The League of Friends of the Swanage Hospital

Analysis

The League of Friends of the Swanage Hospital is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Swanage. It was registered in April 1977, 49 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 services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The League of Friends of the Swanage Hospital reported income of £251k and spending of £251k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £222k to £251k (+13%), an average of +3.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 1882%. Over the whole period it spent 19% 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 the Swanage Hospital sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sussex Lantern (£251k), Westcombe Foundation (£251k) and Trade Sexual Health (£250k).