Willowbrook Hospice

Analysis

Willowbrook Hospice is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Merseyside. It was registered in April 1993, 33 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 02808633). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Willowbrook Hospice reported income of £6.3m and spending of £6.4m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £6.3m to £6.3m (-1.1%), an average of -0.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Willowbrook 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 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The James Dyson Foundation (£6.3m), YMCA North Staffordshire Ltd. (£6.3m) and University Hospitals Birmingham Charity (£6.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 46%, charitable activities 38%, donations and legacies 12% and investments 2.7%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £203k. Charitable activities took 70% of spending and raising funds 30%. Reserves of £5.6m would cover about 10 months of spending at that rate. It employed 97 people.