Lymington Hospital Friends

Name

Lymington Hospital Friends

Legal name

Lymington Hospital Friends

Website

https://lymingtonhospitalfriends.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1952

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hospital Charity and Healthcare Fundraising Services

NAICS

Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Individual and Family Services (6241), Social Assistance (624)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Hospitals, Clinics & Charitable Healthcare Providers (BPAGACAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community Centers & Neighborhood Support Services (BPAGAEAL), Palliative Care, Hospice & Serious Illness Support (BPAGACAK)

Keywords

• Hospital charity fundraising
• Medical equipment donations
• Community healthcare support
• Volunteer hospital services
• Patient wellbeing programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Lymington

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations: Individual donations from patients, families, and community members supporting hospital projects. Includes Gift Aid contributions where UK taxpayers donate an extra 25%.
2. Fundraising Campaigns: Funds raised through community events, club/society charity partnerships, marathon runs, golf events, and social activities organized by local organizations.
3. Legacies and Gifts in Wills: Legacy gifts made by former patients in their Wills to recognize service and care received at the hospital.
4. Local Trust and Foundation Grants: Contributions from local trusts and foundations supporting specific hospital projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Lymington Hospital Friends is a registered charity that raises funds and donates medical equipment, patient wellbeing facilities, and volunteer services to Lymington Hospital, supplementing what NHS funding can provide. The charity operates an equipment donations programme (MRI, CT, ultrasound, endoscopy, physiotherapy and cardiac care equipment), a volunteer-run hospital shop, a Ward Friends patient visitation service, community fundraising appeals, and wellbeing facilities such as sensory and therapy gardens. It engages local residents through donations (with Gift Aid), legacy gifts, charity-of-the-year partnerships with local clubs, and a newsletter subscription service for more than 5,000 Friends.

Product overview

Lymington Hospital Friends is a registered charity (No. 1070233) founded in 1952 that supports Lymington Hospital through fundraising, equipment donations, and volunteering. The charity operates several interconnected services: a hospital equipment donations programme that has provided over £1.1 million in the last 7 years (including CT scanners, MRI, endoscopy equipment, cardiac monitors, and WiFi infrastructure); volunteer services including Ward Friends who visit patients and a Pets as Therapy programme; a volunteer-run hospital shop; community fundraising campaigns and appeals; a newsletter subscription service with over 5,000 Friends; and wellbeing facilities including nature trails, sensory gardens, and therapy gardens. The charity works in partnership with Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Partnering Health Ltd (for the Urgent Treatment Centre), and University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Community Fundraising Campaigns Targeted fundraising appeals and campaigns that invite local residents, clubs, schools, and community groups to contribute money or run events in support of specific hospital projects such as colonoscopy equipment, cardiac monitors, and stroke rehabilitation aids.
• Hospital Shop Volunteer-run on-site shop within Lymington Hospital selling refreshments, sandwiches, snacks, confectionery, cold drinks, newspapers, books, greeting cards, and basic healthcare items to patients, visitors, and staff.
• Ward Friends Volunteer Programme Volunteer programme providing friendly visits to ward patients at Lymington Hospital, offering companionship and support to those who may not have regular visitors, including Pets as Therapy dog visits.
• Friends Newsletter Subscription Monthly email newsletter subscription service via Mailchimp that keeps 'Friends' of the hospital informed about charity activities, hospital projects, fundraising appeals, and community events; subscription is free.
• Wellbeing Facilities Outdoor nature trail, sensory garden, therapy gardens, and wellbeing building facilities funded by the charity for the benefit of patients (including stroke and dementia patients on Deerleap Ward) and hospital staff.
• Open Evening Community Events Annual community engagement events held in the hospital atrium featuring trustee and staff presentations, equipment demonstrations, and tours of funded facilities such as radiology, endoscopy, and the physio gym.
• Legacy Gift Programme Programme encouraging former patients and their families to leave a gift to the charity in their Will in recognition of care received, providing a long-term planned-giving income stream.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over £1.1 million donated in last 7 years; approaching £5 million since 1952
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, supporting and minor.

