Seaton and District Hospital League of Friends
Analysis
Seaton and District Hospital League of Friends is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Devon. It was registered in March 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and 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 02557203). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides services.
In the financial year ending September 2025, Seaton and District Hospital League of Friends reported income of £372k and spending of £680k, spending 183% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £323k to £372k (+15%), an average of +3.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 804%. Over the whole period it spent 46% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Seaton and District Hospital League of Friends sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Issachar Foundation (£372k), Little Hearts Matter (£372k) and 'spectrum Wasp' (£372k).
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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To relieve patients & former patients of Seaton hospital, and others in the community, who are sick, convalescent, disabled, handicapped, infirm or in need of assistance. Generally to support the charitable work of the hospital by the provision of equipment and similar items to enhance the lot of the patients therein.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Issachar Foundation | Stockport | £372k |
| Little Hearts Matter | Birmingham | £372k |
| 'spectrum Wasp' | Mansfield | £372k |
| HWLincs | Lincolnshire | £372k |