The Trustees present their report and the financial accounts of the Charity (Charity number 1202950) for the period 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2024. 

|REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE|DETAILS|
|---|---|
|Registered charity name|The League of Friends of Broomfield Hospital|
|Charity registration number|1202950|
|Address|Broomfield Hospital|
||Court Road|
||Broomfield|
||Chelmsford|
||CM1 7ET|
|Trustees|Mrs Alison Frances Douglas (Chairperson)|
||Mrs Penelope Yvonne Elizabeth Bennett|
||(Vice-Chairperson)|
||Mrs Carol Haensel (Secretary)|
||Mrs Janet Anne Warn|
||Mr Christopher Rodney Vaughan Jones|
||Mrs Jennifer Gay Gillingham|
||Ms Marion Lee|
||Mr David Walker|





## OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES 

The objects of the Charity, as set out in the governing document, are to: 

- mobilise, encourage, foster and maintain the interest of the public in the patients and the support of the work of the Broomfield Hospital by means of voluntary service. 

- provide funds for the purposes of supplementing the resources of the hospital service, or the provision of amenities for patients and staff not normally provided under the National Health Service ("NHS"), including the provision and running of the hospital shops. 

The Trustees confirm that they have had due regard to the Charity Commission's guidance on Public Benefit when reviewing the Charity's aims and objectives and in planning future activities. 

The Friends at Broomfield Hospital are a group of some 50 or more men and women who have joined together with the aim of improving the treatment and care of patients, relatives and staff by giving of their time, without any type of payment, to raise money to purchase equipment or facilities as proposed by Mid & South Essex Hospitals Charity Office that are not and have not previously been funded either fully or in part by any form of funding from statutory authorities but that the hospital feel would be of benefit; and those requests for funding to be considered by Friends at Broomfield Hospital Committee. 

The Friends run two shops on site. There is also a mobile trolley round which stocks mainly confectionery and soft drinks and visits a range of wards across the hospital site. Goods are sold to patients, staff and visitors at a profit which is used to purchase the items requested by the hospital Trustees. Additionally, the Friends run a library trolley service where patients can borrow and exchange books free of charge. Again, a range of wards are visited across the hospital site. 

Although the purpose of the Charity is detailed above, the Trustees confirm that there has been no trading under this Charity Number (1202950) for the period 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2024. The Charity is currently operating under Charity Number 260377 where an Annual Return has been submitted for the financial year ending 31 December 2024. It is anticipated that the assets of the charity will be transferred from Charity Number 260377 to Charity Number 1202950 during the financial year ending 31 December 2025. 

Approved by the Trustees on 8 July 2025 and signed on their behalf by: 

**Alison Douglas** Chairperson 

**Penelope Bennett** Vice-Chairperson 




**Charity Name LEAGUE  OF FRIENDS OF BROOMFIELD HOSPITAL** 

**No (if any)** 1202950 

## **Receipts and payments accounts** 

**For the period** Period start date Period end date **To from** 1/1/2024 12/31/2024 

## **Section A Receipts and payments** 

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## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** 

|**Categories**<br>**B1 Cash funds**<br>**B2 Other monetary assets**<br>**B3 Investment assets**<br>**B5 Liabilities**<br>**B4 Assets retained for the**<br>**charity’s own use**<br>Signed by one or two trustees on<br>behalf of all the trustees|**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>Signature<br>Alison Douglas<br>Penelope Bennett<br>**Total cash funds**<br>(agree balances with receipts and payments<br>account(s))|**Unrestricted funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>OK<br>OK<br>**Unrestricted funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which asset belongs**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which asset belongs**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which liability relates**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>Print Name<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Amount due**<br>**(optional)**|**to nearest £**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**|
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||Alison Douglas|ALISON DOUGLAS||
||Penelope Bennett|PENELOPE BENNETT||





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Date of approval 08.07.2025 08.07.2025 

