The League of Friends of Teddington Memorial Hospital
Analysis
The League of Friends of Teddington Memorial Hospital is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Teddington. It was registered in July 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06956467). It says it provides services and acts as an umbrella or resource body.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The League of Friends of Teddington Memorial Hospital reported income of £2.0m and spending of £299k, leaving 85% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £38k to £2.0m (+5037%), an average of +168% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 893%. Over the whole period it spent 37% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The League of Friends of Teddington Memorial Hospital sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include One to One Children's Fund (£2.0m), Wellchild (£2.0m) and Hospice at Home Carlisle and North Lakeland (£2.0m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 95%, trading 3.1% and investments 1.4%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £1.8m. Charitable activities took 71% of spending and raising funds 29%. It employed 3 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 0.7%
- Legacies 95%
- Charitable activities 0.3%
- Trading 3.1%
- Investments 1.4%
In the charity's own words
TO SUPPORT THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE HOSPITAL AND RAISE FUNDS TO SUPPORT AND IMPROVE FACILITIES AT THE HOSPITAL AND TO RELIEVE PATIENTS AND FORMER PATIENTS OF THE HOSPITAL OR PEOPLE IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF RICHMOND UPON THAMES WHO ARE SICK, CONVALESCENT, DISABLED, HANDICAPPED, INFIRM OR IN NEED OF MEDICAL ATTENTION OR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| One to One Children's Fund | London | £2.0m |
| Wellchild | Cheltenham | £2.0m |
| Hospice at Home Carlisle and North Lakeland | Cumbria | £2.0m |
| Food Foundation | London | £2.0m |