Derian House Childrens Hospice

Analysis

Derian House Childrens Hospice is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chorley. It was registered in October 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 02650110). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Derian House Childrens Hospice reported income of £7.7m and spending of £6.4m, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2020 to March 2025, income grew from £5.1m to £7.7m (+52%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Derian House Childrens Hospice sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% 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 Richmond Fellowship (£7.7m), The Bread and Butter Thing. (£7.8m) and Cwplus (£7.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 75%, trading 20%, investments 3.8% and charitable activities 1.5%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £1.9m. Charitable activities took 74% of spending and raising funds 26%. Reserves of £19.9m would cover about 37 months of spending at that rate. It employed 100 people.