DEMELZA HOSPICE CARE FOR CHILDREN

Charity number: 1039651
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Providing residential and community hospice care services and support for life-limited and life-threatened children, young people and their families.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

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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.

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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:
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • East Sussex
  • Kent
  • Throughout London

Governance

Registration history:
  • 21 July 1994: Standard registration
  • 30 September 2021: Funds received from 1184239 THE CORDON CHARITY
  • 14 December 2021: Funds received from 1183966 STROOD COMMUNITY CENTRE
  • 17 February 2022: Funds received from 1180509 CHILDREN ARE BUTTERFLIES LTD
  • 07 June 2024: Funds received from 1150156 THE MILLY MOO RIGHT NOW FOUNDATION
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • DEMELZA HOSPICE CARE FOR CHILDREN (Working name)
  • DEMELZA HOUSE CHILDRENS HOSPICE (Previous name)
Company number:
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
  • Care Quality Commission
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • 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

20 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Air Marshal Sean Keith Paul Reynolds Chair 22 May 2023
None on record
Dr Jenneh Tarawally Trustee 27 March 2025
None on record
Dr Richard Antony Patey Trustee 25 March 2025
None on record
Heather Lucas Trustee 11 March 2025
None on record
John Edward Simpson Trustee 16 January 2025
None on record
Susan Tether Trustee 04 July 2024
None on record
Aishah Tazkia Zaman Sameem Trustee 04 July 2024
None on record
Paula Marion Wilkins Trustee 04 July 2024
None on record
Dr Karl Thomas Holliman Trustee 04 July 2024
None on record
Alexander Guy Parry-Jones Trustee 20 October 2022
None on record
George Hunter Trustee 20 October 2022
None on record
Richard Graham Finn Trustee 20 October 2022
MAIDSTONE AREA ARTS PARTNERSHIP
Received: On time
Paul John Hewish Trustee 20 October 2022
None on record
Natasha Smith Trustee 20 October 2022
None on record
Richard Douglas Trustee 06 October 2022
PLACE2BE
Received: On time
Charlotte Beth Parry-Jones Trustee 19 January 2021
None on record
Dr Nicola Porter Trustee 31 January 2020
None on record
Pedro Avery Trustee 01 October 2019
None on record
Dr Yvonne Alyson Parks Trustee 01 March 2019
None on record
Paul Berkley Smith Trustee 06 November 2018
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 £16.68m £12.76m £12.00m £14.49m £17.26m
Total expenditure £11.63m £10.76m £12.64m £16.15m £17.97m
Income from government contracts £230.19k £447.89k £499.51k £351.38k £590.22k
Income from government grants £471.99k £315.49k £85.27k £1.64m £1.89m
Income - Donations and legacies £8.61m £4.21m £4.01m £4.93m £7.06m
Income - Other trading activities £4.58m £2.95m £4.89m £5.98m £6.37m
Income - Charitable activities £2.91m £5.41m £2.77m £3.21m £3.48m
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £107.00k £197.00k £273.00k £354.00k £353.00k
Income - Other £476.99k £0 £52.00k £8.00k £0
Income - Legacies £5.75m £1.91m £1.36m £1.82m £2.15m
Expenditure - Charitable activities £6.75m £6.34m £7.37m £9.36m £10.54m
Expenditure - Raising funds £4.87m £4.42m £5.27m £6.79m £7.43m
Expenditure - Governance £65.20k £68.00k £72.00k £89.00k £83.00k
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £100.00k £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management £37.19k £36.00k £45.00k £41.00k £42.00k
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 £7.26m £10.28m £10.35m £6.70m £8.79m
Long-term investments £12.10m £11.78m £12.28m £15.49m £14.65m
Other assets £5.64m £6.58m £6.39m £4.45m £2.95m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £1.18m £890.00k £1.63m £1.46m £1.38m

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 20 December 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 20 December 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 25 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 25 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 10 November 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 10 November 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 24 December 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 24 December 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 22 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 22 October 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Contact information

Address:
Demelza Hospice Care for Children
Rook Lane
Bobbing
Sittingbourne
KENT
ME9 8DZ
Phone:
01795 845200