Peace Hospice Care

Analysis

Peace Hospice Care is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Watford. It was registered in May 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02604892). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Peace Hospice Care reported income of £988k and spending of £3.6m, spending 364% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £6.2m to £988k (-84%), an average of -37% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income dropped by 78%. Over the whole period it spent 121% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Peace Hospice Care sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Jim Ratcliffe Foundation (£988k), Sidmouth Hospice at Home (£988k) and BJS Foundation (£988k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 41%, donations and legacies 38% and trading 1.9%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £103k. Charitable activities took 9.5% of spending and raising funds 7.8%. Reserves of £505k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate.