League of Friends of the Macclesfield and Congleton Hospitals
Analysis
League of Friends of the Macclesfield and Congleton Hospitals is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cheshire. It was registered in July 1975, 51 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 individuals and makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending March 2025, League of Friends of the Macclesfield and Congleton Hospitals reported income of £43k and spending of £40k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £46k to £43k (-7.0%), an average of -1.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 86% 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 Macclesfield and Congleton Hospitals sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wigan Ms Therapy Centre Ltd (£43k), St.thomas (Jacobite) Syrian Orthodox Church, Portsmouth, England, UK (£43k) and Joint Neurosciences Council (£43k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Provide relief to patients of the two local hospitals and other individuals in our local community who are sick,convalescent,disabled, handicapped infirm or in need of assistance and to support the work of the two hospitals by the making of grants to various departments or individuals. It works within the framework outlined in its constitution adopted in May 1975 and amended in January 2004.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Wigan Ms Therapy Centre Ltd | Chorley | £43k |
| St.thomas (Jacobite) Syrian Orthodox Church, Portsmouth, England, UK | West Sussex | £43k |
| Joint Neurosciences Council | Saffron Walden | £43k |
| Clee Fields Management Company Ltd | Grimsby | £43k |