Friends of Lydney Hospital

Analysis

Friends of Lydney Hospital is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gloucestershire. It was registered in May 1979, 47 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 provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Friends of Lydney Hospital reported income of £84k and spending of £74k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income fell from £151k to £84k (-44%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income dropped by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 32% 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 Lydney Hospital sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Battle Memorial Hall (£84k), Ludwick Family Centre (£84k) and The Biscuit Fund (£84k).