Radio City 1386AM - The Swansea Bay UHB Hospital Radio Service
What it does
Hospital Radio. Provision of Hospital Radio programmes for the Patients, Staff and Visitors to the Swansea Bay University Health Board Hospitals.
Its charitable purposes
TO EXTEND AND IMPROVE THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS INFIRMITY AND OLD AGE THROUGH HOSPITAL BROADCASTING AND ALLIED SERVICES BY PROVIDING A "FRIEND AT THE BEDSIDE" RADIO SERVICE VIA 1386AM AND INTERNET TO THE HOSPITALS OF THE SWANSEA BAY UHB HOSPITALS. ALSO PROMOTING THE HIGHEST TECHNICAL AND ARTISTIC STANDARDS BY PROVIDING ALL VOLUNTEERS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO DEVELOP MEDIA AND INTERACTION SKILLS.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Health and saving lives
- Arts, culture, heritage and science
- Who it helps
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides services
Where it works
- In Wales
- City of Swansea
- Neath Port Talbot
Area of benefit in its governing document: Not Defined in Practice Swansea.
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 May 2025, it had income of £35,717 and spent £22,286.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 May 2025 | £35,717 | £22,286 | Not reported | 40 |
| 31 May 2024 | £25,454 | £13,649 | Not reported | 40 |
| 31 May 2023 | £14,231 | £8,751 | Not reported | 40 |
| 31 May 2022 | £7,526 | £3,059 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 May 2021 | £5,361 | £4,482 | Not reported | Not reported |
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 566%, from £5,361 in the year to 31 May 2021 to £35,717 in the year to 31 May 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 62% of its income in the year to 31 May 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 May 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 May 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 May 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 May 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
3 trustees run the charity.
- Colin Powell Jones
- David Benjamin
- Joanne Christine Coates-Williams
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 3 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 May 2025 | 31 March 2026 | Received 23 March 2026, 8 days early | Not received |
| 31 May 2024 | 31 March 2025 | Received 16 June 2025, 77 days late | Received 27 August 2025 |
| 31 May 2023 | 31 March 2024 | Received 8 April 2024, 8 days late | Not required |
| 31 May 2022 | 31 March 2023 | Received 13 June 2022, 291 days early | Not required |
| 31 May 2021 | 31 March 2022 | Received 22 November 2021, 129 days early | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 503061
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 2 May 1974
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED ON 29 JULY 1973 AS AMENDED ON 03 JUN 2019 AS AMENDED ON 28 OCT 2020AS AMENDED ON 16 NOV 2021
- Website
- www.radiocity1386am.co.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Neath Port Talbot
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.