Bluebell Wood Children's Hospice

Analysis

Bluebell Wood Children's Hospice is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sheffield. It was registered in August 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03809663). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Bluebell Wood Children's Hospice reported income of £6.0m and spending of £5.7m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £5.7m to £6.0m (+4.0%), an average of +1.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Bluebell Wood Children's Hospice sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Medaille Trust (£6.0m), Dr Kershaw's Hospice (£6.0m) and Picker Institute Europe (£5.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 38%, trading 36%, charitable activities 21% and investments 2.9%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £1.9m. Charitable activities took 68% of spending and raising funds 32%. Reserves of £8.0m would cover about 17 months of spending at that rate. It employed 118 people.