Kemp Hospice

Analysis

Kemp Hospice is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kidderminster. It was registered in March 2012, 14 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 07846810). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Kemp Hospice reported income of £2.2m and spending of £2.1m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.2m to £2.2m (+2.6%), an average of +0.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 15%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Kemp Hospice 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 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Age Concern Tyneside South (£2.2m), Impact Foundation (£2.2m) and Open Door Charity (£2.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 43%, trading 37%, charitable activities 16% and investments 4.1%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £249k. Charitable activities took 49% of spending and raising funds 51%. Reserves of £2.1m would cover about 12 months of spending at that rate. It employed 42 people.