HOSPICE AFRICA LIMITED

Charity number: 1024903
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Hospice Africa provides or supports the provision of palliative care to cancer and HIV/AIDS patients in Sub-Saharan Africa, excluding South Africa.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £199,460
Total expenditure: £213,444

People

8 Trustee(s)

28 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

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

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Uganda

Governance

Registration history:
  • 12 August 1993: Standard registration
  • 07 November 2022: Funds received from 1162790 CHIRAFUND UK
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • HOSPICE AFRICA (Working name)
Company number:
02835469 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease 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

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Dr Kate Frances Eldred Trustee 10 February 2025
None on record
Emma Matthews Trustee 10 February 2025
None on record
Dr Philippa Guppy Trustee 23 March 2021
None on record
Hannah Merriman Trustee 26 October 2020
None on record
Patricia Christine Linnell Trustee 27 June 2016
None on record
DR MARY BUNN Trustee 05 October 2015
None on record
Chris Merriman Trustee 18 November 2013
None on record
MR DOUG HAYNES Trustee 01 March 1996
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £208.08k £205.93k £298.43k £210.80k £199.46k
Total expenditure £140.30k £173.57k £186.04k £277.50k £213.44k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

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 2025 05 November 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 05 November 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 18 October 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 18 October 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 20 November 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 20 November 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 07 December 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 07 December 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 01 September 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 01 September 2021 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 OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 13 JULY 1993

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF SUFFERING (SO FAR AS SUCH PURPOSE IS CHARITABLE) IN ALL OR ANY AFRICAN COUNTRIES.

Area of benefit

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

ALL OR ANY AFRICAN COUNTRIES

Contact information

Address:
41 Harrison Hey
LIVERPOOL
L36 5YR
Phone:
01516383363
Email:
douglas.haynes@ntlworld.com
Website:

http://www.hospice-africa.org Open in new window