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Registered charity · No. 226536 · WorcestershireiSource and licenceOfficial record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.Register edition compiled 25 October 2026.Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.How we handle data

The League of Friends of the Kidderminster Hospitals (aka Kidderminster Hospitals League of Friends)

Income
£291k
▲ 84.0% on 2024
Expenditure
£461k
▲ 70.6% on 2024
Reserves
N/A
Small charityi
Runway
N/A
Small charityi
Spent on charitable work
N/A%
Small charityi
Trustees
16
8.2y av
Staff
N/A
Small charityi
Volunteers
63
▼ 7 volunteers on 2024
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Overview

The League of Friends of the Kidderminster Hospitals's network

16 people5 organisationsi16 listed on the board. 5 organisations share a board member with this charity.The large node is The League of Friends of the Kidderminster Hospitals. The map shows two steps out from the public record. Hover a node to focus its connections; click one to open it.

The board

16 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
NameRoleSinceOn the board
Michael James ShellieChair2015
11 yrs
Christine TitleyTrustee2021
5 yrs
Clive JoyceTrustee2016
10 yrs
David Charles MiddletonTrustee2022
4 yrs
Geoffrey David SummersTrustee2025
1 yr
Gerald WheelerTrustee2014
12 yrs
Janet Mary CoxTrustee2020
6 yrs
John ThomasTrustee2026
new
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 16 →

Board

The board

16 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
NameRoleSinceOn the board
Michael James ShellieChair2015
11 yrs
Christine TitleyTrustee2021
5 yrs
Clive JoyceTrustee2016
10 yrs
David Charles MiddletonTrustee2022
4 yrs
Geoffrey David SummersTrustee2025
1 yr
Gerald WheelerTrustee2014
12 yrs
Janet Mary CoxTrustee2020
6 yrs
John ThomasTrustee2026
new
Margaret Ann HerbertTrustee2015
11 yrs
Mary SteadmanTrustee2019
7 yrs
Nicolina WortonTrustee2022
4 yrs
Patricia KellyTrustee2021
5 yrs
Pauline Ann GraingerTrustee2013
13 yrs
Peter John Picken QPMTrustee2013
13 yrs
Sandra DriscollTrustee2014
12 yrs
Yvonne BannisterTrustee2014
12 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Board DNA

iCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.
Average tenure
7.9y
median 8.5y
Longest tenure
13y
since 2013
Years in governance
9.3y
per person, across all their boards
Also company directors
1
also sit on company boards
Joined in the last 3 years
2
of 16 on the board

16 trustees on the board

Trustees past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (14)

Portfolio (2)

Sector coverageiThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

The Advancement of Health or Saving of Lives 15Disability 1Education/training 1Environment/conservation/heritage 1General Charitable Purposes 1

Commercial experienceiThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Arts and leisure 1Health and social care 1

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving trustees could step down together

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Network

Network

iThe large node is The League of Friends of the Kidderminster Hospitals. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Dashed links are historical or inferred. Dashed blue-grey links are company secretaries. Click any node to explore.

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Finances

6 financial years held, 2020 to 2025, years ending 30 September.

Income and expenditure

6 years · years end 30 SeptemberiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.
Series shown: Totals
£0£100k£200k£300k£400k£500k202520242023202220212020£290.76k£461.00k£17.34k

Detailed income and expenditure are filed only by charities with income over £500,000. The League of Friends of the Kidderminster Hospitals has not filed them in the years we hold, so only the totals and government income are shown.

