The Countess of Brecknock Hospice Trust

Analysis

The Countess of Brecknock Hospice Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hampshire. It was registered in January 1998, 28 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 03481737). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Countess of Brecknock Hospice Trust reported income of £1.3m and spending of £821k, leaving 36% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £694k to £1.3m (+84%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 50%. 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, The Countess of Brecknock Hospice Trust sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ymddiriedolaeth Gofalwyr Gogledd Cymru – Gwasanaethau Gofal Croesffyrdd Carers Trust North Wales – Crossroads Care Services (£1.3m), British Paediatric Neurology Association (£1.3m) and Humanitarian Aid Relief Trust (£1.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 94% and investments 5.6%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £547k. Charitable activities took 79% of spending and raising funds 18%. Grants to other organisations totalled £485k. Reserves of £1.5m would cover about 21 months of spending at that rate. It employed 3 people.