Cynthia Spencer Hospice Charity

Analysis

Cynthia Spencer Hospice Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Northampton. It was registered in August 2017, 9 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 10934348). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Cynthia Spencer Hospice Charity reported income of £2.9m and spending of £2.0m, leaving 29% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £1.5m to £2.9m (+88%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2025, when income rose by 74%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Cynthia Spencer Hospice Charity sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% 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 Leeds Survivor Led Crisis Services (£2.8m), Paul Sartori Foundation Limited (£2.9m) and St Helens and Knowsley Caring Association (£2.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 67%, trading 25% and investments 5.3%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £1.1m. Charitable activities took 51% of spending and raising funds 48%. Reserves of £5.4m would cover about 32 months of spending at that rate. It employed 18 people.