Eden Valley Hospice, Carlisle

Analysis

Eden Valley Hospice, Carlisle is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Carlisle. It was registered in February 1992, 34 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 02677824). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Eden Valley Hospice, Carlisle reported income of £6.5m and spending of £5.3m, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2020 to March 2025, income grew from £5.1m to £6.5m (+29%), an average of +6.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 90%. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Eden Valley Hospice, Carlisle 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 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Mary Stevens Hospice (£6.5m), Age UK Oxfordshire (£6.5m) and Christian Blind Mission (United Kingdom) Limited (£6.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 39%, trading 35%, charitable activities 20% and investments 5.1%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £1.5m. Charitable activities took 78% of spending and raising funds 19%. Reserves of £7.5m would cover about 16 months of spending at that rate. It employed 137 people.