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League of Friends, Royal Derby Hospital

74 /100

Clarity score

Needs improvement

Charity accounts, evidence & financial rating

74/100 Clarity Score · 3 stars · Charity Commission filings · How we score

Register checked 4 October 2026 · latest accounts 2025

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Is League of Friends, Royal Derby Hospital a good charity?

League of Friends, Royal Derby Hospital scores 74/100 (3 stars, Needs improvement) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2025 (£575k total income, 61% cause spend, latest year). This reflects financial transparency and stewardship on paper — not the real-world impact of its programmes. See the full breakdown.

Income

£575k

Accounts 2025-03-31

Spending

£259k

Accounts 2025-03-31

Charitable activities

61%

latest year · share of spending

Accounts filing

On time

Charity Commission

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Derby · DE22 3NE Reg 1209438 Registered charity Official website Charity Commission register

What does League of Friends, Royal Derby Hospital do?

Raising money for Royal Derby Hospital by running teabars, shops, trolleys and other fundraising events

Activities reported by the charity on the official register · extract . This is separate from the accounts data used for its rating.

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How much does League of Friends, Royal Derby Hospital raise and spend?

Accounts period 2024-08-05 to 2025-03-31 · Source: Charity Commission filings

League of Friends, Royal Derby Hospital revenue and expenses for 2025
Category Amount % of spend
Total income £575k —
Total expenditure £259k —
Charitable activities £158k 61%
Fundraising £101k 39%
Reported governance £800 0%

Governance can already be allocated within other expenditure categories. It is not a separate measure of all administration costs; do not add these rows without checking the accounts notes.

61%On charitable activities

Where does the money go?

Latest accounts (2025) · £259k spent

  • Charitable activities61%
  • Fundraising39%

Charities usually allocate governance costs across their other spending categories, and these reported figures add up to more than total spending, so governance is not drawn as a separate slice. The accounts table shows it separately.

From the annual return

What does League of Friends, Royal Derby Hospital pay its staff, and where does its money come from?

Answers League of Friends, Royal Derby Hospital gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. These are the charity's own disclosures, not part of the Clarity Score.

Where does League of Friends, Royal Derby Hospital's money come from?

League of Friends, Royal Derby Hospital reported £575k total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were donations and legacies £424k (74%), trading and fundraising events £147k (26%), investments £3,686 (1%). Legacies (gifts in wills) contributed £650.

  • Donations and legacies £424k · 74%
  • Trading and fundraising events £147k · 26%
  • Investments £3,686 · 1%
  • Other income £22 · 0%

Cash at year end: £156k · unrestricted funds: £316k · restricted funds: £0. Restricted funds can only be spent on purposes set by the donor.

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register does not record League of Friends, Royal Derby Hospital as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.

League of Friends, Royal Derby Hospital's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Where it says it operates
Derby City

Source: Charity Commission register and annual return data, Open Government Licence v3.0. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How have League of Friends, Royal Derby Hospital's finances changed over five years?

£0 £200k £400k £600k £800k 2025 Income 2025: £575k Spending 2025: £259k Cause spend 2025: £158k
  • Income
  • Spending
  • Cause spend
League of Friends, Royal Derby Hospital income and spending by accounts year
Year Income Spending Charitable activities
2025 £575k £259k £158k

Cause spend is plotted only when the filing discloses a split · Source: Charity Commission filings

How does League of Friends, Royal Derby Hospital compare?

The share of each group scoring at or below League of Friends, Royal Derby Hospital, including tied scores. A group matched on cause, income band and accounts year appears when at least ten records qualify. Broader groups below may mix reporting periods and operating models. Groups include this charity; percentiles measure our financial rating, not impact.

Same cause, income band and accounts year (2025) 29thpercentile

Scores at or above 29% of 190 charities with the same primary cause, income band and latest accounts year · 74/100 vs 82 peer average.

Income band (£500k–£1m) 35thpercentile

Scores at or above 35% of 2,127 charities in its income band · 74/100 vs 78 peer average.

Disability charities 41stpercentile

Scores at or above 41% of 702 charities in this cause · 74/100 vs 76 peer average.

How does League of Friends, Royal Derby Hospital compare, and where else can you look?

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Evidence and interpretation

What the evidence says about League of Friends, Royal Derby Hospital

In 2025, reported income was £574,943 and expenditure was £259,100. Income exceeded expenditure by £315,843. This annual balance is not the charity’s available cash or unrestricted reserves.

Calculated from our dated accounts dataset, refreshed 2026-09-06. This is not an audit or a manual review of every filing. Original register and accounts · How calculations work.

Find the right support

Who it supports and how to access its work

Reported beneficiaries: Other Defined Groups.

How it works: Makes Grants To Organisations; Provides Services.

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Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. Register contact and activity details · Website listed for this charity

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Results and impact evidence

We have not added a source-checked programme outcome for this charity. That is a gap in this profile, not evidence that the charity has no impact. Its annual report may contain results that have not been assessed here.

