League of Friends of South Tyneside Hospitals
Analysis
League of Friends of South Tyneside Hospitals is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sunderland. It was registered in June 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides human resources and provides services.
In the financial year ending December 2025, League of Friends of South Tyneside Hospitals reported income of £127k and spending of £124k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £16k to £127k (+717%), an average of +69% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 331%. Over the whole period it spent 95% 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 South Tyneside Hospitals sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include High Street Fitness & Wellbeing (£127k), John Southby and Others (£127k) and Tideway Sailability (£127k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The League's activities are personal service and fund raising. The League is responsible for the Hospital shop which opens each weekday from 10 am until 7.30pm and restricted hours at the weekend and public holidays. The profits from sales along with other moneys raised are used to purchase items for the benefit of the hospital and patients.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| High Street Fitness & Wellbeing | Torfein | £127k |
| John Southby and Others | Faringdon | £127k |
| Tideway Sailability | London | £127k |
| Service by Emergency Rider Volunteers (Oxfordshire Buckinghamshire Berkshire and Northamptonshire) | Oxfordshire | £127k |