Aylesbury Hospital Radio
Analysis
Aylesbury Hospital Radio is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bucks. It was registered in September 1977, 49 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Aylesbury Hospital Radio reported income of £16k and spending of £30k, spending 182% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £9,322 to £16k (+75%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 781%. Over the whole period it spent 280% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Aylesbury Hospital Radio sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Frontline Live (£16k), Jarrow Unit 197 of the Sea Cadet Corps (£16k) and The Malvern Hills Community Foundation (£16k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
We are known as Stoke Mandeville Hospital Radio, we provide a 24 hour, 7 days a week service for the patients staff and visitors at Stoke Mandeville Hospital via 101.8FM, Online and via Smart Speakers.We provide music, news and entertainment radio programmes.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Frontline Live | London | £16k |
| Jarrow Unit 197 of the Sea Cadet Corps | Jarrow | £16k |
| The Malvern Hills Community Foundation | Worcestershire | £16k |
| The Simon and Suzanne McKenna Charity | Preston | £16k |