The Royal London Hospital League of Nurses Benevolent Fund
Analysis
The Royal London Hospital League of Nurses Benevolent Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 1970, 56 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The Royal London Hospital League of Nurses Benevolent Fund reported income of £44k and spending of £189k, spending 431% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £101k to £44k (-56%), an average of -19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 238%. Over the whole period it spent 65% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Royal London Hospital League of Nurses Benevolent Fund sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Keren Eretz Yisroel (£44k), Mid Norfolk Foodbank (£44k) and Tzedokah Vchesed (£44k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
The aims of the Fund are to provide financial assistance to any League member or past or present member of the nursing staff of The Royal London Hospital, of whatever age, in need.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Keren Eretz Yisroel | London | £44k |
| Mid Norfolk Foodbank | Norfolk | £44k |
| Tzedokah Vchesed | London | £44k |
| Lucy Price Relief in Need Charity | Coventry | £44k |