Plymouth Public Dispensary

Analysis

Plymouth Public Dispensary is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Plymouth. It was registered in June 1974, 52 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Plymouth Public Dispensary reported income of £59k and spending of £48k, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £55k to £59k (+6.6%), an average of +1.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Plymouth Public Dispensary sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Priscilla Bacon Lodge Support Group (£59k), The Jonny Wilkinson Charitable Foundation (£59k) and True Honour (£59k).