MATLOCK HOSPITALS LEAGUE OF FRIENDS
Registered Charity 260510
TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT 2025 (TO 31.12.2024)
TRUSTEES
Colin Beamiss David Brunt Helen Dalton Jill Fearn Alice Harnell Richard Hollingworth Mary MacDonald Stuart Marriott Tom Pilkington Mike Tomlinson Peter Vincent (Chair) Steven Walker Alison Wildgoose Pam Wildgoose (Honorary Secretary) Brian Wood (Honorary Treasurer)
Secretary’s Report for the Year Ending 31st December 2024
After a busy and successful year in 2023, the following year 2024 was a quieter year preparing for the improvements to the Lodge building next to the A6 entrance to Whitworth Hospital.
The project entailed maintenance works due to dampness and the complete restructure of the interior. On the upper floor, the kitchen and interior wall and doors have been removed and new ceilings and flooring fitted. The toilet area has been retained and refreshment facilities provided in the new enlarged meeting room.
The downstairs area has also been upgraded providing two possible consultation or meeting rooms, both with en-suite.
Work has continued throughout the winter and we hope to open the reconditioned Lodge building at the end of June 2025.
The Community Diagnostic Centre has added clinics and continues to grow and provide well needed and used services. Ultrasound and X- Ray departments are now open at weekends.
The Urgent Treatment Centre continues to provide excellent service with additional staff, and numbers using the service continue to grow. It uses a ‘triage’ system to cope with the extra number of patients and is a very busy department. Eileen Tutssel has now knitted over 700 teddy bears for children using the UTC but it is hard to provide enough to keep up with demand. A few very welcome knitters have begun to support the scheme.
The League has provided new seating for the waiting area in Reception and provided money for Christmas activities including presents for patients and Christmas food gifts for staff. Podiatry also received a portable Doppler Scanner.
The Whitworth Hospital continues to grow and provide more services and clinics which are valued by the local community and which help to reduce the number of visits to Chesterfield Royal Hospital. I can vouch
for the excellent service in Oker Ward having experienced 5 weeks of their expertise, kindness and encouragement. They taught me to walk again and yes I did receive a Christmas present from the League.
I should like to thank the Committee and Chairman for all their help and support and continuing with my work whilst I was in hospital and subsequently house-bound.
I am particularly grateful to Richard for taking notes, writing Minutes and compiling them for approval by myself and the Chairman. Our Chairman Pete, Treasurer Brian and Tom our Vice-Chairman and Community Representative deserve medals for coping with my lack of hearing in a difficult year, not least due to my accident late in 2023 and rehabilitation throughout 2024.
We would also like to thank our Presidents for their wonderful continuing support of the League and for giving their time to our activities and events.
Pam Wildgoose Honorary Secretary 9[th] May 2025
HONORARY TREASURERS REPORT 2025 (As at 31 December 2024)
INCOME (£21379.38)
There were four main sources of income in 2024. Donations of £2500.21; Annual Subscriptions of £1956.25, Bank Interest of £16148.93 and Gift Aid re-imbursement (2 years) (£773.99)
EXPENDITURE (£79611.08)
The provision of children’s toys/books for ETU continued ( £400). There were only four other major items of expenditure Oker Ward £9483.68, UTC (Dinamap £7602.97) Reception Seating (£2232.00) and Podiatry (£1059.14) The cost of £62070.55 on the Physiotherapy alterations including building works agreed in 2023 was paid in this financial year.
BALANCES (£654661.36)
The balances provide an extremely healthy financial position for the League.
GENERAL
Richard Tarbatt has again carried out the Audit of Accounts and the League of Friends is indebted to him for his time.
Brian Wood DMA Honorary Treasurer
MATLOCK HOSPITALS LEAGUE OF FRIENDS
Registered Charity No 260510 CURRENT POSITION RE FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES Income and Expenditure Statement 2023/24
| Income Legacies Donations Gift Aid Reclaim Subscriptions Bank Interest Total income Expenditure Orchard Cottage Projects Expenses Total Expenditure Balance B/F Income Expenditure Balance at 31.12 |
2024 2023 0 150759.48 2500.21 1023.61 773.99 0.00 1956.25 1946.25 16148.93 8706.69 |
2024 2023 0 150759.48 2500.21 1023.61 773.99 0.00 1956.25 1946.25 16148.93 8706.69 |
|---|---|---|
| 21379.38 | 162436.03 | |
| 0.00 77570.46 2040.62 |
895.95 156076.14 1561.90 |
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| 79611.08 | 158533.99 | |
| 712893.06 21379.38 79611.08 |
708991.02 162436.03 158533.99 |
|
| 654661.36 | 712893.06 |
MATLOCK HOSPITALS LEAGUE OF FRIENDS
Registered Charity No 260510 BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2024
| BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2024 |
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|---|---|
| Current Assets Royal Bank of Scotland: Current Account(975) : Business Reserve(583) : Deposit Account(365) Liquidity 35 day (608) Liquidity 95 day (991) Fixed rate Bond (115) Santander Savings Bond Current Liabilities Total Assets less Current Liabilities |
2024 2023 £ £ 1439.65 1055.68 138321.65 500727.94 0.00 300.30 101983.38 0.00 358548.68 0.00 54368.00 153044.22 0.00 57764.92 |
| 654661.36 712893.06 0.00 0.00 |
|
| 654661.36 712893.06 |
Signed Brian Wood
Name Brian Wood Position: Honorary Treasurer
INDEPENDENT REPORT TO THE MEMBERS
The Charity derives a small proportion of its income from cash donations, the income from which cannot be fully controlled until entered into the accounting records and is not therefore subject to independent audit verification as required by its Constitution. I certify that the accounts are in accordance with the books, records and information presented to me.
Signed Richard Tarbatt
Name Richard Tarbatt 31[st] March 2025