League of Friends of the South Hams Hospital
Analysis
League of Friends of the South Hams Hospital is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ivybridge. It was registered in May 1973, 53 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.
In the financial year ending December 2025, League of Friends of the South Hams Hospital reported income of £86k and spending of £92k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £333k to £86k (-74%), an average of -29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 93%. Over the whole period it spent 30% 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 South Hams Hospital sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Unstone Grange Trust (£86k), Aishah Help (£86k) and Dig It Community Allotment (£86k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Relieve of patients and former patients of the Hospital and other invalids in the commmunity
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Unstone Grange Trust | Dronfield | £86k |
| Aishah Help | London | £86k |
| Dig It Community Allotment | Essex | £86k |
| R W Mann Trust | Newcastle Upon Tyne | £86k |