The Medway League of Friends
At a glance
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Key takeaways
- The League's grants go to NHS services in Medway, mainly equipment and projects at Medway Maritime Hospital, so a request fits best when it advances that purpose through an NHS ward or department.
- It paid 32 grants totalling £365,455 in the year, but no grant range is stated, so scope any request to a specific item or project rather than a general sum.
- The annual report says it does not accept unsolicited requests and asks NHS wards and departments for requests, so approaching it cold is not the route.
- Organisations that are not NHS wards or departments should not send an unsolicited request.
- No timing is stated, so the sensible first step is to find a contact in a Medway NHS ward or department who can make a request on your behalf.
Overview
The Medway League of Friends is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1172065).
The Medway League of Friends is a registered charity in England and Wales that exists for the relief of sickness and the promotion of the good health and wellbeing of patients of NHS services in Medway, particularly the Medway Maritime Hospital Trust. It began operating on 1 August, taking over from an unincorporated charity that carried out the same function. In the year it paid 32 grants totalling £365,455, with a further 7 grants totalling £101,156 approved but not yet paid, making a grand total of £466,611. Its grants to Medway NHS Foundation Trust fund equipment and various projects and services.
What they fund
Priority Areas
The League devotes its surplus funds to grants to the NHS, supporting local NHS services and the health and wellbeing of patients in Medway, particularly those at Medway Maritime Hospital. Its support goes to NHS wards and departments through equipment purchases and funding for projects and services. The League seeks requests from wards and departments for equipment and other support that advances its purpose. Its website says the equipment it funds ranges from practical items such as footstools and reclining chairs to clinical and diagnostic equipment. It also uses profits from its shops and donations to purchase equipment requested by NHS wards, departments and senior managers.
Themes
- Hospital equipment
- NHS projects and services
Geographic Focus
Medway.
How to apply
The League seeks requests from NHS wards and departments for equipment and other support to further its purpose.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
Similar funders
Funders supporting work similar to The Medway League of Friends.
Grants
The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:
- Medway NHS Foundation Trust£365,455year to 31 July 2025
- Medway NHS Foundation Trust£101,156year to 31 July 2025
Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts.
Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 July 2021 | £694,526 | £782,850 | £96,200 | Accounts for year to 31 July 2021 |
| year to 31 July 2022 | £1,305,552 | £1,292,353 | £231,924 | Accounts for year to 31 July 2022 |
| year to 31 July 2023 | £1,487,319 | £1,404,154 | £120,418 | Accounts for year to 31 July 2023 |
| year to 31 July 2024 | £1,935,388 | £1,956,137 | £287,402 | Accounts for year to 31 July 2024 |
| year to 31 July 2025 | £2,067,742 | £2,227,490 | £365,455 | Accounts for year to 31 July 2025 |
Income vs grants paid
IncomeGrants paid
Total value each financial year
Grants paid stayed within income across the 5 years shown.
- Grants paid, year to 31 July 2021; year to 31 July 2022; year to 31 July 2023; year to 31 July 2024: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
- Grants paid, year to 31 July 2025: grants paid out in the year.
Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
- medwayleagueoffriends.org.uk
- medwayleagueoffriends.org.uk/about · read on 30 October 2026
- medwayleagueoffriends.org.uk/ourpeople · read on 30 October 2026
- medwayleagueoffriends.org.uk/contact-us · read on 30 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 31 July 2025)
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 30 October 2026.
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