Hospital Radio Bedside

Analysis

Hospital Radio Bedside is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bournemouth. It was registered in July 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, arts/culture/heritage/science and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Hospital Radio Bedside reported income of £11k and spending of £24k, spending 221% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £6,958 to £11k (+59%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 155%. Over the whole period it spent 143% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Hospital Radio Bedside sits at the 29th percentile: it is larger than about 29% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Saint Mabyn Peace Memorial (£11k), Aniridia Network (£11k) and The Leon Heart Fund (£11k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.