Hope House Children's Hospices

Analysis

Hope House Children's Hospices is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oswestry. It was registered in August 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 02588103). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Hope House Children's Hospices reported income of £14.8m and spending of £14.7m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £10.2m to £14.8m (+45%), an average of +9.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 20%. 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, Hope House Children's Hospices sits at the 99th 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 Evolve Housing + Support (£14.6m), We Are Purposeful (£14.8m) and Trinity Hospice and Palliative Care Services Ltd (£14.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 45%, trading 37%, charitable activities 17% and investments 1.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £2.8m. Charitable activities took 64% of spending and raising funds 12%. Reserves of £5.8m would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 299 people.