Noah's Ark - the Children's Hospice

Analysis

Noah's Ark - the Children's Hospice is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Barnet. It was registered in June 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 03901606). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Noah's Ark - the Children's Hospice reported income of £6.7m and spending of £7.7m, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £7.7m to £6.7m (-13%), an average of -3.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Noah's Ark - the 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 The St Peter and St James Charitable Trust (£6.7m), The Mental Health Foundation (£6.7m) and Sunderland Counselling Service (£6.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 69%, charitable activities 19%, trading 7.0% and investments 5.3%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £684k. Charitable activities took 80% of spending and raising funds 19%. Reserves of £7.9m would cover about 12 months of spending at that rate. It employed 123 people.