The League of Frlends of the Newton Abbot Hospitals
Annual Report
Year Ended 30 April 2024

The League of Friends of the Newton Abbot Hospitals
Annual Report
Year ended 30 April 2024
Conlenls
Page
Reference and AdrninistratSbe Details
Committee's Report
Independent Examinerfs Rewrt to the Committee
statement of Finanaal Acti¥itJes
Balance Sheet
Notes and Accounting p￿IC*S
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The League of Friends of the Newton Abbot Hospitsls
Referenc8 and Administrative Details
Year ended 30 April 2024
status
The League of FrierKls of the Newton Abbot HospTia15 is a chafity Wistered wilh the Charity Cornmission under
r8feren¢e number 284014. It Is oovemed by a set of Rules an¢J managed by a ￿mMIttee - ap￿inted under
those ruks.
Trustees:
Cornmittee Officials
Other Truslees
President
Mr M Ryan
Treasurer I
Chairrnan
Mrs R Robin50n
Minuie5 Secretary
L Leaman
Press Offi￿r
Mrs H Long
Sales tal￿e organiser Mr5 C Hewett
Mrs J Larcombe
Mrs J Har
Mrs D Kennedy
Mrs P Gibbs
Miss J Geake
Mts A Honeywill Ap￿int￿l 13
November
2023
Principal Address
Newton Abtwjt Communty Hosmal
West Golds Road
NE￿ON ABBOT
TQ12 2TS
Professional Advisers
Bankers:
Lloyds Bank
41 Courtenay Street
NEIMON ABBOT
Investments Advisers:
Brooks MacDonakJ
TAUNTON
Independent Examiner:
Michael Denoon Young FCA
Peplows Limtted
Moorgate House
King Street
NEwfoN ABBOT

