High Peak Hospicecare

Analysis

High Peak Hospicecare is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in High Peak. It was registered in January 1994, 32 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 02880281). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, High Peak Hospicecare reported income of £2.7m and spending of £2.7m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.3m to £2.7m (+19%), an average of +4.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, High Peak Hospicecare sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Exceed Worldwide (£2.7m), Child Bereavement UK (£2.7m) and Grace Charitable Trust (£2.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 37%, donations and legacies 33%, charitable activities 28% and investments 2.5%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £213k. Charitable activities took 69% of spending and raising funds 31%. Reserves of £1.3m would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 45 people.