The North Northumberland Hospice

Analysis

The North Northumberland Hospice is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Alnwick. It was registered in May 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 04925273). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The North Northumberland Hospice reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.2m, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.1m to £1.2m (+8.8%), an average of +2.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 98% 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 North Northumberland Hospice 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 Plants and Minds (£1.2m), Jamal Edwards Self Belief Trust (£1.2m) and Adults Supporting Adults (Asa Lincs) (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 54%, trading 35%, charitable activities 8.6% and investments 2.0%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £145k. Charitable activities took 63% of spending and raising funds 36%. Reserves of £599k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 53 people.

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.