--- title: "The League of Friends to the Rober… rating | CharityCompare" description: "The League of Friends to the Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital scores 72/100 (Needs improvement). Latest accounts 2024: income £882k. Reg 249346." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-league-of-friends-to-the-robert-jones-agnes-hunt-orthopaedic-hospital retrieved: 2026-08-18T06:16:45.156Z license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Quick answer ## Is The League of Friends to the Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital a good charity? The League of Friends to the Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital scores 72/100 (3 stars, Needs improvement) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2024 (£882k total income, 27% of spending on charitable activities). This reflects financial transparency and stewardship on paper — not the real-world impact of its programmes. See the full breakdown. Shrewsbury · SY10 7AG | Reg [249346](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-league-of-friends-to-the-robert-jones-agnes-hunt-orthopaedic-hospital) | Registered charity | [Official website](https://www.friendsrjah.org.uk/) | [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/249346) Donate ## How can you give to THE LEAGUE OF FRIENDS TO THE ROBERT JONES & AGNES HUNT ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL? You leave CharityCompare to complete a donation on the official THE LEAGUE OF FRIENDS TO THE ROBERT JONES & AGNES HUNT ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL form. We do not process payments or take commission. Opens their official online donation form. [Donate](https://www.friendsrjah.org.uk/?utm_source=charitycompare&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=donate&utm_content=249346) ## What does The League of Friends to the Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital do? The League of Friends to the Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital is a registered charity (no. 249346) working in health in Shrewsbury · SY10 7AG. Its latest Charity Commission filing directs 27% of spending to charitable activities, holding roughly 12 months of reserves, and files its annual accounts on time. Reported income has been growing (≈12% a year). CharityCompare's Clarity Score rates the organisation only from public Charity Commission accounts — accountability, financial health, efficiency and community support — not the quality or impact of its programmes. Summarised from public filings — The League of Friends to the Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital hasn't added its own description yet. [Work here? Add it free →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=the-league-of-friends-to-the-robert-jones-agnes-hunt-orthopaedic-hospital) **In short:** THE LEAGUE OF FRIENDS TO THE ROBERT JONES & AGNES HUNT ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL scores 72 out of 100 (3 stars). 27% average program spend (3-year average). Review the pillar breakdown below. ## What is The League of Friends to the Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital? The League of Friends to the Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital has a Clarity Score of 72 out of 100 on CharityCompare (3 stars, Needs improvement). Charity Commission registration number 249346. Status: Registered. Primary cause area: Health. Latest accounts year 2024: total income £882k, with 27% of expenditure on charitable activities. Accounts filing: up to date. Reserves: approximately 12 months of operating costs. 1 filing concern(s) noted on this profile. Scores are independent and based on official filings — not a donation recommendation. Data from [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/), last updated 17 July 2026. Overall score 72/100 3★ · Needs improvement Cause spend 27% 3-yr avg · charitable activities Accountability 100/100 Finance beacon Income £882k Latest year 2024 Reserves 12 mo Months of running costs Accounts filing On time Charity Commission £2.0 raised per £1 fundraising (3-yr avg) · 55% overhead · Website on register · Confidence: high ## How does THE LEAGUE OF FRIENDS TO THE ROBERT JONES & AGNES HUNT ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL compare? Clarity Score percentile against similar UK charities — the share of peers THE LEAGUE OF FRIENDS TO THE ROBERT JONES & AGNES HUNT ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL scores higher than. Income band (£500k–£1m)30thpercentile **Scores higher than 30% of 2,187 charities in its income band** · 72/100 vs 79 peer average (marker). Health charities37thpercentile **Scores higher than 37% of 528 charities in this cause** · 72/100 vs 76 peer average (marker). ## How reliable is The League of Friends to the Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital's data? Source Charity Commission (England & Wales) Accounts year 2024 Filing date 24 June 2026 Profile reviewed 17 July 2026 High confidence — complete filing data Scores reflect the latest annual accounts on the register. Clarity Score measures how clearly the charity accounts for money in those filings — not programme impact. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources: [Charity Commission for England and Wales](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/), [Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator](https://www.oscr.org.uk/) and [Charity Commission for Northern Ireland](https://www.charitycommissionni.org.uk/). [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). ## What is The League of Friends to the Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic 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. 100/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Filing history (5 years) 100% on-time over five years = 15 pts · one late filing = 5 pts · two or more = 0 pts. | 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% | 12 trustees · 15/15 pts | | Declared policies Safeguarding (4) · conflict of interest (3) · volunteer management (3) — from Charity Commission annual return. | 100% | 10/10 pts | ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 73/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Reserves (months of cash) 3–24 months = full marks, tapering on both sides · 0 months or 4+ years (hoarding) = 0 pts. | 100% | 12 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. | 30% | 3/10 pts · 3-year average | | Liabilities to assets 0% liabilities-to-assets = 5 pts, scaling down to 0 pts at 60%+ debt. | 80% | 10% · 4/5 pts | ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 0/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Program expense ratio 90%+ on charitable activities = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 50% or below. | 0% | 27% · 0/10 pts (3-year average) | | Fundraising efficiency ≤10p to raise £1 = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 40p or above (fundraising cost ÷ income). | 0% | 50p per £1 income · 0/10 pts (3-year average) | ### Community Support Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff. 100/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Volunteer-to-staff ratio Volunteers at 2x staff or more = full marks · no volunteers = 0 pts, scaled between. | 100% | 200 volunteers / 15 staff · 10/10 pts | [How we calculate beacon scores →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What is The League of Friends to the Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital's Clarity Score? 72/100 total · Needs improvement · 3 of 5 stars Four pillars (40 + 30 + 20 + 10 points) from Charity Commission filings — see methodology for full weightings. 