The League of Frlends of the Newton Abbot Hospitals
Report of the Committee of the Trustees for the year ended 30 April 2024
The Trustge5 present thair annual report for the year ended 30 April 2024 The financial statements have been wepar6d in
accordancèwth the accounting pol￿e$ setOLrt in note 1 tothe accourrts and comply wrththecharty5 trust deed, tha Charitbs
Act 2011 and Accfjunting and Reporting by char￿e9.. Stateff*nt of Reconvnendèd Practice applicable to charitiés preparing
their accounts In accordance with the Financial Reporhng Stsndard applicable in the UK and Republic ol Ireland issued in
Octobèr 2019, the Financial Reporting &andard appl￿ble Inthe Unrted Kingdom and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1tr21 and UK
Generally Accepted A¢counting Practice.
structurn Govemance and Managem•M
This league was fomied 74 years ago and is a memb&r League of Devon County A5%)ciatson of Leagues of Friands and Wd5
ragistered wf(h tha Charty Commission under refererKe number 284014 in January 1982. M is governed by Objects and
Rules adop19d In March 2004 amended on 17 November 2014. 21 Sèptember 2015 and 14 Novèmber 2022.
The charty is administered and managed by the ExecutNe Committee who are listed on page 1. The commtttee has met 10
times In the year. Thè maln suty'ects dL%CU5sed ￿re requests passed to tss by hospf(al departments, sharing updated
Information on the CUT￿nt changes Trmthin the hospkal and the ¥Wdy forward for the league wthin the hospital, the rola of
volunteers in th8 hosprtal, and r￿q￿￿ts for fundmg from cther organisatsons and peop￿.
At tha Annual Genoial Meeting of the League. one third of the eorrwnttee shall retwe from office but shall be eligible for r
glection. The committee may electany rnen*Jer ofthe Leaguèto fill a vacan¢y on the conwnrttee untilthe nextAnnual Gèneral
meets.ng
Existing trustaes discuss all new tnjstees the objeclNés ofthe Charity and the ro￿ rt plays in the local communty. New
trustees are inforn￿d about t¥ustee responsibilth'es and haniled copjès of the appropriate Charty Corrmission paparwork
The trustees have reviewed any major risks to thè charity and sNems and kY0￿dureS have been established to manage
any of these nsk$.
Objectives and Activities
The principal purpo$$ ofthis chanty is to wovkle ￿uipMent for use in th& hosprtal and hospOts￿based Communty Services
for which, we are ￿fOrn￿d, funding is not aVal￿ble. To enhance these s¢NKes and to awj new projeds. Also, to assist and
8UPPOrt Pat￿nts and staff to provrde a link between hospital and public.
Tha League do6s not fvnd training or anything that rt kncwts to be a statutory duty ofthe TrusL
Wh•n planning adfvitie5 and knding for the hosprtal and other Organ￿at&)ns the leagu? keeps in mind the Charity
Commv6sbns guNlance on pubk benefft.
Investment Policy
Th¢ investment objèdive is to maximisethe tcrtal investmerrt retum within a eontrolled riskframewort so as to JTrakè
funds availablè from accumulatèd income anil capital for dtstribUt￿n each ye8r.
Achlevements and Performance
Since our last AGM things are continuing to retum to nomal and as mentioned below, volunteers are in the hospital. There
havè also been meetings wrth the hosprtal staff and a number of donations hava been rrode or approved to the hospital. Thè
ospf(al has a nèw infusion unrt and the league has contributed approx¥n*ety £27.OCLI towards reclinin
and equipment to be used in IL Gging forward. lurther donth"on5 wll be made to the infusion Un￿ Wa
chairs, overtables
ave also provided
swallow dèvice5 Costing approximately £3,OCK) and an interactNe gaming machine for patient Usè C05ting approximate
£10,000 for the stroke unrt. Exercisè bikes costing £3,598 ￿re provided to tha physiotherapy department As in premous
years when requested we provided funding for mattressès, chairs and equipment for the wards. which this year was
approximatèly £6,OCiI. Thére Wds also a dOllat￿n of£24,250 to Rowuoft HoSp￿e for high bw beds and coolin
Charity many rèsidents and pats¢nts of Ne**on Abbot benefrtfrom. Ftnalty, 85 pre4iosJs yèar5 ￿ have assisted
blankets,
for our local GP surgeriè$
purchases
The Leaguè cont￿ueS to énjoy great and interested supp¢*t Irom voluntser5. bcal publiq local businèsses and the hospital
staff, p*ients and vBitors. Once again volurteers are In the hosp*al Including a very hel ful meet and greet seNice.
voluntee￿ are also on the wards providing a buddy service lo pabèrrts %•kno havè fèw wsitors.
he Sales tsble is in operation,
bringing the league to the Publ￿ attention and abo ratsing fvnds for the leayue. tt i8 of(en the first thing people sèe when
they the hospf(al.
Committe6 meèting5 are nowheld monthty lexeèpt for A￿￿stand L)ecemberl. These are n1￿ held at Nth￿On Abbcrt Museum
due lo a la(* tsf space at th8 hosp￿81. W6 are very grateful to the museum fo¥ giving us free use of a room forthis purposè.
These meetings aTe an opportunty to di5￿jSS the V￿rk cam8d out in the hosprtal and any requests for donations.
AS merrbers ala gètting older, the boguè is k)okn"ng for new rrombers, both to assist wrlh volunteering in the hospital
and being inVo￿ed wrth the conrnrttee. There are a Mde rarKJe of voluntaer roles, including those rnentKJfjed above and ¥
would k)ve to recommanee the lea trolky on the hospital Wa￿$.4.

