Wessex Children's Hospice Trust

Analysis

Wessex Children's Hospice Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Winchester. It was registered in May 1991, 35 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 02601495). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Wessex Children's Hospice Trust reported income of £9.1m and spending of £9.5m, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £7.6m to £9.1m (+19%), an average of +4.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Wessex Children's Hospice Trust 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 Birmingham Women's and Children's Hospital Charity (£9.0m), YMCA East Surrey (£9.1m) and The Think Ahead Organisation (£9.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 55%, trading 37%, charitable activities 3.9% and investments 3.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £2.3m. Charitable activities took 60% of spending and raising funds 40%. Reserves of £11.0m would cover about 14 months of spending at that rate. It employed 177 people.