# Hospital Saturday Fund becomes registered charity

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2008/07/10/hospital-saturday-fund-becomes-registered-charity/
- Published: 2008-07-10T20:37:26+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

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The Hospital Saturday Fund, which provided one of the UK’s first health cash plans,
has achieved registered charity status. With HSF health plan as its trading subsidiary,
this should result in this should result in increased donations to charity. HSF 
health plan will be able to donate surplus cash via Gift Aid to the Fund. This year
over £400,000 has been earmarked for this purpose.

The [Hospital Saturday Fund](http://www.charitycommission.gov.uk/registeredcharities/showcharity.asp?remchar=&chyno=1123381)
was registered on 31 March 2008 with the number 1123381.

Established in 1873 by Victorian social reformer the Twelfth Earl of Meath, the 
Hospital Saturday Fund was so named because Saturday was the traditional day on 
which workers were paid their wages. Hence every Saturday workers put aside small
amounts of money to contribute towards the upkeep of their local hospitals.

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HSF has continued this tradition by making donations in the name of contributors
to medical charities, hospitals, hospices and to some individuals whose ill health
or disability has caused difficulties or who may need a piece of medical equipment
to make life more comfortable.

www.hsf.eu.com

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