Dove Cottage Day Hospice

Analysis

Dove Cottage Day Hospice is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicestershire. It was registered in September 1996, 30 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 03240240). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Dove Cottage Day Hospice reported income of £548k and spending of £705k, spending 129% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £619k to £548k (-11%), an average of -3.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income dropped by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Dove Cottage Day Hospice sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pharo Foundation (£548k), The Abingdon Bridge (£548k) and Homeless Action in Barnet (£548k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 61%, donations and legacies 37% and investments 1.7%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £27k. Charitable activities took 85% of spending and raising funds 9.6%. Reserves of £473k would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 36 people.