Bay Hospitals Charity
Analysis
Bay Hospitals Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lancaster. 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, Bay Hospitals Charity reported income of £828k and spending of £723k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £631k to £828k (+31%), an average of +7.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 75%. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Bay Hospitals Charity sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Watches of Switzerland Group Foundation (£828k), Autistic Minds (£829k) and Spa (Peggy Dodd) Bath (£828k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 94% and investments 5.0%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £489k. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 0.1%.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 35%
- Legacies 59%
- Trading 0.9%
- Investments 5.0%
In the charity's own words
The Charity's aim is to use the donations received to enhance the services provided by University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust, thereby improving patient care. This is acheived through the provision of additional equipment, services, training and education. The Charity also funds items directly related to patient and staff welfare which could not be purchased using NHS funds.
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|---|---|---|
| The Watches of Switzerland Group Foundation | Leicester | £828k |
| Autistic Minds | Caerdydd | £829k |
| Spa (Peggy Dodd) Bath | Bath | £828k |
| The Worshipful Company of Furniture Makers' Charitable Funds Incorporating the Furnishing Trades Benevolent Association | London | £829k |