Registered charity · Blandford Forum
The Friends of Blandford Community Hospital
The Friends of Blandford Community Hospital is a registered charity (number 800482) based in Blandford Forum, governed by 7 trustees. Latest income £186k (2026). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
Also known as Friends of Blandford Hospital (Charity Commission)
- 7 trustees
- Income £186k (2026)
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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, Disability
- Where
- Dorset
- Website
- www.friendsofblandford.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1988
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2026£186k£244k
- 2025£196k£244k
- 2024£196k£241k
Earlier years
- 2023£248k£191k
- 2022£229k£299k
Income trend, 2022 to 2026.
Income source mix, 2022: Government grants 9%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO RELIEVE PATIENTS AND FORMER PATIENTS OF THE HOSPITAL AND OTHER INVALIDS IN THE COMMUNITY WHO ARE SICK, CONVALESCENT, DISABLED, HANDICAPPED, INFIRM OR IN NEED OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND, GENERALLY, TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF THE SAID 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
- Joseph Hickish since 2023
- Linda ANN Prior
- Peter Richell since 2011
- Roger Bradshaw since 2025
- Steven Cole since 2011
- Trevor Bridle since 2007
- Yvonne Thorne since 2018
Trustees past 6 years
- Peter Richell since 2011
- Steven Cole since 2011
- Trevor Bridle since 2007
- Yvonne Thorne since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Peter Richell since 2011
- Roger Bradshaw since 2025
- Steven Cole since 2011
- Trevor Bridle since 2007
- Yvonne Thorne since 2018
Portfolio (2)
- Joseph Hickish since 2023
- Linda ANN Prior
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
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
- 800482
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 4TH MAY 1977 AS AMENDED 10TH JANUARY 1990 25TH MARCH 1994 AND 3 JULY 2002 as amended on 03 Jul 2019
- Contact on the register
- 01258450095 · dhc.friends.blandford@nhs.net
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th 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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