Bishop's Castle Hospital Equipment Fund
Analysis
Bishop's Castle Hospital Equipment Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bishops Castle. It was registered in August 2008, 18 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 and provides other finance.
In the financial year ending June 2025, Bishop's Castle Hospital Equipment Fund reported income of £13k and spending of £26k, spending 199% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income fell from £68k to £13k (-81%), an average of -34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 114%. Over the whole period it spent 54% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Bishop's Castle Hospital Equipment Fund sits at the 31st percentile: it is larger than about 31% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Woodlands Christian Revival Centre (£13k), The Scofield Chiropractic Charity Trust (£13k) and CLWB Achub Bywyd Arfordir Trefdraeth Newport (Pembs) Surf Life Saving Club (£13k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To relieve sickness and to promote and protect good health by providing services over and above that which the NHS provides to Bishop's Castle NHS Community Hospital and to assist the hospital working with its catchment area's six G.P. practices, Integrated Care Team, Nurses, therapists and the area's District Nurses to benefit the hospital's in patients and all members of the community.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Woodlands Christian Revival Centre | Liverpool | £13k |
| The Scofield Chiropractic Charity Trust | Colchester | £13k |
| CLWB Achub Bywyd Arfordir Trefdraeth Newport (Pembs) Surf Life Saving Club | Newport | £13k |
| Poole Men's Shed | Bournemouth | £13k |