The Friends of Whitchurch Community Hospital (Shropshire)
Analysis
The Friends of Whitchurch Community Hospital (Shropshire) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Shropshire. It was registered in February 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending October 2025, The Friends of Whitchurch Community Hospital (Shropshire) reported income of £18k and spending of £31k, spending 173% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income fell from £42k to £18k (-58%), an average of -20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2023, when income rose by 854%. Over the whole period it spent 60% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Friends of Whitchurch Community Hospital (Shropshire) sits at the 36th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 42nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Elaine Barratt Charitable Trust (£18k), Rotary Club of Mid Wirral Trust Fund (£18k) and Rotary Club of the Isle of Thanet Sunrise (£18k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
The Object of the Association is to relieve patients and former patients of the Whitchurch 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 charitable work of the said Hospital.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Elaine Barratt Charitable Trust | Northampton | £18k |
| Rotary Club of Mid Wirral Trust Fund | Merseyside | £18k |
| Rotary Club of the Isle of Thanet Sunrise | Kent | £18k |
| The Moss Trust (Guildford) | Guildford | £18k |