Priscilla Bacon Hospice Charity
Analysis
Priscilla Bacon Hospice Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Norwich. It was registered in April 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, 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 09832765). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides other finance and provides human resources.
In the financial year ending October 2025, Priscilla Bacon Hospice Charity reported income of £2.3m and spending of £2.4m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income fell from £4.9m to £2.3m (-52%), an average of -17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2023, when income dropped by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 38% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Priscilla Bacon Hospice Charity 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 Mind in Croydon Ltd (£2.3m), Manan Trust (£2.3m) and The Ruth Strauss Foundation (£2.3m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 54%, donations and legacies 35%, charitable activities 6.2% and investments 4.5%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £455k. Charitable activities took 46% of spending and raising funds 54%. Reserves of £2.9m would cover about 14 months of spending at that rate. It employed 14 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 15%
- Legacies 20%
- Charitable activities 6.2%
- Trading 54%
- Investments 4.5%
In the charity's own words
The object of the Charity is to promote the relief of persons who are suffering from any chronic or terminal illness or any disability or disease attributable to old age or from any other physical or mental infirmity disability or disease and of families of such persons in such ways as the organisation shall from time to time think fit.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Mind in Croydon Ltd | Surrey | £2.3m |
| Manan Trust | London | £2.3m |
| The Ruth Strauss Foundation | Leicestershire | £2.3m |
| The River Farm Foundation | Norfolk | £2.3m |