FRIENDS OF THE ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL (WHITECHAPEL)

Registered charity 279009 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FRIENDS OF THE LONDON HOSPITAL (WHITECHAPEL), FRIENDS OF THE ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL, LEAGUE OF FRIENDS

Relieve patients and former patients of the Royal London Hospital (Whitechapel) who are sick, handicapped or infirm and generally to support the charitable work of the Hospital including related research

Objects

TO RELIEVE PATIENTS AND FORMER PATIENTS OF THE LONDON HOSPITAL (WHITECHAPEL) WHO ARE SICK, CONVALESCENT, DISABLED, HANDICAPPED OR INFIRM AND GENERALLY TO SUPPORT THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE SAID HOSPITAL INCLUDING MEDICAL RESEARCH

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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 · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Tower Hamlets, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£56k
Latest spending
£50k
Registered
1980
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £535,532, which represent the majority of its total net assets of £555,853. The accounts state that resources are adequate for continuing operations, with a net movement in total funds of £6,057 for the year. The charity maintains non-current investments valued at £270,000 at historical cost.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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 30/06/2026

  • Volunteers: 7
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2025

  • Volunteers: 8
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2024

  • Volunteers: 7
  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Friends Of The Royal London Hospital (Whitechapel) (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Tower Hamlets

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2026£56k£50k
30/06/2025£55k£38k
30/06/2024£53k£47k
30/06/2023£44k£37k
30/06/2022£15k£26k

Common questions

Is FRIENDS OF THE ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL (WHITECHAPEL) financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £535,532, which represent the majority of its total net assets of £555,853. The accounts state that resources are adequate for continuing operations, with a net movement in total funds of £6,057 for the year. The charity maintains non-current investments valued at £270,000 at historical cost. Its FY2026 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
ROCKCLIFFE CHARITABLE TRUST1£2k
THE GROCERS' CHARITY1£250

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with FRIENDS OF LINCOLN HOSPITALS ASSOCIATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
FRIENDS OF THE ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL (WHITECHAPEL)£56k——unclear—no doubt
FRIENDS OF LINCOLN HOSPITALS ASSOCIATION FY2025£50k—0unclear—no doubt
FRIENDS OF WESTMINSTER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FY2025£199k——unclear—no doubt
THE FRIENDS OF QUEEN MARY'S HOSPITAL - ROEHAMPTON FY2025£54k—0below—no doubt
FRIENDS OF THE ROYAL MARSDEN, CHELSEA FY2025£651k—0unclear—no doubt
THE FRIENDS OF THE CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL FY2025£116k—0unclear—no doubt

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