Friends of Benenden Hospital

Analysis

Friends of Benenden Hospital is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cranbrook. It was registered in November 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03454120). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Friends of Benenden Hospital reported income of £45.0m and spending of £45.6m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £39.9m to £45.0m (+13%), an average of +3.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Friends of Benenden Hospital sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include King Edward Vii's Hospital (Sister Agnes) (£44.5m), Prostate Cancer UK (£45.5m) and The Forward Trust (£44.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £185k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 490 people.