League of Friends of the Victoria Memorial Hospital Welshpool
Analysis
League of Friends of the Victoria Memorial Hospital Welshpool is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Powys. It was registered in April 1971, 55 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 makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending March 2025, League of Friends of the Victoria Memorial Hospital Welshpool reported income of £58k and spending of £41k, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £313k to £58k (-81%), an average of -34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 121%. Over the whole period it spent 29% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, League of Friends of the Victoria Memorial Hospital Welshpool sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Metupuk (£58k), The Leicestershire and Rutland County Nursing Association (£58k) and The Henry and Dora Needler Memorial Trust (£58k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
To relieve patients and former patients of The Victoria Memorial Hospital Welshpool who are sick convalescent disabled handicapped infirm or in need of financial assistance and generally to support the charitable work of the said hospital
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Metupuk | Norfolk | £58k |
| The Leicestershire and Rutland County Nursing Association | Leicester | £58k |
| The Henry and Dora Needler Memorial Trust | Harrogate | £58k |
| The Barham Charitable Trust | Bristol | £58k |