Forest Holme Hospice Charity

Analysis

Forest Holme Hospice Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Poole. It was registered in May 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Forest Holme Hospice Charity reported income of £905k and spending of £1.1m, spending 126% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £859k to £905k (+5.4%), an average of +1.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Forest Holme Hospice Charity sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Action for A-T (£905k), Eric (Education and Resources for Improving Childhood Continence) (£905k) and British Association for Psychopharmacology (£904k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 69%, trading 23% and investments 7.8%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £156k. Charitable activities took 76% of spending and raising funds 23%. Reserves of £2.2m would cover about 23 months of spending at that rate. It employed 5 people.