Rookwood Sound Hospital Broadcasting
What it does
Rookwood Sound Radio is a health and wellbeing radio service which is based at Llandough Hospital. We are run by volunteers. We produce and present a diverse range of radio programmes with speech and music, we play requests for patients, carers and staff. We provide health and wellbeing related information to those receiving care through interviews and other mechanisms.
Its charitable purposes
(1) THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS, POOR HEALTH AND OLD AGE AMONGST PEOPLE LIVING IN (CARDIFF & VALE OF GLAMORGAN) BY PROVIDING A LOCAL BROADCASTING SERVICE FOR HOSPITALS, RESIDENTIAL HOMES AND SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS, AND FOR PATIENTS RECEIVING COMMUNITY CARE: AND (2) THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH AND PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF SICKNESS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THROUGH PROMOTION OF THE BENEFITS OF LIVING A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE, AND THE IMPORTANCE OF MAINTAINING GOOD PERSONAL MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH BY (MAINLY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY) THE MEANS OF BROADCASTING HEALTH EDUCATION MESSAGES TO PEOPLE LIVING IN (CARDIFF AND VALE OF GLAMORGAN).
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Disability
- Other charitable purposes
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- People of a particular ethnic or racial origin
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- The general public
- How it works
- Other charitable activities
Where it works
- In Wales
- Cardiff
- Vale of Glamorgan
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £9,293 and spent £10,898.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £9,293 | £10,898 | Not reported | 20 |
| 31 December 2024 | £7,085 | £9,513 | Not reported | 20 |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 31%, from £7,085 in the year to 31 December 2024 to £9,293 in the year to 31 December 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 117% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025. It spent more than its income in 2 of the 2 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 December 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
5 trustees run the charity.
- Stephen AllenChair
- Jeffery Evan Davies
- John Bingham
- Richard Davies
- Sybil Fowler Trustee
Filing record
Of the last 2 annual returns that were due, 2 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | 31 October 2026 | Received 17 July 2026, 106 days early | Received 17 July 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | Received 10 July 2025, 113 days early | Received 10 July 2025 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1204307
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 10 August 2023
- Governing document
- CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 10 Aug 2023
- Website
- www.rookwoodsound.com
- Council area of its contact address
- Vale of Glamorgan
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.