Hospice UK

Analysis

Hospice UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02751549). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Hospice UK reported income of £34.1m and spending of £32.6m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £264.4m to £34.1m (-87%), an average of -40% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 412%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Hospice UK sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Stephen Perse Foundation (£33.9m), Rhodes Trust - Public Purposes Fund (£34.1m) and Eltham College (£33.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 91%, charitable activities 7.5% and investments 1.3%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £1.0m. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 5.1%. Grants to other organisations totalled £25.8m. Reserves of £4.2m would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 79 people.