The League of Frlends of the Newton Abbot Hospitals
Report of the c￿mMIttee of Ihe Trustees for the year ended 30 April 2024
Procedures and Pollcy for Grant Making
The Trustees respond to applications a5they receNe them, and where neces$8ry, prior approval is obtained from the Matron
In accordance NHS guidelines. Certain other charitable requests are considered by trustees as apwoprBte.
applications for grants are considwed by the Commrttee who decidè ff they meet the objactwes of the eharty. If they are
considered to be in line wth the charty obJèctNes. they are nom)alty paid.
Flnancjal Revl6w
The league has continued to benefft from generous legaC￿S this year. Due to increased interest rates, investrnont inco
has Incrèased in the year. Ajso our hard wothng sates tab￿ ladie5 are back in the tKJsptsI and income ITOM thè sales tablé
has increased. 11 has ¢ontinued to make grants to organisattons conneded to the hospital and potential patients of the
hospital. The net deficrt for the year was £50,817, reflethng the continuin9 lèvèl of grants made in the year. Investments
have ￿Creased In vAlug th(s year by £76,030. This gNes a tclal incrèasè in reserves for the yaar of £25.213.
Reser￿ Policy
The charity has reserve6 anKJunting to £1.207,760. These have trrtjilt up over a number of ye8r5 due to gènerous donations.
Thè charity is continually looking for ways to spend it in atrord8nce with its objeL*s, theif aim being to r8duce thè arTh)unl of
reserves. All fvnds unre5trKted and can be used for any purpose eovered by the objeds oftha Loague.
The level of r8saNss will run at a higher ￿Val while the charty identffies applicable equipm*nt and projècts to fund h
accordance y￿th tts ststed ains and the (lonorfs wshe&
Plans for Futurn P•rltyJs
The Trustees wll continuèto èntpur8ge the hospital and hospitapbased con¥nunty 5erwces to appty for grants. In particular
the league wll rèmind organisations that fvnds are avaiLgble, as based on prewous experienca, not every oiganisalion i%
aware they can appty for funding. Infom)ab"on is po*d on ￿agUeS noticeboard at the hosprtal of &tNrties carrièd out
and donations made.
Trustw, reBponsibilities in relatlon to the financlal stat•m￿ts
The charty trustees are responsible for preparing a trustees, annual rep)rt and financial statements in w>rdance wih
appluble law and Unitsd Kingdom Accounting Standards IUni¢gd lQ"ngdom Generalty Aeceptsd ArtoU￿lng Pradicel.
Tha law ar4)licable to charthes in England and Wales requires the tharty trustees to prèpare financ￿1 statements for each
year wh￿h 9Ne a true and fair vtaw of the state of affairs of th¢ charity and of the incomin9 resources and applutv)n of
resources. of the charty forthat period. In preparing the financial 5taterrents, the trusle&s arè required to..
sèlèct suitable accounting pKIl￿1•s and then appty th8m eon$6ttrn￿Y".
obsarv¢ th? methcxjs and princip￿$ in the applKable Charthes SORP IFRS1021,'
makejudgements and estimates that arè reasonab￿ and prudent
state vthèthèr applicabte accounting Standards have been fc4kh¥ed, sutry"ec* to any material dèpartures disclosed
and explained in the fin8n¢ial st*ernents'.
prepare tha financKqI statements on the 90ing concem basis unths it is inapwopr*te to presume that the charty
will continue in busines$.
The trustees ar& r*5ponsible for keeping pryr a¢¢ounting records that disdose wilh reasonable accur8w at any time the
financial position ofthe charty and to enable themtg ensure that the finaftcial statements corrpty wth thè Char((￿S Act 3J11,
the applicable Charities (Accounts and Report) Regulation& and the P￿￿SKIllS of the Trust deed. They Bre also rasptsn5ible
for Safeguarding the assets of the tharity and taknng rèasonable steps for the prevènlvJn and dele(*ion of fraud and oth&r
ITregular*ies.
Compllancewith the Charty's Govtrning Document and Currèrrt statutory Requlrements
The financial st8tenEnts have been prepared in a(Lordance wrth the Charty's Trust Deed. applicable L8w and
requirements of the Statemant of Recommended Pradice.. ACcourrt￿9 and Repcrting by Charkiès ISORP FRS1021 issued
in October 2019.
Approved by the Trustees on 9 . 9 2024 and signed on their behalf by:.R.. f)...lkns
R Robinson
Chairnian

The League of Friends of the Newton Abbot Hospltsls
Independent Examinerfs Report to the Trustees of The League of Friends of the Newton Abbot
Hospitals
I report lo the charity trustees on my examinatlon of the accounts of the charily forthe year ended 30 April 2024
which a￿ set out on pages 5 to 11.
Responsibilities and basls of report
As the chatity's trustees you are responsible for the Fweparation of the accounts in accordance with the
requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (Ihe Art)-
I report in respect of my examination of the chartty's accounts caffled oul under secaion 145 of the Acl and in
Ganying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under
section 145(5)(b) of the Ad.
Independent examlnerfs statement
I have completed my ex8mination. I confirm that no nmterial mallers ha￿ come lo my atterrtion in connection
with the examination giviTrJ me cause to believe that in any maleri81 respe(I:
accounting records were not kept in respecl of the charity as ￿Uired by se(aion 130 of the Aca" or
the accounts do not accord with those records: or
the a¢wunts do not comply wlh the applicable requirements concerning the fomi and content of accounts
set out in the Chartties (Accounts and Re￿rts) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts
give a Irue and fair view. which is not a matter consKlered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in ¢onnedton with Ihe examination to which attention
should bo drawn in this report in order to enable a FXOFer urKlerstanding of the accounts to be reached.
M D Young FCA
Peplows Llmited
Chartered Accountants and Registered Auditors
Moorgate House
King Street
Newton Abbot
1141

