The League of Friends of Launceston Hospital and Community

Analysis

The League of Friends of Launceston Hospital and Community is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Launceston. It was registered in April 1972, 54 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides other finance and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending May 2026, The League of Friends of Launceston Hospital and Community reported income of £41k and spending of £21k, leaving 48% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2022 to May 2026, income fell from £168k to £41k (-76%), an average of -30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2023, when income dropped by 91%. Over the whole period it spent 35% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The League of Friends of Launceston Hospital and Community sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Tread (£41k), East African Association (£41k) and Community Sponsors Charity (£41k).