Registered charity · Plymouth
League of Friends of Derriford Hospital
League of Friends of Derriford Hospital is a registered charity (number 283105) based in Plymouth, governed by 7 trustees and chaired by Ruth Veronica Vincent since 2011. Latest income £109k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 7 trustees
- Income £109k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Where
- Plymouth City
- Registered
- 1981
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£109k£157k
- 2024£157k£32k
- 2023£27k£12k
Earlier years
- 2022£148k£23k
- 2021£6k£22k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECT OF THE LEAGUE SHALL BE TO SUPPORT THE HOSPITAL IN PROVIDING FACILITIES AND MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND TO HELP PATIENTS BY THE PROVISION OF COMFORTS DURING THEIR TIME IN HOSPITAL AND GENERALLY TO SUPPORT THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE HOSPITAL.
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
7 trustees on the board
- Ruth Veronica Vincent Chair since 2011
- Christine Frances Barrow since 2022
- Elizabeth Mary Lewis since 2020
- Kathryne Heyes since 2006
- Professor James Sydney Griffiths since 2018
- Richard Thomas since 2024
- Susan Jane Nicholson since 2000
Trustees past 6 years
- Ruth Veronica Vincent Chair since 2011
- Kathryne Heyes since 2006
- Professor James Sydney Griffiths since 2018
- Susan Jane Nicholson since 2000
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (7)
- Ruth Veronica Vincent Chair since 2011
- Christine Frances Barrow since 2022
- Elizabeth Mary Lewis since 2020
- Kathryne Heyes since 2006
- Professor James Sydney Griffiths since 2018
- Richard Thomas since 2024
- Susan Jane Nicholson since 2000
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 283105
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- OBJECT AND RULES ADOPTED 31ST MARCH 1981 AS AMENDED 01 OCTOBER 1993
- Contact on the register
- 01752491124
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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