The League of Frlends of the Newton Abl)ot Hospitals
Statement of Financial Activityes
Year ended 30 April 2024
2024
Tolal
2023
Total
Nots$
Income from:
Voluntary income:
Subs￿1p110nS and donations
Lega￿eS
916
10,500
952
17,994
Fund raising induding Trolley income
Investments
2,725
21,646
17,732
Total
35,787
37.523
Expenditure on..
Charitable actimties
Raising funds
Investment management costs
77,272
172
9.160
104,430
252
9.102
Total
86.604
113,784
Net {expenditurel before gains and losses
on investments
Realised and unrealised gains Oosses)on
Investments
150,817)
(76,261)
76.030
(38,881)
Net incornellexpenditurel and
N¢t movement In funds for the year
Reconcillation of funds
Balances at 1 May 2023
25.213
(115,142)
1.182,547
1,297,689
Balances at 30 April 2024
1,207.760
1.182,547
Represented by:
Fixed assets
Investments
Current assets
Current1Sabiltiies
1,022.907
212,649
{27.796)
1.030.772
193,427
(41,652)
1,207,760
1,182,547
All Income and expend6ture derive from continuing adivities.
All funds are unresliicled except as detaile(l in note 15 to the accounts.

The League of Frfends of the Newton Abbot Hospltals
Balan￿ Sheet
30 April 2024
2024
Totsl
2023
Total
Notes
Fixed assets
Tangible Fixed Assets
Investments
10
11
1,022.907
1.030,772
1.022.907
1,030,772
Currnnt assets
Debto
COIF CharIt￿S Deposit Fund
Cash at bank and in h8nd
12
10.500
68.485
133,664
65,239
128,188
212.649
Llablllties - amounts falllng due
within on• year
Creditors
193,427
13
127.7961
(41,652)
Not curent assets
184.853
151,775
Total Net assets
1,207,760
1,182,547
Income funds and Totsl chartty funds
Unrestricled funds
General fvnd
Restrirted Fund
1,207.714
1,182.501
Total Net assets
1.207.760
1,182,547
The notes on paoes 7 to 11 fom) part ofthese accounts.
Approved by the Commttee on ...g.: ..9....i.o..Ik.......
Carole Hewett
Committee Member

The League of Frlends of the Newton Abbot Hospitals
Notes and Accounting Policies
Year end8d 30 April 2024
General Inforniation
The League of Friends of the Newion ALknt HosrMia15 is a tharity regkstered with the Ch81ity
Commission under refe￿nce number 284014. It govemed by a sel of Rules and man*Jed by a
Committee- apwnted under those
The address of its principal ￿a¢e of t￿IneSS is
Newlon Abbot Hospital
Newton Abb)t
TQ12 2TS
Accounting Policies
(a) Basis of preparation and assessment of going concem
The accounts (financial statemerts) have been prepared on a goiro concem b8si8 underthe historical
cost convention with items recognised 8t cost or tr8nsaclion value unless otherwise sL8ted in the
relevant note(s) to these accounts.
The financial stalemetts have been wepared in accortlance with A(tounting and Reporting by
Chartties: Statement of RecommerKled Pr8cii¢e applicable to chatiiies preparing their accounts in
accordance with the Financial Re￿rtIng Siandard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland issued
in October 2019, the Financial ReportitYJ Standard appl￿ble in the United Kingdom and Republic of
I￿land (FRS 102). the Charities A(* 20118nd UK Genernlty Accepted A¢¢ounting Prdclice
The 8ccounts have been wesented in stefling and rounded lo the nearest £.
The trusi constitutes a public benefft entty as defined by FRS 102.
The trustees o)nsNJer that there are no material uncertainties a￿ul the Charity's ability to continue
as a golng concem.
The following principal accounting policies have been 8pplie(l.
(b) Income Recognition
All income is reccgnised once the tharity has entitlement to the iftcome. there is sufficient certainty
of receipt arKJ so it is probable that the income will be received, and the amount of income Trceivable
can be measured ￿lIable.
fj) Donations and legacies. These are included in Ihe Statement of Financial Activities when..
the chatity is notified to the donation. legacy or similar income and any cx)nditions ft)r
receipt are mot..
the truslees consujer that it is probable that they will receive it:
the value can be reliabty measured and"
donated goods for sale are recc*Jnised when they are sohj and included within
fundraisino income.
(li) Subscriptions - These are incI￿￿ed in the accounts when there is sufficient certainty that they
will be recetved.
(iii) Fundraising - The income from thi5 is induded when re¢eNed. as il is carried out by volunteers
and is onty at this wint it can be reliabty measured.
(iv) Investment income- Investfflent income reccwjnised on a receiwdbte ba5k%. when notrfled by
the FInan￿al Advisor.

