Plymouth Hospitals General Charity and Other Related Charities

Analysis

Plymouth Hospitals General Charity and Other Related Charities is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Plymouth. It was registered in August 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Plymouth Hospitals General Charity and Other Related Charities reported income of £1.0m and spending of £881k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £955k to £1.0m (+6.7%), an average of +1.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 69%. Over the whole period it spent 114% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Plymouth Hospitals General Charity and Other Related Charities sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include TBF Trust (£1.0m), Mind in Brighton & Hove (£1.0m) and Community Action Network (£1.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 84%, investments 11% and charitable activities 5.5%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £471k. Charitable activities took 62% of spending and raising funds 18%. Reserves of £2.9m would cover about 32 months of spending at that rate. It employed 8 people.