The League of Friends of the Derbyshire Children's Hospital
Analysis
The League of Friends of the Derbyshire Children's Hospital is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Derbyshire. It was registered in August 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The League of Friends of the Derbyshire Children's Hospital reported income of £96k and spending of £113k, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £16k to £96k (+499%), an average of +56% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 452%. Over the whole period it spent 84% 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 Derbyshire Children's Hospital sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Nunthorpe and Marton Playing Fields Association (£96k), Church Corporation Trust (£96k) and Provincial Grand Charity of the Province of Derbyshire (£96k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To provide equipment and facilities for the benefit of the hospital's patients and their families by money raised by operating a small teabar shop plus other fundraising events or through donations received.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Nunthorpe and Marton Playing Fields Association | Cleveland | £96k |
| Church Corporation Trust | Devon | £96k |
| Provincial Grand Charity of the Province of Derbyshire | Derbyshire | £96k |
| Mode Rehabilitation | Stockport | £96k |