The Friends of the Alford Hospital

Analysis

The Friends of the Alford Hospital is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lincolnshire. It was registered in November 1986, 40 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Friends of the Alford Hospital reported income of £31k and spending of £28k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £26k to £31k (+17%), an average of +4.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 94% 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 the Alford Hospital sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 45% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Living Word Ministries Europe (Joy of the Nations Christian Centre) (£31k), Kingsbridge and Saltstone Caring Ltd (£31k) and Hope 4 the World (£31k).