Friends of Dorking Community Hospital (Supporting Local Health Care)
Analysis
Friends of Dorking Community Hospital (Supporting Local Health Care) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dorking. It was registered in May 1975, 51 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, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Friends of Dorking Community Hospital (Supporting Local Health Care) reported income of £13k and spending of £5,094, leaving 60% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £9,945 to £13k (+29%), an average of +6.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 78%. Over the whole period it spent 60% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Friends of Dorking Community Hospital (Supporting Local Health Care) sits at the 31st percentile: it is larger than about 31% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lifeline Romania with Chesterfords Aid (£13k), Kidney Patients Holiday Fund (Northern Counties) (£13k) and The Mistra Trust (£13k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Fund raising to provide extra resources for hospital patients and those in the community needing support.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Lifeline Romania with Chesterfords Aid | Cambridgeshire | £13k |
| Kidney Patients Holiday Fund (Northern Counties) | High Heaton | £13k |
| The Mistra Trust | Saxmundham | £13k |
| Thinking Autism CIO | London | £13k |