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THE LEAGUE OF FRIENDS OF THE ROYAL UNITED HOSPITALS (BATH)

Registered charity 1176686 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FRIENDS OF THE RUH

PROVIDING COMFORT AND AMENITIES AND PATIENT SUPPORT FOR THE ROYAL UNITED HOSPITAL BATH

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Disability · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.7m
Latest spending
£1.4m
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £1,605,424, which is above the stated policy target of at least £300,000. The charity reported a net income surplus of £305,950 for the year, driven by significant legacy income and retail trading, while maintaining adequate cash reserves to support ongoing operations.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least £300,000 (held: £1.6m)
“Reserves are held for expenditure on the Objects of the Friends, with adequate reserves, at least £300,000, retained to enable prudent management of any unforeseen circumstances.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Royal United Hospitals Foundation Trust provides the Charity with several services, including IT and payroll. Human Resources advice is provided by Moorepay, and bookkeeping services by Mutu.
“The Royal United Hospitals Foundation Trust provides the Charity with several services, including IT and payroll. Human Resources advice is provided by Moorepay, and bookkeeping services by Mutu.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by ML Audit LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Friends of the RUH (matched by registered charity number).

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2025)

Total income
£1.7m
Total spending
£1.4m
Cost of raising funds
£34k
Reserves (reported)
£1.6m
Employees
12

Reported reserves equal ~13.3 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 1.9% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Bath And North East Somerset · Somerset · Wiltshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£1.7m£1.4m
30/09/2024£1.4m£1.4m
30/09/2023£1.2m£1.1m
30/09/2022£678k£594k
30/09/2021£635k£501k

Common questions

Is THE LEAGUE OF FRIENDS OF THE ROYAL UNITED HOSPITALS (BATH) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £1,605,424, which is above the stated policy target of at least £300,000. The charity reported a net income surplus of £305,950 for the year, driven by significant legacy income and retail trading, while maintaining adequate cash reserves to support ongoing operations. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by ML Audit LLP.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE MEDLOCK CHARITABLE TRUST1£224k
THE PILMUIR ESTATE1£70k
WHEELER MILL FOUNDATION1£59k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ROYAL UNITED HOSPITAL CHARITABLE FUND.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE LEAGUE OF FRIENDS OF THE ROYAL UNITED HOSPITALS (BATH)£1.7m—0above—no doubt
ROYAL UNITED HOSPITAL CHARITABLE FUND FY2025£3.2m£80,001 - £90,0001unclear27.2%no doubt
LEAGUE OF FRIENDS OF THE ROYAL SOUTH HANTS HOSPITAL FY2026£258k—0unclear—no doubt
THE TORBAY HOSPITAL LEAGUE OF FRIENDS FY2025£547k—0unclear—no doubt
THE LEAGUE OF FRIENDS TO THE ROBERT JONES & AGNES HUNT ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL FY2024£882k—0unclear64.3%no doubt
LEAGUE OF FRIENDS OF THE JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL FY2024£310k—0above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.