Friends of Chichester Hospitals

Registered charity 225858 · since 1963friendsofchichesterhospitals.org.uk·Chichester·Updated 31 October 2026

At a glance

£118k

Annual giving, year to 30 September 2025

From filed accounts

Invitation only

Unsolicited applications are not accepted

This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. Don't spend time on an approach; the similar funders below support the same kind of work.

Key takeaways

This funder suits requests that supplement hospital resources for patients and staff, mainly medical equipment and patient comforts, at St Richard's Hospital and for local mental health services in Chichester and District.
Its annual report shows £118,426 awarded in its most recent year, and the register does not confirm that scale, so treat it as indicative.
Wards and departments can make small bids of up to £5,000 directly to the officers, but the register lists applications as by invitation only, so ask a member of hospital staff to start the process, since management vets requests first and the Friends describe close, friendly relations with staff and patients.
The committee meets not less than eight times a year to receive requests, so a request timed for a meeting has a regular route; a group outside the hospitals should expect to need a hospital contact.

Overview

Friends of Chichester Hospitals is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 225858).

Friends of Chichester Hospitals is a registered charity that exists to provide funds to supplement or enhance the resources of its hospitals for the benefit of patients and staff. It supports St Richard's Hospital and local mental health services, and its stated priorities are medical equipment beyond the NHS budget and traditional patient comforts. Its most recent annual report records £118,426 awarded, and it also runs a hospital shop and a ward trolley.

What they fund

Priority Areas

The Friends provide funds to supplement and enhance hospital resources for patients and staff, supporting St Richard’s Hospital and local mental health services. Their stated funding includes medical and therapeutic equipment beyond the means of the hospital’s NHS budget, as well as traditional patient comforts and amenities. Requests come from staff of both hospitals, with hospital management initially vetting them; small bids from hospital wards or departments can go directly to the officers. Alongside this grant support, the Friends operate a hospital shop and ward trolley and represent the local community’s interests when changes in NHS provision are considered.

Themes

Medical equipment
Mental health services
Patient comforts

Geographic Focus

Chichester and District.

How to apply

Staff of both hospitals may request financial support for medical equipment or patient and staff amenities. Hospital management initially vets each request; hospital wards or departments may submit bids of up to £5,000 directly to the officers. The committee receives requests at its meetings.

Who can apply:

Small bids of up to £5,000 can be submitted directly by Hospital wards or departments.

Application success factors

What the charity says:

The Friends maintain close and friendly relations with hospital management, staff and patients and aim to respond sympathetically to requests.
Traditional patient comforts remain a high priority, alongside medical equipment.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

Chichester

Similar funders

Funders supporting work similar to Friends of Chichester Hospitals.

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Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 30 September 2021	£191,715	£166,768	—	Accounts for year to 30 September 2021
year to 30 September 2022	£473,776	£236,430	—	Accounts for year to 30 September 2022
year to 30 September 2023	£264,226	£366,829	—	Accounts for year to 30 September 2023
year to 30 September 2024	£558,702	£337,168	£177,589	Accounts for year to 30 September 2024
year to 30 September 2025	£350,988	£289,946	£118,426	Accounts for year to 30 September 2025

Income vs grants paid

IncomeGrants paid

Total value each financial year

YE 2024

£178k grants

YE 2025

£118k awarded

Grants paid stayed within income across the 2 years shown.

Grants paid, year to 30 September 2024: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
Grants paid, year to 30 September 2025: grants awarded in the year, as reported in the accounts.

Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.