The Medway League of Friends
Analysis
The Medway League of Friends is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gillingham. It was registered in March 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending July 2025, The Medway League of Friends reported income of £2.1m and spending of £2.2m, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £695k to £2.1m (+198%), an average of +31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 88%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Medway League of Friends sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% 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 The Food Museum (£2.1m), Darlington Association on Disability (£2.1m) and Dewis Centre for Independent Living (£2.1m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £467k. Reserves of £372k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 26 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 0.6%
- Charitable activities 99%
- Investments 0.3%
- Other 0.2%
In the charity's own words
The objects of this Charitable Incorporated Organisation are the relief of sickness and the promotion of good health and wellbeing of patients of NHS services in Medway. It began operating on 1 August 2018, taking over from the Unincorporated Charity (Registered Number 240562) which carried out the same function previously.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Food Museum | Suffolk | £2.1m |
| Darlington Association on Disability | Darlington | £2.1m |
| Dewis Centre for Independent Living | Pontypridd | £2.1m |
| The Joseph Cox Charity | Manchester | £2.1m |