DOROTHY HOUSE

Charity overview
Activities - how the charity spends its money
An independent Hospice offering a wide range of services and education in the provision of specialist palliative care to a local population of around 500,000 people. All services in the community and the hospice are provided free of charge and with equal access to all.
Income and expenditure
Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024
Total income:
£16,185,106
Donations and legacies | £4.98m | |
Charitable activities | £3.76m | |
Other trading activities | £7.30m | |
Investments | £151.32k | |
Other | £0 |
Total expenditure:
£18,825,666
Raising funds | £5.85m | |
Charitable activities | £12.97m | |
Other | £0 |
£291,332 investments gains (losses)
Total income includes £106,345 from 4 government contract(s) and £425,000 from 1 government grant(s)
Charitable expenditure
Charitable expenditure with investment gains
Charitable expenditure
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Raising funds and other expenditure | £5.85m | |
Charitable expenditure | £12.97m |
People

335 Employee(s)
11 Trustee(s)
1130 Volunteer(s)
Employees with total benefits over £60,000
Number of employees | |
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£60k to £70k | 6 |
£70k to £80k | 6 |
£80k to £90k | 2 |
£90k to £100k | 2 |
£110k to £120k | 3 |
Fundraising
Trading
Trustee payments
What, who, how, where
- Education/training
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- The General Public/mankind
- Provides Human Resources
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Services
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Bath And North East Somerset
- Somerset
- Wiltshire
Governance
- 14 June 1978: Standard registration
- 19 May 2023: Funds received from 1153909 HOSPICE 23
- DOROTHY HOUSE (Working name)
- DOROTHY HOUSE HOSPICE (Working name)
- DOROTHY HOUSE HOSPICE CARE (Working name)
- THE DOROTHY HOUSE FOUNDATION LIMITED (Previous name)
- Care Quality Commission
- 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
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
11 Trustee(s)
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Stephen Richard Arthur Taylor | Chair | 24 March 2020 |
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Rev David Paul Gray | Trustee | 09 October 2024 |
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Jonathan O'Mahony | Trustee | 01 August 2023 |
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Gillian Bridget Warr | Trustee | 03 May 2022 |
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Charity Mae Nichols | Trustee | 03 May 2022 |
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Margaret Ndlovu | Trustee | 03 May 2022 |
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JAMES GARE | Trustee | 03 July 2018 |
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Francesca Thompson | Trustee | 20 June 2017 |
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DR Simon Burrell | Trustee | 20 September 2016 |
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Warren Reid | Trustee | 20 September 2016 |
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Brian Mansfield | Trustee | 01 October 2015 |
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Financial history
Financial period end date
Income / Expenditure | 31/03/2020 | 31/03/2021 | 31/03/2022 | 31/03/2023 | 31/03/2024 | ||
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Total gross income | £13.67m | £14.49m | £16.32m | £15.38m | £16.19m | |
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Total expenditure | £14.33m | £13.86m | £13.80m | £16.79m | £18.83m | |
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Income from government contracts | N/A | N/A | N/A | £153.85k | £106.35k | |
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Income from government grants | N/A | £5.15m | £1.70m | £26.07k | £425.00k | |
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Income - Donations and legacies | £4.44m | £8.85m | £7.04m | £4.99m | £4.98m | |
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Income - Other trading activities | £6.12m | £2.59m | £5.80m | £6.50m | £7.30m | |
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Income - Charitable activities | £2.96m | £2.96m | £3.38m | £3.73m | £3.76m | |
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Income - Endowments | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Investment | £146.29k | £88.09k | £115.74k | £166.94k | £151.32k | |
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Income - Other | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Legacies | £2.07m | £1.48m | £3.44m | £2.60m | £2.22m | |
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Expenditure - Charitable activities | £8.93m | £8.69m | £8.89m | £11.50m | £12.97m | |
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Expenditure - Raising funds | £5.40m | £5.17m | £4.91m | £5.29m | £5.85m | |
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Expenditure - Governance | £67.88k | £86.08k | £92.90k | £182.91k | £143.06k | |
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Expenditure - Grants institution | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Investment management | £32.86k | £29.45k | £33.31k | £32.78k | £20.31k | |
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Expenditure - Other | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
Assets and liabilities
Definitions for assets and liabilities
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 InvestmentsInvestments 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.
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 liabilityThis is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.
Total liabilitiesThese 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.
Asset / Liability | 31/03/2020 | 31/03/2021 | 31/03/2022 | 31/03/2023 | 31/03/2024 | ||
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Own use assets | £7.71m | £7.40m | £7.39m | £7.42m | £7.58m | |
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Long-term investments | £3.59m | £4.39m | £5.70m | £5.55m | £5.23m | |
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Other assets | £3.26m | £6.75m | £6.81m | £5.37m | £3.51m | |
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Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Total liabilities | £1.34m | £3.95m | £2.57m | £2.68m | £3.00m |
Accounts and annual returns
Title | Reporting year | Date received | Received | Download |
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Annual return | 31 March 2024 | 28 January 2025 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2024 | 28 January 2025 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 March 2023 | 30 January 2024 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2023 | 30 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 | 23 December 2021 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2021 | 23 December 2021 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 March 2020 | 20 November 2020 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2020 | 20 November 2020 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Governing document
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 03 APR 1978 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 26 SEP 1995 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 05 OCT 1999 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 22 JAN 2008 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 18 MAY 2010 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 14 MAR 2017 as amended on 15 Apr 2019 as amended on 26 Mar 2019 as amended on 07 May 2019 as amended on 26 Mar 2019 as amended on 22 Sep 2020
Charitable objects
The objects for which the Charity is established are, for the public benefit, to promote by such charitable means as the Trustees shall from time to time think fit the relief of sickness among people suffering from any chronic or life limiting illnesses of any description through the provision of treatment, holistic care, financial assistance, support, education and practical advice for such individuals, their families, dependants and carers and to advance the education of the general public in all areas relating to such conditions.
Area of benefit
NOT DEFINED (IN PRACTICE AVON, WILTSHIRE AND SOMERSET)
Contact information
- Address:
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DOROTHY HOUSE HOSPICE CARE
WINSLEY
BRADFORD-ON-AVON
BA15 2LE
- Phone:
- 01225722988
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