League of Friends of the Victoria Memorial Hospital Welshpool
What it does
To relieve patients and former patients of The Victoria Memorial Hospital Welshpool who are sick convalescent disabled handicapped infirm or in need of financial assistance and generally to support the charitable work of the said hospital
Its charitable purposes
THE OBJECT OF THE LEAGUE SHALL BE TO RELIEVE PATIENTS AND FORMER PATIENTS (INCLUDING OUTPATIENTS) OF THE HOSPITAL (WHETHER AT THE HOSPITAL OR WITHIN THE COMMUNITY) WHO ARE SICK, CONVALESCENT, DISABLED, HANDICAPPED, INFIRM, SUFFERING FROM MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS OR IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE AND, GENERALLY, TO SUPPORT THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE SAID HOSPITAL.
Causes
- What it works on
- Health and saving lives
- Who it helps
- Older people
- Disabled people
- How it works
- Makes grants to organisations
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
Where it works
- In Wales
- Powys
Area of benefit in its governing document: Welshpool
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £58,240 and spent £40,878.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £58,240 | £40,878 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | £102,299 | £10,432 | Not reported | 41 |
| 31 March 2023 | £46,324 | £31,765 | Not reported | 30 |
| 31 March 2022 | £296,005 | £145,474 | Not reported | 34 |
| 31 March 2021 | £313,364 | £4,764 | Not reported | 37 |
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
- Down 81%, from £313,364 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £58,240 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 70% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent less than its income in each of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | 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.
- Susan Jean UsmarChair
- Carol Stranks
- Derek Simms
- Frances Grassi
- Mrs Pam Owen
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 3 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 26 January 2026, 5 days early | Received 26 January 2026 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 17 October 2024, 106 days early | Received 17 October 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 13 March 2024, 42 days late | Received 13 March 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 1 March 2023, 29 days late | Received 1 March 2023 |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 16 November 2021, 76 days early | Received 16 November 2021 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 500809
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 30 April 1971
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 30/04/1970AS AMENDED ON 22/11/2011
- Council area of its contact address
- Powys
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.