The League of Friends of Shepton Mallet Community Hospital
Analysis
The League of Friends of Shepton Mallet Community Hospital is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Shepton Mallet. It was registered in February 1981, 45 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides human resources and provides services.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The League of Friends of Shepton Mallet Community Hospital reported income of £215k and spending of £6,219, leaving 97% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £4,993 to £215k (+4199%), an average of +156% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 5274%. Over the whole period it spent 11% 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 Shepton Mallet Community Hospital sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Radiotherapy UK (£215k), Baso-The Association for Cancer Surgery (£215k) and The British Shalom-Salaam Trust (£215k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
The charity exists to relieve patients and former patients of the hospital and generally to support its charitable work. This is done by volunteers, who raise funds by means of subscriptions, a summer fete, etc, and who attend the hospital to support in any manner that they are able. Funds raised are spent, after consideration by the committee, on the extra needs of the hospital that the PCT do no
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Radiotherapy UK | London | £215k |
| Baso-The Association for Cancer Surgery | London | £215k |
| The British Shalom-Salaam Trust | London | £215k |
| Friends of Bristol Eye Hospital | Bristol | £215k |