THE HEART OF KENT HOSPICE
Charity overview
Activities - how the charity spends its money
The main areas of charitable activity are the provision of inpatient sevices, day care and support therapies, counselling and community services.
Income and expenditure
Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025
Total income:
£11,413,860
| Donations and legacies | £7.96m | |
| Charitable activities | £599.14k | |
| Other trading activities | £2.75m | |
| Investments | £106.87k | |
| Other | £1.35k |
Total expenditure:
£7,558,341
| Raising funds | £3.11m | |
| Charitable activities | £4.45m | |
| Other | £0 |
-£776 investments gains (losses)
Total income includes £1,419,063 from 3 government grant(s)
Charitable expenditure
Charitable expenditure with investment gains
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.
| Raising funds and other expenditure | £3.11m | |
| Charitable expenditure | £4.45m | |
| Retained for future use | £3.86m |
People
173 Employee(s)
12 Trustee(s)
630 Volunteer(s)
Employees with total benefits over £60,000
| Number of employees | |
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| £60k to £70k | 1 |
| £70k to £80k | 2 |
| £80k to £90k | 1 |
| £90k to £100k | 1 |
| £100k to £110k | 1 |
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
- Kent
Governance
- 18 January 1988: Standard registration
- 24 February 2026: Funds received from 1205329 MALLING DISTRICT LIONS CLUB (CIO)
- THE MAIDSTONE HOSPICE APPEAL (Previous name)
- Care Quality Commission
- 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
- 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
12 Trustee(s)
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| Mark James Kirby | Trustee | 13 November 2023 |
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| Donna Jane Jones | Trustee | 13 November 2023 |
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| Susan Jane Hayes | Trustee | 13 November 2023 |
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| Khaled Ahmed Kassem-Toufic | Trustee | 14 November 2022 |
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| Stephen James Thompson | Trustee | 08 November 2021 |
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| Emma Louise Hannah Price | Trustee | 08 November 2021 |
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| Rachel Parris | Trustee | 08 November 2021 |
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| Ann Margaret Millington | Trustee | 08 November 2021 |
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| Sarah Marguerite Pain | Trustee | 16 November 2020 |
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| Dr Nicholas Jegard | Trustee | 16 November 2020 |
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| Serena Gaye St Clair Cooper | Trustee | 16 November 2020 |
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| Hugh Smith | Trustee | 16 November 2020 |
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Financial history
Financial period end date
| Income / Expenditure | 31/03/2021 | 31/03/2022 | 31/03/2023 | 31/03/2024 | 31/03/2025 | ||
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Total gross income | £5.98m | £6.42m | £6.12m | £6.93m | £11.41m | |
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Total expenditure | £4.96m | £5.49m | £6.06m | £6.60m | £7.56m | |
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Income from government contracts | £246.73k | £264.30k | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Income from government grants | £2.37m | £1.70m | £1.13m | £1.27m | £1.42m | |
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Income - Donations and legacies | £2.21m | £2.13m | £3.56m | £4.36m | £7.96m | |
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Income - Other trading activities | £1.12m | £1.92m | £1.74m | £1.94m | £2.75m | |
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Income - Charitable activities | £2.65m | £2.37m | £775.19k | £508.64k | £599.14k | |
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Income - Endowments | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Investment | £607 | £889 | £43.06k | £115.51k | £106.87k | |
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Income - Other | £0 | £0 | £1.51k | £1.25k | £1.35k | |
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Income - Legacies | £655.26k | £696.69k | £763.04k | £1.56m | £4.51m | |
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Expenditure - Charitable activities | £3.47m | £3.62m | £3.92m | £4.24m | £4.45m | |
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Expenditure - Raising funds | £1.50m | £1.88m | £2.14m | £2.37m | £3.11m | |
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Expenditure - Governance | £0 | £19.44k | £102.69k | £163.75k | £187.92k | |
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Expenditure - Grants institution | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Investment management | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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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 | 31/03/2021 | 31/03/2022 | 31/03/2023 | 31/03/2024 | 31/03/2025 | ||
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Own use assets | £2.81m | £2.75m | £2.77m | £2.85m | £2.94m | |
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Long-term investments | £0 | £0 | £300.45k | £333.28k | £532.50k | |
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Other assets | £3.62m | £4.32m | £4.07m | £4.37m | £7.78m | |
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Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Total liabilities | £986.26k | £690.33k | £658.03k | £711.40k | £555.22k |
Accounts and annual returns
| Title | Reporting year | Date received | Received | Download |
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| Annual return | 31 March 2025 | 30 January 2026 | On time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2025 | 30 January 2026 | On time | Download Open in new window |
| Annual return | 31 March 2024 | 30 January 2025 | On time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2024 | 30 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 | 26 January 2023 | On time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2022 | 26 January 2023 | On time | Download Open in new window |
| Annual return | 31 March 2021 | 30 December 2021 | On time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2021 | 30 December 2021 | On time | Download Open in new window |
Governing document
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 27TH OCTOBER 1987 AS AMENDED 19TH FEBRUARY 1992 AND AGM - SPECIAL RESOLUTION 1 AUGUST 1994 AND 17 OCTOBER 2005 as amended on 28 May 2021
Charitable objects
2.1 The Objects of the Charity are the relief of the needs of those who are suffering from a chronic or terminal illness, disability or disease and in particular, but not so as to limit the generality of the foregoing, by: 2.1.1 the provision of an in-patient unit, outpatient centre, community service and bereavement service in the Kent and Medway area for such patients, relatives and carers; 2.1.2 to conduct, promote or encourage research into the care and treatment of patients with progressive life-threatening diseases and to publish the beneficial results of any research undertaken by the Charity; 2.1.3 to promote the principles and practices of palliative care throughout the wider community by assisting in multi-professional training and education; 2.1.4 to provide and facilitate the provision of physical, social and psychological care and spiritual help for patients, relatives or carers under the care of the Charity and for the colleagues and volunteers working with them.
Area of benefit
THE KENT AND MAIDSTONE STRATEGIC HEALTH AUTHORITY AREA
Contact information
- Address:
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CHIEF EXECUTIVE
HEART OF KENT HOSPICE
PRESTON HALL
ROYAL BRITISH LEGION VILLAGE
AYLESFORD
ME20 7PU
- Phone:
- 01622792200
- Email:
- enquiries@hokh.co.uk
- Website:
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