Reported grants to institutions: £0 (2025-03-31). This is spending reported in the annual return, not a measure of beneficiary outcomes or an open grant opportunity. It may already be included in charitable expenditure. Check the source accounts.

What these results can tell you

Counts of services delivered describe activity. They do not by themselves establish lasting change, what would have happened without the programme, or cost-effectiveness. Results with different definitions, populations or years should not be ranked against each other.

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What is League of Friends, Royal Derby Hospital's Beacon report?

Detailed accountability and finance metrics from UK regulator filings — structured for transparency in our four-beacon report.

Accountability & Transparency

Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies.

93/100

Accountability & Transparency metrics for League of Friends, Royal Derby Hospital
Metric Score Value
Filing history (5 years)

No recorded lateness in available history = 15 pts · one late filing = 5 pts · two or more or unknown status = 0 pts. Missing data is not proof of late filing.

 100% 15/15 pts
Trustee oversight

Three or more trustees on the register = 15 pts, scaled down for fewer (governance red flag below three).

 100% 4 trustees · 15/15 pts
Declared policies

Safeguarding (4) · conflict of interest (3) · volunteer management (3) — from Charity Commission annual return.

 70% 7/10 pts

Financial Health

Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts.

57/100

Financial Health metrics for League of Friends, Royal Derby Hospital
Metric Score Value
Reserves (months of expenditure)

3–24 months = full marks, tapering on both sides · 0 months or 4+ years = 0 pts. Reserves are not necessarily cash; needs vary by operating model.

 100% 15 months · 15/15 pts
Income stability / growth

+20% or more over the window = 10 pts · flat = 5 pts · −20% or worse = 0 pts, scaled between.

 0% Comparability review needed · 0/10 pts
Liabilities to assets

0% liabilities-to-assets = 5 pts, scaling down to 0 pts at 60%+ debt.

 40% 38% · 2/5 pts

Financial Efficiency

How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios.

50/100

Financial Efficiency metrics for League of Friends, Royal Derby Hospital
Metric Score Value
Program expense ratio

90%+ on charitable activities = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 50% or below.

 30% 61% · 3/10 pts (Latest year)
Fundraising efficiency

≤10p to raise £1 = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 40p or above (fundraising cost ÷ income).

 70% 18p per £1 income · 7/10 pts (Latest year, disclosed years)

Community Support

Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff.

100/100

Community Support metrics for League of Friends, Royal Derby Hospital
Metric Score Value
Volunteer-to-staff ratio

Volunteers at 2x staff or more = full marks · no volunteers = 0 pts, scaled between.

 100% 154 volunteers / 0 staff · 10/10 pts

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What trust indicators does League of Friends, Royal Derby Hospital have?

Pulled from the Charity Commission register — filing behaviour, board size, and workforce where reported.

  • Accounts filed on time

    up to date · last filing

  • Trustee board size (3–12)

    4 trustees on the Charity Commission register

  • Workforce on register

    0 employees · 154 volunteers

Fundraising Regulator

Status not yet checked

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Official register

Reg 1209438

Full trustee list, accounts, and regulatory history on the Charity Commission.

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Trustees & officers

  • Allan John Jones since 2024
  • Irene Joan Clarke since 2024
  • Lesley Margaret Wells Chair · since 2024
  • Janice Newbury since 2025

How reliable is League of Friends, Royal Derby Hospital's data?

Source
Charity Commission (England & Wales)
Accounts year
2025
Filing date
Data refreshed

Medium confidence — some data missing or late

Scores reflect the accounts in our dated data extract. The live register may contain newer filings. Clarity Score measures how clearly the charity accounts for money in those filings — not programme impact.

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Financial source extract: 2026-09-06. Organisation identifier: 5242729. Method version: 1.1. View method changes.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator and Charity Commission for Northern Ireland. Open Government Licence v3.0 .

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  2. 2. Read the accounts in context

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How we score charities +

The Clarity Score is a 100-point rating from UK regulator filings (Charity Commission for England and Wales, OSCR and CCNI). Four pillars — Accountability & Transparency (40), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10) — each scored on a continuous scale, not pass/fail cutoffs. A statutory inquiry sets the score to 0 automatically.

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Accountability & Transparency

Scored from filings

40 points — filing history (15), trustee oversight (15, scaling up to a board of three or more), declared policies (10).

Financial Health

Scored from filings

30 points — reserves (15, full marks 3–24 months, tapering on both sides), income stability (10), liabilities to assets (5, scaling down as debt rises).

Financial Efficiency

Scored from filings

20 points — program expense ratio and fundraising cost, each on a graduated scale (not a single cutoff). Kept at 20% of the total: financial-ratio scoring alone is not a reliable effectiveness signal (see "why not just an overhead ratio?" below).

Community Support

Scored from filings

10 points — volunteer-to-staff ratio from Charity Commission workforce data, scaling continuously up to a 2:1 ratio.

