Katharine House Hospice

Analysis

Katharine House Hospice is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stafford. It was registered in June 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 02700516). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Katharine House Hospice reported income of £9.2m and spending of £8.7m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £8.3m to £9.2m (+11%), an average of +2.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Katharine House Hospice sits at the 98th 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 Active Life Limited (£9.2m), Magen David Adom UK (£9.3m) and The John Armitage Charitable Trust (£9.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 55%, donations and legacies 25%, charitable activities 17% and investments 2.7%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £1.2m. Charitable activities took 51% of spending and raising funds 47%. Reserves of £7.0m would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 251 people.