West Berkshire Community Hospital League of Friends
Analysis
West Berkshire Community Hospital League of Friends is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Berkshire. It was registered in March 1966, 60 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 other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending March 2025, West Berkshire Community Hospital League of Friends reported income of £166k and spending of £256k, spending 155% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £39k to £166k (+326%), an average of +44% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 1412%. Over the whole period it spent 68% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, West Berkshire Community Hospital League of Friends 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 Methodist Church in West Somerset (£166k), The Mersey Mission to Seafarers (£166k) and Elft Charity (£166k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
The principal objective of the League is to help and benefit patients and medical staff at the West Berkshire Community Hospital. It seeks to meet its objective by funding the purchase of medical equipment for use within the West Berkshire Community Hospital and by Community Nursing. This equipment would not otherwise be available and the League selects equipment on the basis of merit and need
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Methodist Church in West Somerset | Minehead | £166k |
| The Mersey Mission to Seafarers | Liverpool | £166k |
| Elft Charity | London | £166k |
| The Great Stone Bridge Trust of Edenbridge | Kent | £166k |