Overall score

Sum of all pillar points. Display stars use the same bands as the labels: 90–100 → 5★ Exceptional; 75–89 → 4★ Good; 60–74 → 3★ Needs improvement; 1–59 → 2★ Poor; 0 → not rated.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about League of Friends, Royal Derby Hospital's rating, finances, and Charity Commission status.

Is League of Friends, Royal Derby Hospital a good charity? +

League of Friends, Royal Derby Hospital scores 74 out of 100 (3 stars — Needs improvement) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, our independent read of its UK regulator filings. Around 61% of its spending goes to charitable activities (latest year) and its accounts are up to date. That reflects how transparent and financially healthy it looks on paper — it does not measure the real-world impact of its work, so treat it as one factor alongside the cause you care about. CharityCompare never tells you where to donate.

Is League of Friends, Royal Derby Hospital a legitimate charity? +

The register data used for this profile lists League of Friends, Royal Derby Hospital as a registered charity (charity number 1209438). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1209438&subId=0. Check the current entry and the identity of anyone requesting money. Registration does not verify a particular appeal; Clarity Score summarises filing transparency, not programme impact.

What is League of Friends, Royal Derby Hospital's charity number? +

League of Friends, Royal Derby Hospital's charity number is 1209438. Check that number on the official register (Charity Commission, OSCR or CCNI) or this CharityCompare profile before you donate — scammers sometimes reuse real numbers on fake appeals.

What is League of Friends, Royal Derby Hospital's charity rating? +

League of Friends, Royal Derby Hospital scores 74 out of 100 on CharityCompare (3 stars — Needs improvement). The Clarity Score (method v1.1) sums four pillars from UK regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 pts), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10). Stars use the same bands as those labels — 90+ is 5★ Exceptional. It is not an impact ranking.

Does League of Friends, Royal Derby Hospital have reviews and complaints? +

CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for League of Friends, Royal Derby Hospital. Instead you get a filing-based Clarity Score, cause spend, reserves and red flags such as late accounts (one red flag on this profile: high fundraising costs). For formal complaints about a charity, contact the Charity Commission, OSCR, CCNI or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.

How much of my donation reaches League of Friends, Royal Derby Hospital? +

Across the recent disclosed accounts used for this score, 61% of League of Friends, Royal Derby Hospital's total spending went to charitable activities. That is the closest official figure to "how much of your donation reaches the cause" — it is an average across all spending in the filing, not a pound-by-pound breakdown of an individual gift.

What are League of Friends, Royal Derby Hospital's overheads? +

Across the recent disclosed accounts used for this score, fundraising costs were about 39% of total expenditure and fundraising plus separately reported governance figures amount to about 39% of expenditure (2025); these categories can overlap, so this is not a distinct total of all administration costs at League of Friends, Royal Derby Hospital. The register does not show individual salaries; senior pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report and accounts.

How much income does League of Friends, Royal Derby Hospital receive? +

League of Friends, Royal Derby Hospital reported £575k total income in its 2025 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: limited history.

Are League of Friends, Royal Derby Hospital's accounts up to date? +

Filing status: up to date (last filing 2026-01-22). CharityCompare flags late or missing accounts separately from the financial score.

Where is League of Friends, Royal Derby Hospital based? +

League of Friends, Royal Derby Hospital's registered contact address is in Derby (DE22 3NE). It tells the regulator it operates in Derby City, with a focus on disability.

Where does League of Friends, Royal Derby Hospital's money come from? +

League of Friends, Royal Derby Hospital reported £575k total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were donations and legacies £424k (74%), trading and fundraising events £147k (26%), investments £3,686 (1%). Legacies (gifts in wills) contributed £650.

Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to League of Friends, Royal Derby Hospital? +

The register does not record League of Friends, Royal Derby Hospital as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.

Are League of Friends, Royal Derby Hospital's trustees paid? +

League of Friends, Royal Derby Hospital's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

When was League of Friends, Royal Derby Hospital registered as a charity? +

League of Friends, Royal Derby Hospital was entered on the register on 5 August 2024.

How does CharityCompare score League of Friends, Royal Derby Hospital? +

We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in League of Friends, Royal Derby Hospital's regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 points — filing history, trustees, policies), Financial Health (30 — reserves, income trend, debt), Financial Efficiency (20 — cause spend and fundraising cost, on a graduated scale) and Community Support (10 — volunteer-to-staff ratio). An open statutory inquiry scores 0. The score measures reporting on paper, not programme impact. CharityCompare is free for donors, takes no commission on donations, and scores cannot be bought.

How often is this page updated? +

This profile was last updated on 6 September 2026 from the latest UK regulator data available to CharityCompare, and League of Friends, Royal Derby Hospital's most recent accounts cover 2025. Scores and figures refresh whenever we re-ingest the register, so the page reflects our latest data pull rather than a one-off review.