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The League of Friends of the St Helier NHS Trust

RegisteredRegistered charity number 200355SurreyHealth and saving lives
Income£506k2025-12-31
Spending£101ksame year
Spent / received46%5-year average
Size in its cause84th pctHealth and saving lives
Registered1961Other
Employees0latest return

Analysis

The League of Friends of the St Helier NHS Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in July 1961, 65 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides other finance and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The League of Friends of the St Helier NHS Trust reported income of £506k and spending of £101k, leaving 80% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £34k to £506k (+1379%), an average of +96% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 471%. 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, The League of Friends of the St Helier NHS Trust sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Personalised Eating Disorder Support (£506k), The Gordon Sanders Charitable Foundation (£506k) and Springfield Domestic Abuse Support (£505k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 95% and trading 5.0%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £451k. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 4.0%. Reserves of £677k would cover about 80 months of spending at that rate.

Income and spending

£0£126k£253k£379k£506k2021 Income: £34,2102021 Spending: £4,53620212022 Income: £40,4722022 Spending: £22,43620222023 Income: £96,8262023 Spending: £93,09620232024 Income: £88,6052024 Spending: £128,63320242025 Income: £505,8072025 Spending: £101,1332025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Donations 5.4%
  • Legacies 89%
  • Trading 5.0%
  • Investments 0.5%

In the charity's own words

Raising funds to be used for the benefit of patients in our hospitals. This is done through retail outlets, a shop and a teabar at St Helier hospital. There is also a yearly raffle draw.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Personalised Eating Disorder SupportPeterborough£506k
The Gordon Sanders Charitable FoundationEssex£506k
Springfield Domestic Abuse SupportKendal£505k
Hull and East Yorkshire Counselling LimitedHull£506k