• HIoW (Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFormerly Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust. HIoW is the primary NHS trust operating Lymington Hospital. The charity works closely with hospital managers and staff to identify and fund projects that enhance patient care and increase capacity for community-based healthcare delivery.
• PHL Group (Partnering Health Ltd)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerManages the Urgent Treatment Centre at Lymington Hospital on behalf of the NHS. Rated Outstanding by Care Quality Commission. The charity funds equipment for UTC including RESUS monitors, eye diagnostic kit, and paediatric sensory area.
• UHS (University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides 15 specialist outpatient services at Lymington including blood tests, minor procedures, day care surgeries, and clinics. Manages Knightwood ward. Charity explores potential projects to enhance their range of services at Lymington.
• Brighterway (Southern Health's Charity)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerTrust's own charity co-funding sensory garden project alongside Lymington Hospital Friends, working together on patient wellbeing facilities.
• Memory Assessment & Research Centre (MARC)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch centre conducting pharmaceutical trials, observational studies and science projects to improve diagnosis and treatment of memory disorders. Friends provide funding for dementia care resources and equipment.
• Sign it (Local Printing Company)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLocal printing company on Ampress Estate contracted to create and install over 130 hospital wayfinding signs, welcome banner, and colour-coded department signage.
• Local Clubs and SocietiessupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerOver 50 local golf clubs, community groups, schools, and societies adopt Lymington Hospital Friends as their charity of the year, organizing fundraising events and donating proceeds. Examples include Brokenhurst Manor Golf Club (£15,025), Barton Golf Club (£11,325), Burley Golf Club (£8,798.71), and Lymington Bridge Club (£829.30).
• Alzheimer's Research UKsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerMedical Day Unit participates in clinical drug trials in conjunction with Alzheimer's Research UK, with nursing care provided by hospital staff.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• CW+ (Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Charity): Hospital charity funding art, environment, technology and clinical research at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital. Closely analogous fundraising-plus-environmental-impact model supporting an NHS hospital above core provision.
• Brighterway: The official charity of Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust (the former operator of Lymington Hospital). It is a direct peer — another NHS-affiliated hospital charity raising funds for equipment, patient wellbeing and staff support, with overlapping donor catchment and co-funded projects (e.g. sensory garden).
• Imperial Health Charity: Charity supporting Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust hospitals in London. Comparable model: raises funds for capital equipment, patient comfort and staff wellbeing above NHS provision, with hospital shops and volunteer programmes.
• King's College Hospital Charity: Charity supporting King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in London. Directly comparable hospital-charity model funding equipment, patient amenities, research and capital projects above NHS budgets.
• Guy's & St Thomas' Charity: Major London hospital charity funding research, equipment and patient experience programmes at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. Comparable because it operates the same hospital-charity funding model at much larger scale.
• Leeds Hospitals Charity: Charity supporting Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust with capital equipment, research and patient experience funding — same hospital-charity funding model as Lymington Hospital Friends, applied across a multi-site NHS trust.

Emerging players

• Helpforce: Charity focused on scaling volunteering in NHS trusts. Comparable as it works with hospitals to design, recruit and operationalise volunteer programmes (analogous to Ward Friends, Pets as Therapy, and shop volunteers) within UK hospitals.

Broad incumbents

• NHS Charities Together: The umbrella organisation for all NHS-affiliated charities in the UK. Comparable because it represents the broader category of hospital-supporting charities Lymington Hospital Friends belongs to, coordinates national fundraising appeals, and shares the same donor pool for legacies and individual giving.
• Royal Voluntary Service: National charity running hospital volunteer programmes, retail shops on hospital premises, and patient wellbeing services — directly analogous to the Ward Friends volunteer programme and hospital shop operated by Lymington Hospital Friends.

Regional players

• University Hospital Southampton Charity: Charity partner of University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, which also delivers specialist outpatient services at Lymington Hospital. Comparable hospital-charity model with overlapping operational geography through UHS's outreach clinics.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/lymhospfriends
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-league-of-friends-of-the-lymington-new-forest-hospital

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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