Salisbury Hospice Charity Limited

Analysis

Salisbury Hospice Charity Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Salisbury. It was registered in March 2008, 18 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 06525170). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Salisbury Hospice Charity Limited reported income of £2.7m and spending of £2.4m, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £1.6m to £2.7m (+74%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 84%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Salisbury Hospice Charity Limited 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 Active Lancashire Limited (£2.7m), Murray Hall Community Trust Limited (£2.7m) and Quaggy Development Trust (£2.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 65%, trading 29% and investments 6.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £1.1m. Charitable activities took 72% of spending and raising funds 28%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.6m. Reserves of £2.5m would cover about 12 months of spending at that rate. It employed 14 people.