Expenditure Governance
- 2610
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 2610
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 29
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 29
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,505,194
- Assets Total Fixed
- 8477
- Assets Own Use
- 8477
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,795,368
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £168,129
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,635,716
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 168129
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,587,595
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1505194
- Funds Restricted
- 130522
- Funds Total
- 1635716
- Count Employees
- 0
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- West Sussex
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 103
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Classification Code
- 304
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Human Resources
- 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 CHICHESTER HOSPITALS
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1963-04-05T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CONSTITUTION 1955AS AMENDED ON 01 JUN 2016 as amended on 06 Dec 2021
- Charitable Objects
- TO ENCOURAGE THE INTEREST OF THE PUBLIC IN THE PATIENTS AND STAFF, AND TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF THE CHICHESTER HOSPITALS BY MEANS OF VOLUNTARY SERVICE.
- Area Of Benefit
- CHICHESTER AND DISTRICT
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures