Southmead Hospital League of Friends
Analysis
Southmead Hospital League of Friends is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in bristol. 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, Southmead Hospital League of Friends reported income of £51k and spending of £133k, spending 258% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £618 to £51k (+8227%), an average of +202% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 100%. Over the whole period it spent 158% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Southmead Hospital League of Friends sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Les Amis - Burkina Faso (£51k), Worldwide People for People (£51k) and Team Reece Children's Brain Tumour and Cancer Charity (£51k).
Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
TO RELIEVE PATIENTS AND FORMER PATIENTS OF SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL, WHO ARE SICK, CONVALESCENT, DISABLED, HANDICAPPED, INFIRM OR IN NEED OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND GENERALLY TO SUPPORT THE CHARITABLE WORK OF SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL. WE PURCHASE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT OR OTHER MEDICAL AIDS FOR THE HOSPITAL. WE RUN A COFFEE SHOP AND A TROLLY SERVICE IN THE OUTPATIENTS DEPT.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Les Amis - Burkina Faso | Godalming | £51k |
| Worldwide People for People | Wiltshire | £51k |
| Team Reece Children's Brain Tumour and Cancer Charity | Morecambe | £51k |
| Luton Turkish Community Association | Luton | £52k |