Hospice at Home West Cumbria
Analysis
Hospice at Home West Cumbria is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cumbria. It was registered in May 2001, 25 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 04191126). It says it provides human resources and provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Hospice at Home West Cumbria reported income of £2.3m and spending of £2.1m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.3m to £2.3m (+1.0%), an average of +0.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Hospice at Home West Cumbria sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gerald Palmer Eling Trust Company (£2.3m), The Women's Organisation (£2.3m) and Cheshire Without Abuse (£2.3m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 77%, charitable activities 12%, trading 5.4% and investments 4.7%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £617k. Charitable activities took 78% of spending and raising funds 21%. Reserves of £3.3m would cover about 19 months of spending at that rate. It employed 57 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 50%
- Legacies 27%
- Charitable activities 12%
- Trading 5.4%
- Investments 4.7%
- Other 1.4%
In the charity's own words
To provide palliative and supportive care, including pain and symptom control to persons of either sex, any age, without regard to race or creed, who are suffering from any chronic or terminal illness or from any disability or disease attributable to old age or from any other physical or mental infirmity, disability or disease, in such ways as the Trustees shall from time to time think fit.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Gerald Palmer Eling Trust Company | Thatcham | £2.3m |
| The Women's Organisation | Liverpool | £2.3m |
| Cheshire Without Abuse | Crewe | £2.3m |
| Aegis Trust | Nottingham | £2.3m |