Isabel Hospice Limited

Analysis

Isabel Hospice Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hertfordshire. It was registered in May 1995, 31 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 03056823). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Isabel Hospice Limited reported income of £11.7m and spending of £10.1m, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £8.5m to £11.7m (+38%), an average of +8.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Isabel Hospice Limited 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 Solent Mind (£11.6m), The Central Young Men's Christian Association (£11.7m) and Coventry, Warwickshire & Worcestershire Mind (£11.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 43%, trading 37% and charitable activities 19%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £2.6m. Charitable activities took 54% of spending and raising funds 45%. Reserves of £2.7m would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 247 people.