Weldmar Hospicecare
Analysis
Weldmar Hospicecare is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dorset. It was registered in September 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02520727). It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Weldmar Hospicecare reported income of £12.4m and spending of £11.8m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £10.8m to £12.4m (+15%), an average of +3.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Weldmar Hospicecare sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Fidelity UK Foundation (£12.4m), Ty Hafan (£12.4m) and Yorkshire Air Ambulance Limited (£12.3m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 41%, donations and legacies 34%, charitable activities 21% and investments 4.1%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £2.7m. Charitable activities took 66% of spending and raising funds 34%. Reserves of £22.4m would cover about 23 months of spending at that rate. It employed 260 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 12%
- Legacies 22%
- Charitable activities 21%
- Trading 41%
- Investments 4.1%
- Other 0.2%
In the charity's own words
Provision of specialist palliative care to adults and their families, principally in the north, south, and west of Dorset. The charity has locally based community nurses who visit patients at home, a twelve bed Inpatient Unit in Dorchester, and a hospice at home service, as well as a range of support including physiotherapy, occupational therapy, and wellbeing services for patients and loved ones,
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Fidelity UK Foundation | Surrey | £12.4m |
| Ty Hafan | Penarth | £12.4m |
| Yorkshire Air Ambulance Limited | Elland | £12.3m |
| The Kenneth & Susan Green Charitable Foundation | Surrey | £12.4m |