HOSPICE UK

Charity number: 1014851
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Hospice UK is the national charity working for those experiencing death, dying and bereavement. Our strategic goals underpin our programmes and aim to ensure hospice quality care is delivered in any setting; tackle inequality and widen access to hospice care; build community capacity and resilience and empower a strong, dynamic and responsive hospice sector.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income:
£6,666,000

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Donations and legacies £5.20m
Charitable activities £1.08m
Other trading activities £57.00k
Investments £331.00k
Other £0

Total expenditure:
£8,182,000

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Raising funds £1.77m
Charitable activities £6.42m
Other £0

-£189,000 investments gains (losses)

Total income includes £300,000 from 1 government contract(s) and £161,000 from 3 government grant(s)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.

In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £1.77m
Charitable expenditure £6.42m

People

84 Employee(s)

14 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£60k to £70k 4
£70k to £80k 2
£80k to £90k 1
£90k to £100k 3
£100k to £110k 1
£110k to £120k 2

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the subsidiaries

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Guernsey
  • Isle Of Man
  • Jersey
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 21 October 1992: Standard registration
  • 01 October 2018: Funds received from 256640 NEW RENASCENCE
  • 06 August 2019: Funds received from 1105508 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR PALLIATIVE CARE EDUCATORS...
  • 04 September 2019: Funds received from 1005671 THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR PALLIATIVE CARE
  • 09 November 2021: Funds received from 1188976 FRIENDS OF KEY WORKERS
  • 20 September 2022: Funds received from 519689 PELSALL DISABLED PERSONS ORGANISATION
  • 19 August 2024: Funds received from 278870 THE SOCIETY FOR DISABLED ARTISTS
  • 15 November 2024: Funds received from 326995 THE FORBES CHARITABLE TRUST
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • HELP THE HOSPICES (Previous name)
Company number:
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Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

14 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Paul Jennings Chair 10 December 2020
None on record
Dr Samuel Kofi Kyeremateng Trustee 01 January 2025
None on record
Dr Sabrina Bajwah Trustee 01 January 2025
None on record
Professor Helen Jane Laville Trustee 01 January 2025
None on record
Professor Alison Richardson Trustee 01 January 2025
None on record
Rosemary Eileen Keeton Trustee 29 March 2023
None on record
Rhian Wyn Edwards Trustee 06 June 2022
WELSH HOUSING AID LIMITED
Received: On time
Chloe Chik Trustee 17 September 2021
None on record
Sharon Allen Trustee 17 September 2021
None on record
DAVID SMITH Trustee 10 January 2020
ST. LEONARD'S HOSPICE YORK
Received: On time
Michelle Rollinson Trustee 28 May 2019
None on record
Dr Michael George Miller Trustee 19 June 2018
None on record
STEPHEN ROBERTS Trustee 07 December 2017
None on record
ANTHONY JAMES COLLINS Trustee 03 October 2015
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £6.38m £264.36m £109.13m £8.58m £6.67m
Total expenditure £6.45m £263.56m £105.15m £7.78m £8.18m
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A £400.00k £300.00k
Income from government grants £484.00k £257.81m £461.00k £90.00k £161.00k
Income - Donations and legacies £5.25m £263.10m £107.81m £7.41m £5.20m
Income - Other trading activities £94.00k £521.00k £288.00k £86.00k £57.00k
Income - Charitable activities £917.00k £629.00k £934.00k £840.00k £1.08m
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £114.00k £107.00k £56.00k £145.00k £331.00k
Income - Other £0 £0 £43.00k £96.00k £0
Income - Legacies £810.00k £771.00k £3.41m £2.81m £754.00k
Expenditure - Charitable activities £5.21m £262.46m £103.50m £6.31m £6.42m
Expenditure - Raising funds £1.24m £1.10m £1.65m £1.47m £1.77m
Expenditure - Governance £87.00k £68.00k £80.00k £30.00k £66.00k
Expenditure - Grants institution £1.13m £258.19m £99.07m £1.85m £1.79m
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 £50.00k
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Own use assets £1.18m £1.12m £1.07m £1.17m £1.10m
Long-term investments £2.80m £3.52m £3.54m £3.32m £4.64m
Other assets £5.49m £47.19m £93.25m £11.22m £9.85m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £3.11m £44.27m £86.23m £3.50m £5.10m

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 13 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 13 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 08 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 08 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 30 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 30 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 01 November 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 01 November 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 15 December 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 15 December 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 29/09/1992 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 21/03/2000 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 15/05/2007 NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 25/10/2009 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 13/11/2013 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 30/01/2014 as amended on 19 May 2021 as amended on 04 Jul 2023

Charitable objects

(A) TO FACILITATE AND PROMOTE THE RELIEF, CARE AND TREATMENT OF THE SICK, ESPECIALLY OF THE DYING, AND THE SUPPORT AND CARE OF THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS AND OF THE BEREAVED; (B) TO FACILITATE AND PROMOTE THE CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES OF THOSE PERSONS (WHETHER INDIVIDUALS OR ORGANISATIONS0 WHICH PROVIDE AND/OR SUPPORT HOSPICE CARE; (C) TO PROVIDE OR FACILITATE EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR PROFESSIONALS AND VOLUNTEERS ENGAGED IN PALLIATIVE CARE AND INCREASE AWARENESS AMONG THE GENERAL PUBLIC OF THE VALUES, PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
Hospice UK
34-44 Britannia Street
London
WC1X 9JG
Phone:
02075208200
Email:
info@hospiceuk.org
Website:

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