The League of Friends of the Maidstone Hospital

Analysis

The League of Friends of the Maidstone Hospital is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Malling. It was registered in July 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The League of Friends of the Maidstone Hospital reported income of £682k and spending of £515k, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £261k to £682k (+161%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 87% 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 the Maidstone Hospital sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% 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 Ebenezer Community College (£682k), London Tigers (£682k) and The Jac Lewis Foundation (£682k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 95%, investments 3.8% and donations and legacies 1.1%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £500. Charitable activities took 6.4% of spending and raising funds 93%. Reserves of £663k would cover about 15 months of spending at that rate. It employed 2 people.