The League of Friends of West Cornwall Hospital
Charity Number: 208241
Annual Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31[st] March 2025
Aims and Objectives
The charity exists solely to promote and support the work of West Cornwall Hospital in Penzance.
It does this by raising money from the public and works closely with the hospital management to identify opportunities to improve and widen the patient services provided at the hospital. This is done by providing grants to purchase equipment and, on occasion, provide enhanced training opportunities for staff when a patient benefit is identified.
The League also provides a bank of volunteers to assist at the hospital including operating a regular hospital trolley service to the two in-patient wards.
Review of the year ended 31[st] March 2025
During the year, the League has responded to a small number of requests for equipment at the hospital. The long awaited new Out Patients Department is nearing completion proving a modern and welcoming alternative to the previous dated provision. It also provides the opportunity to further enhance the clinical offer. We expect to receive requests to provide diagnostic equipment to support this expansion in services.
Our fundraising projects have continued with a reinvigorated trolley service and continued success in sales of Christmas cards and other regular fundraising activities which maintain the name of the charity in the public eye.
Our investment income continues to increase reflecting the rise in interest rates over the period covered by this report.
Our reserves have been boosted by a number of generous legacies which ensure that we are in a position to respond positively to funding requests from the hospital.
The Trustees are grateful to all the members, volunteers, members of the public and hospital staff who continue to support its work to ensure that West Cornwall Hospital is able to provide the highest standards of diagnostic and treatment facilities to its patients.
Income & Expenditure Accounts for the year ended 31[st] March 2025
| Incoming Resources Voluntary Income Activities for generating funds Investment Income Sub Total Legacies Total Incoming Resources Resources Expended Costs of generating funds Charitable Grants Governance Costs Total Resources Expended Net Incoming Resources Total Unrestricted Funds b/f Total Unrestricted Funds c/f |
2023 2024 2025 6,352 3,958 2,862 8,237 9,627 9,707 4,503 12,562 13,423 ---------- --------- ------------ 19,122 26,147 25,992 110,206 19,122 26,147 136,198 2,289 2,975 3,418 1,388 6,046 400 874 204 849 4,551 9,225 4,667 14,571 16,922 131,531 323,282 337,853 354,775 337,853 354,775 486,306 |
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