League of Friends of the Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital
Analysis
League of Friends of the Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Margate Kent. It was registered in September 1962, 64 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 services.
In the financial year ending March 2025, League of Friends of the Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital reported income of £164k and spending of £159k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £103k to £164k (+59%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 71%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, League of Friends of the Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Lancashire Infirm Secular Clergy Fund (£164k), Sardar Zaman Welfare Trust (£164k) and Morning Star Ministries (£164k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The object of the League is to relieve patients of the Hospital who are sick, convalescent, disabled, handicapped or infirm and, generally to support the charitable work of the above Hospital.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Lancashire Infirm Secular Clergy Fund | Lancashire | £164k |
| Sardar Zaman Welfare Trust | London | £164k |
| Morning Star Ministries | Leamington Spa | £164k |
| Home-Start Guildford | Guildford | £164k |