bedford hospital charity and friends

The charity supports the general public. Bedford Hospital Charity And Friends is a registered charity whose purpose is the advancement of health or the saving of lives. It delivers its work by making grants to organisations. The charity is based in Bedford and operates in Central Bedfordshire and Bedford.

This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

Bedford Hospitals Charity was founded in 1988 to improve the equipment and facilities for patients and staff at Bedford Hospitals. It has raised 9.5million, notably 2.5million for the Primrose Oncology Unit and 765,000 for cancer projects. The appeal to raise 750,000 to expand cancer services at Bedford is now complete and the current one is for a new MRI scanner costing over 1million.

Fundraising

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Local Authority

Central Bedfordshire Bedford

Financial Information

Latest Income

£1,204,800

Latest Expenditure

£1,143,504

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 92.4%

% of income going directly to charitable activities

Overall Efficiency 97.4%

% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)

Administrative Ratio 2.3%

Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £1,082,432

Charitable Activities £110,530

Other Trading £9,432

Investments £2,406

Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £1,113,559

Raising Funds £25,931

Governance £134

Grants to Institutions £0

Other Expenditure £4,014

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial Year	Income	Expenditure	Charitable Spending	Net Assets	Reserves	Staff
2024	£1,204,800	£1,143,504	£1,113,559	£452,410	£5,000	0 / 25
2023	£1,003,691	£1,263,610	£1,245,464	£391,114	£368,608	0 / 20
2022	£247,628	£89,815				0 / 20
2021	£449,454	£378,310				0 / 50
2020	£241,689	£164,764				0 / 50