100/100 Accountability & Transparency 73/100 Financial Health 0/100 Financial Efficiency 100/100 Community Support ### Accountability & Transparency Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies. 100/100 Filing history (5 years)15/15 pts Trustee oversight12 trustees · 15/15 pts Declared policies10/10 pts ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 73/100 Reserves (months of cash)12 months · 15/15 pts Income stability / growth3/10 pts · 3-year average Liabilities to assets10% · 4/5 pts ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 0/100 Program expense ratio27% · 0/10 pts (3-year average) Fundraising efficiency50p per £1 income · 0/10 pts (3-year average) ### Community Support Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff. 100/100 Volunteer-to-staff ratio200 volunteers / 15 staff · 10/10 pts ## How much does The League of Friends to the Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital raise and spend? Latest filed year 2024 · Source: Charity Commission filings | Category | Amount | % of spend | | --- | --- | --- | | Total income | £882k | — | | Total expenditure | £1.0m | — | | Charitable activities | £279k | 28% | | Fundraising | £567k | 56% | | Governance & admin | £3k | 0% | 28%On charitable activities ## Where does the money go? Latest accounts (2024) · £1.0m spent - Charitable activities28% · £279k - Fundraising56% · £567k - Governance0% · £3k - Other spending16% · £162k ## What trust indicators does The League of Friends to the Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic 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 24 June 2026 - ✓ Trustee board size (3–12) 12 trustees on the Charity Commission register - ✓ Workforce on register 15 employees · 200 volunteers (13:1 volunteer-to-staff) Fundraising Regulator Status not yet checked Separate from our financial scores — shows whether the charity follows the Code of Fundraising Practice. [Check Fundraising Regulator →](https://www.fundraisingregulator.org.uk/members/) Official register Reg 249346 Full trustee list, accounts, and regulatory history on the Charity Commission. [View on Charity Commission →](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/249346) ### Trustees & officers - MARGARET KERR - Joanna Spencer-Jones since 2014 - Peter Gareth Evan David Chair · since 2014 - Rachel Ralison since 2015 - Celia Jenkins since 2014 - Veronica Lillis since 2018 - William Lindsay RUTHERFORD since 2020 - Eleanor Janet Greasley since 2021 - Suzanne Dixon since 2021 - Lt Col Guy Phillip Chambers since 2024 - ERICA MOSS since 2022 - Rebecca Louise Warren since 2023 100 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. [Full methodology →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) 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. ## How have The League of Friends to the Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital's finances changed over five years? - Income - Spending - Cause spend Values in £ thousands · Cause spend plotted only when the filing discloses a split · Source: Charity Commission accounts ## What are the key facts about The League of Friends to the Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital? Overall score 72/100 (3★) Income £882k Cause spend 27% of expenditure Reg number 249346 Scope Local (shrewsbury) Reserves 12 months Trustees 12 Accounts year 2024 Filing up to date ## How does THE LEAGUE OF FRIENDS TO THE ROBERT JONES & AGNES HUNT ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL compare, and where else can you look? 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Is The League of Friends to the Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital a good charity? + The League of Friends to the Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital scores 72 out of 100 (3 stars — Needs improvement) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, our independent read of its UK regulator filings. Around 27% of its spending goes to charitable activities 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 The League of Friends to the Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital a legitimate charity? + Yes — The League of Friends to the Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital is a legitimate registered charity (charity number 249346). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/249346. Registration proves status; Clarity Score then summarises filing transparency on paper, not programme impact. What is The League of Friends to the Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital's charity number? + The League of Friends to the Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital's charity number is 249346. 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 The League of Friends to the Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital's charity rating? + The League of Friends to the Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital scores 72 out of 100 on CharityCompare (3 stars — Needs improvement). The Clarity Score V1 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 The League of Friends to the Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital have reviews and complaints? + CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The League of Friends to the Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital. Instead you get a filing-based Clarity Score, cause spend, reserves and red flags such as late accounts (1 filing concern(s) noted on this profile). For formal complaints about a charity, contact the Charity Commission, OSCR, CCNI or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate. How much of my donation reaches The League of Friends to the Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital? + According to its 2024 regulator filing, 27% of The League of Friends to the Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital's total spending went to charitable activities (3-yr avg across disclosed years). 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 The League of Friends to the Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital's overheads? + According to its 2024 regulator filing, fundraising costs were about 55% of total expenditure and combined overheads (fundraising plus governance) were about 55% of total expenditure at The League of Friends to the Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital. The filings CharityCompare uses do not publish CEO or senior-staff pay, so we cannot say what The League of Friends to the Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital's chief executive is paid — where disclosure rules apply, senior pay appears in the trustees' annual report on the Charity Commission register. How much income does The League of Friends to the Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital receive? + The League of Friends to the Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital reported £882k total income in its 2024 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: growing. Are The League of Friends to the Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital's accounts up to date? + Filing status: up to date (last filing 2026-06-24). CharityCompare flags late or missing accounts separately from the financial score. Where is The League of Friends to the Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital based? + The League of Friends to the Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital is listed at Shrewsbury · SY10 7AG, focused on health. How does CharityCompare score The League of Friends to the Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital? + We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in The League of Friends to the Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic 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 17 July 2026 from the latest UK regulator data available to CharityCompare, and The League of Friends to the Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital's most recent accounts cover 2024. Scores and figures refresh whenever we re-ingest the register, so the page reflects our latest data pull rather than a one-off review.