League of Friends of Beccles and District War Memorial Hospital
Analysis
League of Friends of Beccles and District War Memorial Hospital is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Suffolk. It was registered in January 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending June 2025, League of Friends of Beccles and District War Memorial Hospital reported income of £59k and spending of £18k, leaving 69% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £8,431 to £59k (+595%), an average of +62% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2025, when income rose by 367%. Over the whole period it spent 145% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, League of Friends of Beccles and District War Memorial Hospital sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Jonny Wilkinson Charitable Foundation (£59k), Our Society United Kingdom (£59k) and Plymouth Public Dispensary (£59k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
The object of the League shall be to benefit patients and former patients of the Beccles Hospital and other patients in the community, who are sick, convalescent, disabled, handicapped and infirm or in need of financial assistance and, generally, to support the charitable work of said Hospital.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Jonny Wilkinson Charitable Foundation | Northumberland | £59k |
| Our Society United Kingdom | Pinner | £59k |
| Plymouth Public Dispensary | Plymouth | £59k |
| The General Charity Fund | Liverpool | £59k |