Hugh Sexey's Hospital

Analysis

Hugh Sexey's Hospital is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Somerset. It was registered in June 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06906918). It says it makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending October 2025, Hugh Sexey's Hospital reported income of £704k and spending of £1.1m, spending 154% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income grew from £563k to £704k (+25%), an average of +5.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2024, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 151% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Hugh Sexey's Hospital sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Inspire and Achieve Foundation (£704k), KHG (£704k) and Hastings Furniture Service Limited (£704k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 62% and charitable activities 35%. Charitable activities took 81% of spending and raising funds 18%. Grants to other organisations totalled £741. Reserves of £21.7m would cover about 238 months of spending at that rate. It employed 5 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.