Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: -2

Support Score: 4

Good reserves management: +3
Deficit latest year: -2

No volunteer policy: -2

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 3

DORSET COUNTY HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST CHARITABLE FUND AND OTHER RELATED CHARITIES

The charitable fund enhances the provision of healthcare services that are provided to the population served by DCH NHS Foundation Trust. This encompasses the provision of medical equipment, furniture and furnishings, improvement of the environment and facilities, enhancement of staff and patient education and the welfare of staff and patients.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
This charity uses a corporate trustee

Financial issues to consider:

Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

Established: 28 years

www.dchcharity.org.uk

charity@dchft.nhs.uk

01305253215

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£878	£1,575	£-697	£141	£811	£525	4	3	49
31/03/22		£579	£482	£97	£137	£1,508	£288	7.2	3	42
31/03/21		£500	£300	£200	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/03/20		£695	£566	£129	£190	£1,211	£200	4.2	4	38
31/03/19		£792	£721	£71	£135	£1,082	£257	4.3	3	40
31/03/18		£1,086	£1,181	£-95	£133	£1,011	£275	2.8	3	0
31/03/17		£959	£529	£430	£109	£1,106	£272	6.2	2	0
31/03/16		£542	£196	£346	£42	£676	£210	12.9	2	0
31/03/15		£602	£727	£-125	£36	£330	£95	1.6	0	0
31/03/14		£466	£277	£189	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£515	£631	£-116	£38	£266	£76	1.4	0	0
31/03/12		£542	£467	£74	£36	£382	£89	2.3	0	0
31/03/11		£351	£454	£-103	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£188	£330	£-142	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£504	£592	£-88	£23	£552	£157	3.2	0	0
31/03/08		£200	£223	£-23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07		£480	£382	£98	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06	*	£589	£528	£62	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	*	£294	£282	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	*	£235	£150	£85	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 16.8%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 9%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 52%
Liabilities/Income: 99%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 65%
Reserves/Spending: 4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 1.9

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body

Where it operates

Dorset,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

3 employees
49 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Charitable Fund
£10,000	08/03/2023	A Sense of Place: an audio journey
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Dorset County Hospital Charity
£3,334	24/10/2020	We would like to deliver a 'gold standard' redesign and refurbishment of our chemotherapy unit to benefit cancer patients.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£75,000	26/04/2018	West Dorset Cancer Centre
Pears Foundation - Grant to Dorset County Hospital Charity
£75,050	05/02/2018 24	Pears #iwill Fund: Youth Volunteering
Dunhill Medical Trust - Supporting Patients with Dementia
£13,500	06/12/2016 2	This project aims to support dementia patients at Dorset County Hospital, by building a reminiscence room

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (1)

DORSET COUNTY HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 28/06/1996, number: 1056479

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
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

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR06: 205 days late, AR05: 1 days late, AR04: 291 days late,

Main office

DORSET COUNTY HOSPITAL
NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
DORSET COUNTY HOSPITAL
WILLIAMS AVENUE
DORCHESTER
DORSET

Objectives

SEE INDIVIDUAL CONSTITUENTS

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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