Income and expenditure by financial year, oldest on the left, newest on the right
Financial year202020212022202320242025
Totals
Total income£140.53k£51.48k£45.06k£394.56k£158.04k£290.76k
Total expenditure£179.68k£48.41k£43.57k£149.90k£270.25k£461.00k
Government income
Government contractsNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Government grantsNot reported£17.34kNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Definitions
Total income
Everything the charity received in the year, from all sources, as shown on its annual return.
Total expenditure
Everything the charity spent in the year.
Government contracts
Income from contracts with central or local government or other public bodies, as the charity declared it. Not reported means the register shows no amount (N/A), which can mean none or that the question was not answered.
Government grants
Grants received from central or local government or other public bodies, as declared.
Donations and legacies
Gifts and donations, including Gift Aid, and money left to the charity in wills.
Legacies
Money left to the charity in wills. Legacies are part of donations and legacies, not extra to them.
Charitable activities (income)
Income earned by doing the charity's work, such as fees and contracts for services.
Other trading activities
Fundraising trading, such as charity shops, events and sponsorship.
Investments
Dividends, interest and rent from the charity's investments.
Endowments
New endowment funds received in the year.
Charitable activities (expenditure)
Spending on the charity's purposes, including any grants it makes.
Raising funds
The cost of fundraising and trading.
Grants to institutions
Grants paid to other organisations. Part of spending on charitable activities.
Governance
The cost of running the charity as an organisation, such as the audit and trustee meetings.
Investment management
The cost of managing the charity's investments.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0. The register shows a rolling five years, so years it no longer shows come from older copies we hold: 2020 from a January 2026 copy of the register data.

Assets, liabilities and funds

Detailed income, expenditure and assets are filed only by charities with income over £500,000. The League of Friends of the Kidderminster Hospitals has not filed them in the years we hold, so there is no balance sheet to show.

Accounts and annual returns

Register page (opens in a new tab)iPlain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.

Reporting up to date, latest return late

The return for the year ending 30 September 2025 arrived 40 days after the due date of 30 July 2026.

Annual returns and accounts by financial year, newest first
Year endingDue byAnnual returnAccountsStatusDocuments
30 September 202530 July 202628 August 202629 days late8 September 202640 days lateLate by 40 daysOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
30 September 202430 July 202530 July 20259 September 202541 days lateLate by 41 daysOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
30 September 202330 July 202416 August 202417 days late16 August 202417 days lateLate by 17 daysOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
30 September 202230 July 202312 July 202324 July 2023On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
30 September 202130 July 20226 July 202216 June 2022On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
Definitions
Annual return
The yearly return a charity sends to the Charity Commission. It is due 10 months after the end of the financial year. Charities with income over £10,000, and every CIO, must send one.
Accounts
The accounts and trustees' annual report. Required from charities with income over £25,000 and from every CIO; otherwise shown as Not required.
On time
Received on or before the due date.
Late
Received after the due date. The number of days is counted from the due date.
Overdue
Not received, and the due date has passed. Counted to today, or to the date a removed charity left the register.
Qualified accounts
The auditor or examiner raised a reservation about the accounts.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (annual return history), Open Government Licence v3.0. The register keeps the latest five years; earlier years come from older copies we hold. Accounts documents link to the Charity Commission register. Days late and overdue are worked out from the dates, as of 29 October 2026.

About

Purposes and governing document

Register page (opens in a new tab)

Charitable objectsiAs filed with the Charity Commission. Clause breaks added for reading; the wording and capitals are unchanged.

TO RELIEVE PATIENTS AND FORMER PATIENTS OF THE KIDDERMINSTER HOSPITALS AND OTHER INVALIDS IN THE COMMUNITY WHO ARE SICK, CONVALESCENT, DISABLED, HANDICAPPED, INFIRM OR IN NEED OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND GENERALLY TO SUPPORT THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE SAID KIDDERMINSTER HOSPITALS.

What it does

  • The advancement of health or saving of lives

Who it helps

  • Elderly/old people
  • People with disabilities
  • The general public/mankind

How it helps

  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Provides human resources
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Where it operates
Local authorities: Shropshire, Worcestershire
Area of benefit
AREA COMPRISING OF THE DISTRICT OF WYRE FOREST as filed
Governing document
CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 27 MARCH 1963 AS AMENDED 2 DECEMBER 1986 as filed
Register history
  • 8 October 1963Registered
Working name
Kidderminster Hospitals League of Friends

Policies the charity says it has

  • Investment
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Conflicting interests
  • Volunteer management
  • Complaints handling
  • Paying staff
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (governing document, classification, area of operation, register history and policies), Open Government Licence v3.0.

About

Website
kidderminsterhospitalfriends.org (opens in a new tab)
Registered
1963

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