Taunton Hospital Radio
Analysis
Taunton Hospital Radio is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Somerset. It was registered in December 1981, 45 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 services.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Taunton Hospital Radio reported income of £22k and spending of £2,450, leaving 89% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1,000 to £22k (+2100%), an average of +117% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 929%. 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, Taunton Hospital Radio sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Serenje Outreach for Children's Help (£22k), (A) Opta - (Asian) Organisation for the Prevention and Treatment of Addiction (£22k) and Rotary Club of South Woodham Ferrers Charity Trust Fund (£22k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Providing an entirely volunteer run & managed FM Community Radio Station to the care and wider general communities within Taunton Deane boundary, and to anyone outside of the reach of the FM broadcast via the internet and dedicated smartphone app, including patients cared for within all hospitals in Somerset, to ease isolation, inform on important topics and provide general entertainment
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Serenje Outreach for Children's Help | Stevenage | £22k |
| (A) Opta - (Asian) Organisation for the Prevention and Treatment of Addiction | Birmingham | £22k |
| Rotary Club of South Woodham Ferrers Charity Trust Fund | Chelmsford | £22k |
| The Orchid Charitable Trust | Reading | £22k |