Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data
Friends of St Mary's Hospital is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability.
Friends of St Mary's Hospital (number 229151) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.
What does Friends of St Mary's Hospital do?
The Friends aim is to support and supplement the services offered by Island-wide NHS services, through the funding of new equipment and facilities designed to enhance the wellbeing of NHS patients and staff across the Isle of Wight. We are funded by the running of our shop, by charity boxes around the Island and by many generous donations or by being kindly remembered in a Will.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Friends of St Mary's Hospital
Answers Friends of St Mary's Hospital gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 December 2024, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Friends of St Mary's Hospital's highest-paid staff paid?
Friends of St Mary's Hospital's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Does Friends of St Mary's Hospital receive government funding?
The annual return does not answer this question for Friends of St Mary's Hospital. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies.
Friends of St Mary's Hospital reports a trading subsidiary — a company it owns that trades and passes profits to the charity.
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register records Friends of St Mary's Hospital as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid
Friends of St Mary's Hospital's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Registration details
Registered as a charity
Previous names on the register
The League of Friends of St Mary's Hospital
Where it says it operates
Isle of Wight
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; Elderly/old People; People With Disabilities; Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies.
Reported activities: Makes Grants To Organisations; Provides Services.
Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.
What causes is Friends of St Mary's Hospital registered for?
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesDisability
Why is there no Clarity Score for Friends of St Mary's Hospital yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Friends of St Mary's Hospital.
An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity.
The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating.
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Is Friends of St Mary's Hospital a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Friends of St Mary's Hospital as a registered charity (number 229151) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Friends of St Mary's Hospital's charity number?
Friends of St Mary's Hospital's charity number is 229151. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 229151?
Search 229151 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does Friends of St Mary's Hospital do?
The Friends aim is to support and supplement the services offered by Island-wide NHS services, through the funding of new equipment and facilities designed to enhance the wellbeing of NHS patients and staff across the Isle of Wight. We are funded by the running of our shop, by charity boxes around the Island and by many generous donations or by being kindly remembered in a Will.
Does Friends of St Mary's Hospital have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Friends of St Mary's Hospital. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Friends of St Mary's Hospital?
Friends of St Mary's Hospital's website listed in our register data is http://www.fosmiow.co.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Friends of St Mary's Hospital's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Friends of St Mary's Hospital's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Friends of St Mary's Hospital?
The register records Friends of St Mary's Hospital as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are Friends of St Mary's Hospital's trustees paid?
Friends of St Mary's Hospital's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was Friends of St Mary's Hospital previously called?
The register lists this previous name for Friends of St Mary's Hospital: The League of Friends of St Mary's Hospital.
When was Friends of St Mary's Hospital registered as a charity?
Friends of St Mary's Hospital was entered on the register on 18 March 1964.