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THE LEAGUE OF FRIENDS OF THE SWANAGE HOSPITAL

Registered charity 273058 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FRIENDS OF SWANAGE HOSPITAL

TO SUPPORT THE ACTIVITIES OF SWANAGE HOSPITAL

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

Latest income
£251k
Latest spending
£251k
Registered
1977
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds total £5,462,579, with a notional reserve of £500,000 designated for a potential major rebuilding project. The charity reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue, and its net assets have increased from £5,466,484 to £5,465,912 over the year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £500,000 (held: £5.5m)
“The Friends have a notional reserve of £500,000. This is the sum estimated to be required, potentially at short notice, to fund the start of a major rebuilding project.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2024)

Total income
£3.5m
Total spending
£93k
Cost of raising funds
£20k
Reserves (reported)
£5.5m
Employees
0

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.6% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Dorset

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£251k£251k
31/03/2024£3.5m£93k
31/03/2023£179k£29k
31/03/2022£647k£24k
31/03/2021£222k£540k

Common questions

Is THE LEAGUE OF FRIENDS OF THE SWANAGE HOSPITAL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds total £5,462,579, with a notional reserve of £500,000 designated for a potential major rebuilding project. The charity reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue, and its net assets have increased from £5,466,484 to £5,465,912 over the year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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 PILMUIR ESTATE1£70k
TALBOT VILLAGE TRUST1£61k
WHEELER MILL FOUNDATION1£59k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SWANAGE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE LEAGUE OF FRIENDS OF THE SWANAGE HOSPITAL£251k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SWANAGE FY2025£264k—0below—no doubt
THE TORBAY HOSPITAL LEAGUE OF FRIENDS FY2025£547k—0unclear—no doubt
LEAGUE OF FRIENDS MUSGROVE PARK HOSPITAL FY2025£1.5m—0unclear—no doubt
LEAGUE OF FRIENDS OF UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST FY2025£335k—0unclear—no doubt
SWANAGE AND PURBECK DEVELOPMENT TRUST FY2025£385k—0within—no doubt

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