--- title: "The Friends of Blandford Community… rating | CharityCompare" description: "The Friends of Blandford Community Hospital scores 64/100 (Needs improvement). Latest accounts 2025: income £196k · cause-spend split not disclosed. Reg 800482." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-friends-of-blandford-community-hospital retrieved: 2026-08-18T04:46:17.039Z license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Quick answer ## Is The Friends of Blandford Community Hospital a good charity? The Friends of Blandford Community Hospital scores 64/100 (3 stars, Needs improvement) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2025 (£196k total income, cause-spend split not disclosed). This reflects financial transparency and stewardship on paper — not the real-world impact of its programmes. See the full breakdown. DT11 7DD | Reg [800482](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-friends-of-blandford-community-hospital) | Registered charity | [Official website](https://www.friendsofblandford.org.uk/) | [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/800482) Donate ## How can you give to THE FRIENDS OF BLANDFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL? You leave CharityCompare to complete a donation on the official THE FRIENDS OF BLANDFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL form. We do not process payments or take commission. Opens their official online donation form. [Donate](https://www.friendsofblandford.org.uk/?utm_source=charitycompare&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=donate&utm_content=800482) ## What does The Friends of Blandford Community Hospital do? The Friends of Blandford Community Hospital is a registered charity (no. 800482) working in disability in DT11 7DD. Its latest Charity Commission filing does not disclose a charitable-activities spend split in recent filings, holding roughly 148 months of reserves, and files its annual accounts on time. Reported income changed sharply in 2022 (likely a merger, transfer or reporting change) — year-on-year trend labels are not meaningful across that step. CharityCompare's Clarity Score rates the organisation only from public Charity Commission accounts — accountability, financial health, efficiency and community support — not the quality or impact of its programmes. Summarised from public filings — The Friends of Blandford Community Hospital hasn't added its own description yet. [Work here? Add it free →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=the-friends-of-blandford-community-hospital) **In short:** THE FRIENDS OF BLANDFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL scores 64 out of 100 (3 stars). Cause-spend split not disclosed in recent filings. Review the pillar breakdown below. ## What is The Friends of Blandford Community Hospital? The Friends of Blandford Community Hospital has a Clarity Score of 64 out of 100 on CharityCompare (3 stars, Needs improvement). Charity Commission registration number 800482. Status: Registered. Primary cause area: Disability. Latest accounts year 2025: total income £196k, cause-spend split not disclosed in that filing. Accounts filing: up to date. Reserves: approximately 148 months of operating costs. 1 filing concern(s) noted on this profile. Scores are independent and based on official filings — not a donation recommendation. Data from [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/), last updated 17 July 2026. Overall score 64/100 3★ · Needs improvement Cause spend N/D Not disclosed in filings Accountability 100/100 Finance beacon Income £196k Latest year 2025 Reserves 148 mo Months of running costs Accounts filing On time Charity Commission Fundraising efficiency not stated · Overhead not disclosed · Website on register · Confidence: medium ## How does THE FRIENDS OF BLANDFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL compare? Clarity Score percentile against similar UK charities — the share of peers THE FRIENDS OF BLANDFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL scores higher than. Income band (£100k–£500k)34thpercentile **Scores higher than 34% of 972 charities in its income band** · 64/100 vs 70 peer average (marker). Disability charities15thpercentile **Scores higher than 15% of 711 charities in this cause** · 64/100 vs 79 peer average (marker). ## How reliable is The Friends of Blandford Community Hospital's data? Source Charity Commission (England & Wales) Accounts year 2025 Filing date 24 June 2026 Profile reviewed 17 July 2026 Medium confidence — some data missing or late Scores reflect the latest annual accounts on the register. Clarity Score measures how clearly the charity accounts for money in those filings — not programme impact. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources: [Charity Commission for England and Wales](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/), [Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator](https://www.oscr.org.uk/) and [Charity Commission for Northern Ireland](https://www.charitycommissionni.org.uk/). [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). ## What is The Friends of Blandford Community Hospital's Beacon report? Detailed accountability and finance metrics from UK regulator filings — structured for transparency in our four-beacon report. ### Accountability & Transparency Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies. 100/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Filing history (5 years) 100% on-time over five years = 15 pts · one late filing = 5 pts · two or more = 0 pts. | 