The League of Friends of the Honiton Hospital

Analysis

The League of Friends of the Honiton Hospital is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Devon. It was registered in April 1985, 41 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 other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The League of Friends of the Honiton Hospital reported income of £11k and spending of £23k, spending 211% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £2,200 to £11k (+396%), an average of +49% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 239%. Over the whole period it spent 575% 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 the Honiton Hospital sits at the 29th percentile: it is larger than about 29% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include British College of Veterinary Specialists (£11k), Horsley U3a (£11k) and The Elizabeth Bennett Charitable Trust (£11k).

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.