League of Friends of the Princess Royal Hospital

Analysis

League of Friends of the Princess Royal Hospital is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Haywards Heath. It was registered in April 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 March 2025, League of Friends of the Princess Royal Hospital reported income of £701k and spending of £827k, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £263k to £701k (+167%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 53%. 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 Princess Royal Hospital sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 86% 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 Gulf for Good (£700k), Pembroke College Settlement (£702k) and Brainwaves Research (£700k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 90% and donations and legacies 9.0%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £52k. Charitable activities took 57% of spending and raising funds 0.2%. Reserves of £75k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 4 people.