100% | 15/15 pts | | Trustee oversight Three or more trustees on the register = 15 pts, scaled down for fewer (governance red flag below three). | 100% | 11 trustees · 15/15 pts | | Declared policies Safeguarding (4) · conflict of interest (3) · volunteer management (3) — from Charity Commission annual return. | 100% | 10/10 pts | ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 13/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Reserves (months of cash) 3–24 months = full marks, tapering on both sides · 0 months or 4+ years (hoarding) = 0 pts. | 0% | 148 months · 0/15 pts | | Income stability / growth +20% or more over the window = 10 pts · flat = 5 pts · −20% or worse = 0 pts, scaled between. | 0% | 0/10 pts · 3-year average | | Liabilities to assets 0% liabilities-to-assets = 5 pts, scaling down to 0 pts at 60%+ debt. | 80% | 10% · 4/5 pts | ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 50/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Program expense ratio 90%+ on charitable activities = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 50% or below. | 0% | Not stated · 0/10 pts | | Fundraising efficiency ≤10p to raise £1 = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 40p or above (fundraising cost ÷ income). | 100% | 0p per £1 income · 10/10 pts (3-year average) | ### Community Support Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff. 100/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Volunteer-to-staff ratio Volunteers at 2x staff or more = full marks · no volunteers = 0 pts, scaled between. | 100% | 118 volunteers / 4 staff · 10/10 pts | [How we calculate beacon scores →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What is The Friends of Blandford Community Hospital's Clarity Score? 64/100 total · Needs improvement · 3 of 5 stars Four pillars (40 + 30 + 20 + 10 points) from Charity Commission filings — see methodology for full weightings. 100/100 Accountability & Transparency 13/100 Financial Health 50/100 Financial Efficiency 100/100 Community Support ### Accountability & Transparency Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies. 100/100 Filing history (5 years)15/15 pts Trustee oversight11 trustees · 15/15 pts Declared policies10/10 pts ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 13/100 Reserves (months of cash)148 months · 0/15 pts Income stability / growth0/10 pts · 3-year average Liabilities to assets10% · 4/5 pts ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 50/100 Program expense ratioNot stated · 0/10 pts Fundraising efficiency0p per £1 income · 10/10 pts (3-year average) ### Community Support Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff. 100/100 Volunteer-to-staff ratio118 volunteers / 4 staff · 10/10 pts ## How much does The Friends of Blandford Community Hospital raise and spend? Latest filed year 2025 · Source: Charity Commission filings | Category | Amount | % of spend | | --- | --- | --- | | Total income | £196k | — | | Total expenditure | £244k | — | | Charitable activities | Not disclosed | — | ## Where does the money go? Latest accounts (2025) · £244k spent. Not disclosed in this filing — the Charity Commission return omits the charitable-activities split. ## What trust indicators does The Friends of Blandford Community Hospital have? Pulled from the Charity Commission register — filing behaviour, board size, and workforce where reported. - ✓ Accounts filed on time up to date · last filing 24 June 2026 - ✓ Trustee board size (3–12) 11 trustees on the Charity Commission register - ✓ Workforce on register 4 employees · 118 volunteers (30:1 volunteer-to-staff) Fundraising Regulator Status not yet checked Separate from our financial scores — shows whether the charity follows the Code of Fundraising Practice. [Check Fundraising Regulator →](https://www.fundraisingregulator.org.uk/members/) Official register Reg 800482 Full trustee list, accounts, and regulatory history on the Charity Commission. [View on Charity Commission →](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/800482) ### Trustees & officers - TREVOR BRIDLE since 2007 - WILLIAM MILLER MCLAUGHLIN - LINDA ANN PRIOR - STEVEN COLE since 2011 - PETER RICHELL since 2011 - Alison Collingwood BROWN since 2015 - Yvonne Thorne since 2018 - Karabi Pluck since 2021 - JOSEPH HICKISH since 2023 - Nicci Brown since 2023 - Roger Bradshaw since 2025 100 How we score charities +The Clarity Score is a 100-point rating from UK regulator filings (Charity Commission for England and Wales, OSCR and CCNI). Four pillars — Accountability & Transparency (40), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10) — each scored on a continuous scale, not pass/fail cutoffs. A statutory inquiry sets the score to 0 automatically. [Full methodology →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) Accountability & Transparency Scored from filings 40 points — filing history (15), trustee oversight (15, scaling up to a board of three or more), declared policies (10). Financial Health Scored from filings 30 points — reserves (15, full marks 3–24 months, tapering on both sides), income stability (10), liabilities to assets (5, scaling down as debt rises). Financial Efficiency Scored from filings 20 points — program expense ratio and fundraising cost, each on a graduated scale (not a single cutoff). Kept at 20% of the total: financial-ratio scoring alone is not a reliable effectiveness signal (see "why not just an overhead ratio?" below). Community Support Scored from filings 10 points — volunteer-to-staff ratio from Charity Commission workforce data, scaling continuously up to a 2:1 ratio. Overall score Sum of all pillar points. Display stars use the same bands as the labels: 90–100 → 5★ Exceptional; 75–89 → 4★ Good; 60–74 → 3★ Needs improvement; 1–59 → 2★ Poor; 0 → not rated. ## How have The Friends of Blandford Community Hospital's finances changed over five years? - Income - Spending - Cause spend Values in £ thousands · Cause spend plotted only when the filing discloses a split · Source: Charity Commission accounts ## What are the key facts about The Friends of Blandford Community Hospital? Overall score 64/100 (3★) Income £196k Cause spend Not disclosed Reg number 800482 Scope Local (—) Reserves 148 months Trustees 11 Accounts year 2025 Filing up to date ## How does THE FRIENDS OF BLANDFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL compare, and where else can you look? 