# Friends of Dorking Community Hospital (Supporting Local Health Care) - Type: Trust / foundation - Charity number: 269369 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/269369) - Latest income: £12.8k; spending £5,094 - What it funds: Health / saving of lives - Who it helps: Children / young people, Older people, People with disabilities - How it gives: Makes grants to organisations, Provides human resources, Provides buildings / facilities / open space, Provides services - Area of operation: Surrey - Other names: Friends of Dorking Community Hospital (working); Friends of Dorking Hospital and Harrowlands (previous); League of Friends of Dorking Community Hospital (previous); League of Friends of Dorking Community Hospital and Harrowlands (previous); League of Friends of Dorking General Hospital (previous) - Trustees: 2 - Last verified: 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z - Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/friends-of-dorking-community-hospital Fund raising to provide extra resources for hospital patients and those in the community needing support. ## Open and forthcoming schemes (0) None in OpenGrant's sources right now. ## Finances by year (Charity Commission) | Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations | |---|---|---|---| | 31 Dec 2025 | £12.8k | £5,094 | not filed | | 31 Dec 2024 | £16.6k | £3,390 | not filed | | 31 Dec 2023 | £17.2k | £2,258 | not filed | | 31 Dec 2022 | £9,626 | £1,813 | not filed | | 31 Dec 2021 | £9,945 | £27k | not filed | ## Charitable objects > The object of the Friends shall be to relieve patients and former patients of Dorking Hospital and harrowlands and other invalids in the community who are sick, convalescent, disabled, handicapped, infirm or in need of support and, generally to support the charitable work of the said Hospital and harrowlands. ## What it funds Friends of Dorking Community Hospital (Supporting Local Health Care) is registered under the Charity Commission purposes health / saving of lives for children / young people, older people and people with disabilities; the register records that it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources, provides buildings / facilities / open space and provides services. In its latest reported year Friends of Dorking Community Hospital (Supporting Local Health Care) reported income of £12.8k and spending of £5,094. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Dec 2025, it spent £39.6k in total. The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Surrey. ## How to apply OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Friends of Dorking Community Hospital (Supporting Local Health Care) in its sources (last checked 5 Nov 2026). It may fund by invitation only, or through programmes that OpenGrant's sources do not cover. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance. ## Questions ### Is Friends of Dorking Community Hospital (Supporting Local Health Care) open for applications now? Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 5 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Friends of Dorking Community Hospital (Supporting Local Health Care) is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise. ### Where does Friends of Dorking Community Hospital (Supporting Local Health Care) fund? The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Surrey. ### Does Friends of Dorking Community Hospital (Supporting Local Health Care) give grants to individuals? The Charity Commission register records that Friends of Dorking Community Hospital (Supporting Local Health Care) makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals. ### How much does Friends of Dorking Community Hospital (Supporting Local Health Care) give each year? The register does not break out Friends of Dorking Community Hospital (Supporting Local Health Care)'s grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 31 Dec 2025 was £5,094. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £7,920 a year. ### How large is Friends of Dorking Community Hospital (Supporting Local Health Care)? 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