The Torbay Hospital League of Friends

Analysis

The Torbay Hospital League of Friends is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Torquay. It was registered in December 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 makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Torbay Hospital League of Friends reported income of £547k and spending of £703k, spending 129% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £785k to £547k (-30%), an average of -8.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 106% 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 Torbay Hospital League of Friends 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 The Chestnut Appeal for Men's Health Ltd (£547k), The Kate & Justin Rose Foundation (UK) (£547k) and Autism Spectrum Connections Cymru (£547k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 83%, investments 14% and trading 2.3%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £331k. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 0.0%.