Hospice in Rossendale

Analysis

Hospice in Rossendale is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Rossendale. It was registered in February 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and 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 02655764). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Hospice in Rossendale reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.2m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £1.2m to £1.2m (-0.3%), an average of -0.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 16%. 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, Hospice in Rossendale sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% 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 Northern College of Acupuncture (£1.2m), Hamlin Fistula UK (£1.2m) and The Right to Life Charitable Trust (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 56%, trading 27%, donations and legacies 16% and investments 1.4%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £71k. Charitable activities took 85% of spending and raising funds 13%. Reserves of £1.4m would cover about 14 months of spending at that rate. It employed 49 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.