Friends of Weardale Community Hospital
Analysis
Friends of Weardale Community Hospital is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bishop Auckland. It was registered in January 2010, 16 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 provides other finance.
In the financial year ending September 2025, Friends of Weardale Community Hospital reported income of £13k and spending of £6,735, leaving 47% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £8,196 to £13k (+57%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 109%. Over the whole period it spent 52% 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 Weardale Community Hospital 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 Thinking Autism CIO (£13k), Purple Field Productions Limited (£13k) and Kidney Patients Holiday Fund (Northern Counties) (£13k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Fund raising activities over last year have included a ladies day which raised over £1200. We have a stall at the local Christmas markets selling our Christmas cards and second hand jewellery raised over £400. The committee hold a meeting once a month and we decided how we are going to spend the money within the hospital for the benefit of the patients and the wider community.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Thinking Autism CIO | London | £13k |
| Purple Field Productions Limited | Somerset | £13k |
| Kidney Patients Holiday Fund (Northern Counties) | High Heaton | £13k |
| Altogether Giving Africa (Aga) | London | £13k |