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THE TORBAY HOSPITAL LEAGUE OF FRIENDS

Registered charity 200905 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as TORBAY HOSPITAL LEAGUE OF FRIENDS

To raise money to provide amenities and services for patients and staff at Torbay Hospital

Objects

TO PROVIDE SERVICES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE TORBAY AND ASSOCIATED HOSPITALS.

Area of benefit: TORBAY

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Torbay, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£547k
Latest spending
£703k
Registered
1961
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's free/unrestricted reserves were £653,549, which is above the stated policy target of a minimum £250,000. The charity reported a net movement in funds of a deficit of £155,921 for the year, primarily due to charitable expenditure exceeding income. The trustees confirmed the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence on a going concern basis.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: minimum of £250,000 (reserves figure: £654k)
“The Trustees have reviewed the charity’s needs for reserves in line with the guidance issued by the Charity Commission and have decided that unrestricted reserves should be sufficient to enable it at all times to meet its current designated commitments and anticipate future calls by the Hospital as and when they arise with a minimum of £250,000.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Secretary and Treasurer (who are Trustees) received Honoraria of £2,500 each.
“During the year the Charity's Secretary and Treasurer both received an Honorarium to represent a gesture of goodwill and appreciation for services rendered to the Charity of £2,500 each” — page 25
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Secretary and Treasurer Honoraria
“During the year the Charity's Secretary and Treasurer both received an Honorarium to represent a gesture of goodwill and appreciation for services rendered to the Charity of £2,500 each (2024: £5,000 to Secretary). Authority was given from the Charity Commission for the payments.” — page 25
“During the year ended 31 December 2025, expenses totalling £497 were reimbursed or paid directly to 4 Trustees (2024: £1,252 to 5 Trustees).” — page 25
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee Expenses
“During the year the Charity's Secretary and Treasurer both received an Honorarium to represent a gesture of goodwill and appreciation for services rendered to the Charity of £2,500 each (2024: £5,000 to Secretary). Authority was given from the Charity Commission for the payments.” — page 25
“During the year ended 31 December 2025, expenses totalling £497 were reimbursed or paid directly to 4 Trustees (2024: £1,252 to 5 Trustees).” — page 25
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee Retail Income
“During the year the Charity's Secretary and Treasurer both received an Honorarium to represent a gesture of goodwill and appreciation for services rendered to the Charity of £2,500 each (2024: £5,000 to Secretary). Authority was given from the Charity Commission for the payments.” — page 25
“During the year ended 31 December 2025, expenses totalling £497 were reimbursed or paid directly to 4 Trustees (2024: £1,252 to 5 Trustees).” — page 25
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Bishop Fleming Audit Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

  • Volunteers: 10
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Volunteers: 30
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Volunteers: 5
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for acting as trustee
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£547k
Total spending
£703k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Torbay

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£547k£703k
31/12/2024£390k£389k
31/12/2023£332k£1.4m
31/12/2022£459k£78k
31/12/2021£785k£117k

Common questions

Is THE TORBAY HOSPITAL LEAGUE OF FRIENDS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's free/unrestricted reserves were £653,549, which is above the stated policy target of a minimum £250,000. The charity reported a net movement in funds of a deficit of £155,921 for the year, primarily due to charitable expenditure exceeding income. The trustees confirmed the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence on a going concern basis. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Bishop Fleming Audit Limited.

Who funds THE TORBAY HOSPITAL LEAGUE OF FRIENDS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE TORBAY HOSPITAL LEAGUE OF FRIENDS as a grant recipient include THE PILMUIR ESTATE.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
WHEELER MILL FOUNDATIONFY2025Unverified read£59k
THE PILMUIR ESTATEFY2022£40k
THE PILMUIR ESTATEFY2023£30k

Grants marked “Unverified read” were flagged by automated checks as possibly misread from the funder’s filed accounts. They are listed, but left out of the totals, counts and funder relationships this site computes.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with TENBURY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL LEAGUE OF FRIENDS.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE TORBAY HOSPITAL LEAGUE OF FRIENDS£547k——above—no doubt
TENBURY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL LEAGUE OF FRIENDS FY2025£62k——above—no doubt
THE LEAGUE OF FRIENDS OF WARRINGTON HOSPITALS FY2024£9k—0unclear—no doubt
THE LEAGUE OF FRIENDS OF THE YEOVIL HOSPITALS FY2025£779k—0unclear—no doubt
THE LEAGUE OF FRIENDS OF HORSHAM HOSPITAL FY2026£165k—0above—no doubt
LEAGUE OF FRIENDS OF THE ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL FY2025£237k—0unclear—no doubt

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