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The Friends of the Wisdom Hospice Limited

A Registered Charity based in England

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The best identifier for this organisation is GB-CHC-284894 .
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Description

The main objective of the Charity is to promote the relief of suffering and treatment of illness in the Medway and Swale areas. The Charity makes an annual grant to Medway Community Healthcare to not only ensure that the current services of The Wisdom Hospice are maintained but, where possible, to continually improve upon those services.

Also known as

  • The Friends of the Wisdom Hospice Limited
  • The Friends of the Wisdom Hospice

CCEW Charity number

284894

Company number

01632714

Registered

Postcode

ME1 2NU

Website

fowh.org.uk

Domain

fowh.org.uk

Latest income

£1,073,282 (on )

This organisation record is based on data from Registered charities in England and Wales published by Charity Commission for England and Wales.

The Friends of the Wisdom Hospice Limited

GB-CHC-284894

Locations

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Area of operation in the UK

Registered Office in the UK

The Friends of the Wisdom Hospice Limited

GB-CHC-284894

Linked records

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This organisation record is part of a group of linked records that describe a single organisation. The organisation is linked to 2 active records and 0 inactive records, from 2 data sources.

The best identifier for this organisation is GB-CHC-284894 .
What is an organisation identifier?

An organisation identifier is a unique piece of text that definitively identifies an organisation.

Examples include charity numbers and company numbers.

Identifiers are usually assigned by an external body like a regulator.

Findthatcharity uses the Org ID scheme to create identifiers.

GB-CHC gives the scheme for this identifier (Charity Commission), while 284894 is the identifier for this organisation within the scheme.

The Friends of the Wisdom Hospice Limited

GB-CHC-284894

Themes and activities

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This organisation has been classified using different categories:

International Classification of Non-profit and Third Sector Organizations (ICNP/TSO)

ICNP/TSO categories have been automatically assigned from a machine learning model, as part of the UK Charity Classification project.

  • Residential nursing care facilities C31

UK Charity Activity Tags

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  • Associations AS » League of Friends AS104
  • Charitable activities CA » Grant making CA200
  • Health HE » Healthcare provider HE400 » Hospice HE401
  • Health HE » Healthcare provider support HE500 » Friends of healthcare provider HE501

Theme (CCEW)

  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 103

Beneficiaries (CCEW)

  • Elderly/old People 202
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies 205
  • The General Public/mankind 207

Activities (CCEW)

  • Makes Grants To Organisations 302
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space 305

Scale of operation

  • Local

The Friends of the Wisdom Hospice Limited

GB-CHC-284894

Charity financial history

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Year ending Income (£) Spending (£)
1982-06-18 Registered as a charity
2004-03-31 654,903 496,991
2005-03-31 626,262 523,743
2006-03-31 624,798 598,303
2007-03-31 1,207,577 649,955
2008-03-31 1,624,498 673,940
2009-03-31 597,671 700,654
2010-03-31 652,398 805,723
2011-03-31 597,293 864,457
2012-03-31 689,495 850,445
2013-03-31 685,345 857,357
2014-03-31 769,150 850,155
2015-03-31 884,259 872,732
2016-03-31 1,028,250 888,629
2017-03-31 1,158,594 975,235
2018-03-31 988,769 1,130,150
2019-03-31 1,380,213 1,143,754
2020-03-31 1,003,766 1,263,068
2021-03-31 1,386,726 1,189,483
2022-03-31 1,161,139 1,235,523
2023-03-31 1,073,282 1,338,302
Income and Spending
Funds and Reserves

Data on funds and reserves are only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

The Friends of the Wisdom Hospice Limited

GB-CHC-284894

Charity people

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2023
£
2022
£
Employees 14 14
Employees paid more than £60,000 - -
Volunteers 60 65
Trustees 9
Employees
Volunteers

Data on employees is only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

The Friends of the Wisdom Hospice Limited

GB-CHC-284894

Statement of Financial Activities

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Statement of financial activities for year ended .

Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.

2023
£000s
2022
£000s
Incoming resources
Donations and other voluntary income 261.4 271.8
Legacies 185.1 236.8
Endowments - -
Donations and legacies 446.6 508.6
Income from charitable activities 622.1 572.3
Income from other trading activities - -
Income from investments 4.6 0.5
Other income - 79.8
Total 1,073.3 1,161.1
Expenditure
Investment management 12.9 13.0
Other spending on raising funds 601.3 532.8
Spending on raising funds 614.2 545.8
Grants to institutions 724.1 689.7
Other charitable activities - -
Charitable activities 724.1 689.7
Other spending - -
Total 1,338.3 1,235.5
Net income / (expenditure) (265.0) (74.4)

The Friends of the Wisdom Hospice Limited

GB-CHC-284894

Balance sheet

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Balance sheet at .

Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.

2023
£000s
2022
£000s
Fixed assets
Tangible and intangible assets 355.4 332.8
Investment assets 1,093.7 1,242.3
1,449.1 1,575.1
Current assets
Current investment assets - -
Cash 296.8 584.4
Other current assets 254.4 131.8
551.2 716.3
Creditors
Amounts falling due within one year (113.1) (98.2)
Net current assets 438.1 618.1
Total assets less current liabilities 1,887.2 2,193.2
Creditors
Amounts falling due after one year - -
Net assets 1,887.2 2,193.2
Funds
Endowment funds - -
Restricted funds 2.5 2.4
Unrestricted funds 1,884.7 2,190.8
1,887.2 2,193.2

The Friends of the Wisdom Hospice Limited

GB-CHC-284894

Income from government

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2023
£
2022
£
Contracts with government
None recorded
Government grants
Income from government grants - 14,628
Government grants as % of total income - 1.3%
Number of government grants - 1

The Friends of the Wisdom Hospice Limited

GB-CHC-284894

Grants received

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Date Funder Amount awarded Description
CareTech foundation
Match Fund Grants Fund FY21/22
£350 Match Funding Grant
Co-operative Group £2,424 Grant to The Friends of the Wisdom Hospice
Co-operative Group £1,677 Grant to The Friends of the Wisdom Hospice

Data source

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The Friends of the Wisdom Hospice Limited

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