The League of Friends of the Royal United Hospitals (Bath)

Analysis

The League of Friends of the Royal United Hospitals (Bath) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bath. It was registered in January 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending September 2025, The League of Friends of the Royal United Hospitals (Bath) reported income of £1.7m and spending of £1.4m, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £635k to £1.7m (+176%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 73%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The League of Friends of the Royal United Hospitals (Bath) sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% 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 Watermoor House RCH (£1.7m), Mahdlo (Oldham Youth Zone) (£1.8m) and The Gateshead Jewish Nursery (£1.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 73%, donations and legacies 25% and investments 1.7%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £429k. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 2.3%. Grants to other organisations totalled £343k. Reserves of £1.6m would cover about 13 months of spending at that rate. It employed 12 people.