The League of Frlends of the NeW￿n Abbot Hospltsls
Notes and Accountiro Poliaes
Year ended 30 April 2024
Accountlng Policies {continued)
(c) EX￿nditUrn re¢ognition
Liabilities are recoglli5ed as expenditu￿ as soon as theTr is a legal or construGtNe obligation
committing tho charity to that expenditu￿, it is pnjbable that Sett￿ment will be reqUI￿d and the
amount of the oblpjation can be measured relk?tAy.
Ail expenditu￿ is accounted for on an accruaLs basis. All expenses. including supwrt arKI
govemance costs except for dife(l fiJrKlr8i8ing costs are allocated to chaiitable a(livities
Grants lo oruanisations are induded when they are apwoved by the committee for paymenl and the
amount of the oblbJation be measured reliably.
Equipment purchased for Nevrton Alknt Hospiial. surgeries aThJ clinics is treated as donated to these
bc*Yies as li is insur&J by them. Such equikThnt C8nnot be removed or di$￿Sed of wlhout
penT4ssion frorn the League of Friends.
(d) Charhable activilles
The expendilure on charitable aclivtknes inclLhles grants made. govemance costs and support Costs
as shown in note 6.
(e) Costs of raising funds
Fund raising cosls are the di￿¢1 o)sts of fundraisirvJ.
(Q Costs of genernling funds
The costs of generaling funds consist of in￿Estment management fees.
(g) Voluntary help
The charity is run entirely by unpaid voluntary help. For the pufjx)se of these a¢counts, no walue has
been placed on this help.
(h) Fixed Assets
Equlpment purchased for use by the cftarily is caprtalised a￿1 depreci8ted by equal annual
instalments over its estimated usefvl lrfe of ten yea￿.
Investments
Investments are a fonn of bas￿ financial inslrumenl arKI are oivJinally reccgnised at their transa￿lon
value and subsequently n￿aSured 81 their fair value at the b8￿NCe sheet date using the quoled
market price.
Realised and unrealised gains arKI losses on the investments a￿ credbtedlcharged directly to the
Statement of FinancÈal Actiwties.
Cash at bank and in hand
Cash at bank arKI cash in hand indudes cash hek1 in current and savings a¢￿Unts in UK bankino
institutions. It does not indude cash hekl by the stoc* broke￿.
(k) Debtors
Debtor5 are included when the charity kn17WS that the furnls are due to them and the amounts can be
measured or estimated reliably.
Credito
Creditors are recognised where the charity has a present oblYJation resulting from a past event that
will probably resu￿ in the transfer of funds to a Ihird party aThJ Ihe amount due to settle the oblpJation
Can Èe measured or estimated reliably.

