The League of Worthing Hospitals and Community Friends
Analysis
The League of Worthing Hospitals and Community Friends is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Sussex. It was registered in July 1969, 57 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 and provides services.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The League of Worthing Hospitals and Community Friends reported income of £759k and spending of £761k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £500k to £759k (+52%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 96% 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 Worthing Hospitals and Community Friends sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include React (£759k), Arise Foundation (£760k) and Kingston Carers' Network (£759k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 87%, donations and legacies 12% and investments 1.1%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £65k. Charitable activities took 25% of spending and raising funds 73%. Grants to other organisations totalled £186k. Reserves of £335k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 6 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 3.5%
- Legacies 8.5%
- Charitable activities 87%
- Investments 1.1%
In the charity's own words
The object of the League is to relieve patients of the Worthing Hospitals and to support the work of the said Hospitals by the provision of medical equipment and facilities for the benefit of patients, staff and visitors. The League runs a shop, a trolley shop and cafe at Worthing Hospital as part of its primary charitable activites.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| React | London | £759k |
| Arise Foundation | London | £760k |
| Kingston Carers' Network | Surbiton | £759k |
| Wise | High Wycombe | £760k |