Birmingham Hospice

Analysis

Birmingham Hospice is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in May 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08991245). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Birmingham Hospice reported income of £19.1m and spending of £18.8m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2020 to March 2025, income grew from £6.7m to £19.1m (+187%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 165%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Birmingham Hospice sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Princess Alice Hospice (£19.1m), St Elizabeth Hospice (£19.3m) and Ivcc (£19.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 58%, trading 25%, donations and legacies 16% and investments 1.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £1.5m. Charitable activities took 79% of spending and raising funds 7.8%. Reserves of £12.7m would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 363 people.