The Michael Sobell Hospice Charity

Analysis

The Michael Sobell Hospice Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Northwood. It was registered in March 2000, 26 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 03677413). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Michael Sobell Hospice Charity reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.3m, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £1.9m to £1.2m (-37%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 114% 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 Michael Sobell Hospice Charity sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Architects Benevolent Society (£1.2m), George House Trust (£1.2m) and Shift.ms (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 75% and trading 23%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £268k. Charitable activities took 70% of spending and raising funds 28%. Grants to other organisations totalled £878k.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.