The League of Frlends of the Newton Abbot Hospitals
Notes and Accounting Poliaes
Year ended 30 April 2024
Accounting Policios Icontlnued
(m) Funds stNcture
Restricted fuThls - these a￿ furKls thal are subie¢i to SFecific trusts that must be applied for
specific purwses.
(11) Other funds hekd by the charity arE unrestsid&J generdl funds which the Chatily may use for
Ils charitable purposes at rts dL%cret*)n.
3. Donations
There a￿ no restricted donations induded in donations.
Investment income
2024
2023
Income received from..
Listed investments incoff
Deposit Inte￿St received
18.400
3,246
16,333
1,399
21,646
17.732
In 2024 8nd 2023 all investment in¢orne was unrestric1￿1.
5. Fund raising in¢¢)me includes sales of donated goods
2024
2023
Table top sales
Other
2.371
354
582
283
2.726
845
6. Cost of chaiitablo activities
Note
2024
2023
Grants pahj - organisatlon
Independent examiner5 fee (govemance)
Sundry
Dep￿ ciation
Insurance
7S,452
1,288
136
102,552
1,234
269
397
370
77,272
104,403
7. Cost of raislng funds
2024
2023
Other
172
252
No value is placed on gocrfts donated for sale at hosFylal table sales or matket sales.

The League of Friends of the Newton Abbot Hospltals
Notes and Accounting Policies
Year ended 30 April 2024
8. Grants Payable
2024
2023
The amounts payable in the year cornprise:
To Institutions
Newlon Abbot Hospltal
Various grants to purchase medical equlpment
for use In the hosFMtal and by connec#ed parties
Other
Newton Abbot communÉiy IransFort
Rowcroft HO5￿Ce grant for PPE
Dartmoor search and rescue
Basic5 Devon
Donatlon to Devon squa￿ Surgery for equipment
Jays Aim defibrillators for Buckjand area
Buckl8nd SU￿ery chairs
Albany St￿et surgery HY(￿CatOr
Kingscare contribution new vehKle
49,900
46,621
25,000
20,000
2,150
2,300
3,900
24,250
(162)
81
2,500
75A52
102,552
Staff costs
The Charity did not empby any staff during the year.
10. Tangible Flxed AsS￿S
Equipment
Cost at 1 May 2023 and 30 April 2024
3,180
Depreciatlon
At 1 May 2023
Charge for year
3.180
At 30 April 2024
3,180
Net Book Value
At 30 April 2024
At 30 April 2023
10

The League of Friends of the Newton Abbot Hospltsls
Notes and AccountiThJ Policies
Year ended 30 April 2024
11. Investments
2024
2023
Investment assets in Ihe UK:
Li$tsd on a re¢ognised stock exchange:
M8thet value at 1 May 2023
Net (sales) purchases in the year
Realised and un￿alISed gains Oosses) in year
Markel value at 30 April 2024
996,904 1.038,375
168.9031
76,030
{2,S90)
{38,881)
1.004,031
996,904
Cash
Brougm Forward
Net sales l(purchases)
Fees paid
Funds (transferred)Iretsined
33.868
68,903
19.160)
174,735)
18,876
39,498
2,590
(9,102)
882
Carried Forward
33,868
Total
1,022,907 1,030,772
The cosl of the listed Investments (including cash) hehj at 30 April 2024 was:
The investments are hehj in listed InVest￿nts or cash as shown above.
748,969
751.980
12. Debtors
Legades
10,500
The188gue h85 been informed il is entitled to a 40% Sha￿ of an estate. however the amount cannol be
quantlfied and is the￿fore not induded in these accounts.
13. Credltors
Independent Examlnation
Grants
Fundraising
1,400
26,396
1,300
40,273
79
27.796
41,652
14. Commlttee Members and Other Related Partses
No Committee Member ￿rUstee) or conne(aed persorns have receive(l any remuneration either directly or
indI￿ctly. A totsl of £88 for sundry expenses was reimbursed to three Committee Members. £172 for
fundraising to one member and £397 to one comiitlee member for insurance duriNJ the year (2023 £422
for sundry expenses and £370 insuran(X io seven Cornmittee Members). At the balance sheet date nil
(2023 nif) was due to trustees for expenses incurred.
15. Charitable Funds
At the yoar end, there was a £46 (2022 £46) restrKled fund forthe purchase of a wice amplifier. Thi8 arose
because of 8 one-off donation.
AH other funds are Unreslri￿ed and are availalAe to be spent for any of the purposes of the charity.
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