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Is The Friends of Blandford Community Hospital a good charity? + The Friends of Blandford Community Hospital scores 64 out of 100 (3 stars — Needs improvement) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, our independent read of its UK regulator filings. Its recent filings do not disclose a charitable-activities spend split and its accounts are up to date. That reflects how transparent and financially healthy it looks on paper — it does not measure the real-world impact of its work, so treat it as one factor alongside the cause you care about. CharityCompare never tells you where to donate. Is The Friends of Blandford Community Hospital a legitimate charity? + Yes — The Friends of Blandford Community Hospital is a legitimate registered charity (charity number 800482). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/800482. Registration proves status; Clarity Score then summarises filing transparency on paper, not programme impact. What is The Friends of Blandford Community Hospital's charity number? + The Friends of Blandford Community Hospital's charity number is 800482. Check that number on the official register (Charity Commission, OSCR or CCNI) or this CharityCompare profile before you donate — scammers sometimes reuse real numbers on fake appeals. What is The Friends of Blandford Community Hospital's charity rating? + The Friends of Blandford Community Hospital scores 64 out of 100 on CharityCompare (3 stars — Needs improvement). The Clarity Score V1 sums four pillars from UK regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 pts), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10). Stars use the same bands as those labels — 90+ is 5★ Exceptional. It is not an impact ranking. Does The Friends of Blandford Community Hospital have reviews and complaints? + CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Friends of Blandford Community Hospital. Instead you get a filing-based Clarity Score, cause spend, reserves and red flags such as late accounts (1 filing concern(s) noted on this profile). For formal complaints about a charity, contact the Charity Commission, OSCR, CCNI or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate. How much of my donation reaches The Friends of Blandford Community Hospital? + The Friends of Blandford Community Hospital does not disclose a charitable-activities spend split in its recent UK regulator filings, so there is no official figure for how much of a donation reaches the cause. CharityCompare reports this as "not disclosed" rather than assuming a number. What are The Friends of Blandford Community Hospital's overheads? + The Friends of Blandford Community Hospital's recent UK regulator filings do not disclose a fundraising or governance cost split, so no official overhead percentage is available. The filings CharityCompare uses do not publish CEO or senior-staff pay, so we cannot say what The Friends of Blandford Community Hospital's chief executive is paid — where disclosure rules apply, senior pay appears in the trustees' annual report on the Charity Commission register. How much income does The Friends of Blandford Community Hospital receive? + The Friends of Blandford Community Hospital reported £196k total income in its 2025 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: restructured. Are The Friends of Blandford Community Hospital's accounts up to date? + Filing status: up to date (last filing 2026-06-24). CharityCompare flags late or missing accounts separately from the financial score. Where is The Friends of Blandford Community Hospital based? + The Friends of Blandford Community Hospital is listed at DT11 7DD, focused on disability. How does CharityCompare score The Friends of Blandford Community Hospital? + We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in The Friends of Blandford Community Hospital's regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 points — filing history, trustees, policies), Financial Health (30 — reserves, income trend, debt), Financial Efficiency (20 — cause spend and fundraising cost, on a graduated scale) and Community Support (10 — volunteer-to-staff ratio). An open statutory inquiry scores 0. The score measures reporting on paper, not programme impact. CharityCompare is free for donors, takes no commission on donations, and scores cannot be bought. How often is this page updated? + This profile was last updated on 17 July 2026 from the latest UK regulator data available to CharityCompare, and The Friends of Blandford Community Hospital's most recent accounts cover 2025. Scores and figures refresh whenever we re-ingest the register, so the page reflects our latest data pull rather than a one-off review.