The Friends of Darlington Memorial Hospital

Analysis

The Friends of Darlington Memorial Hospital is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Darlington. It was registered in April 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 makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Friends of Darlington Memorial Hospital reported income of £66k and spending of £70k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £61k to £66k (+7.5%), an average of +1.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 104% 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 Friends of Darlington Memorial Hospital sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hops (£66k), Operation Hernia (£66k) and Tamang Society of UK CIO (Tsouk) (£66k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.