Compass-Ghana (Compassionate Palliative Services)

Analysis

Compass-Ghana (Compassionate Palliative Services) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lancaster. It was registered in July 2022, 4 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 incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Compass-Ghana (Compassionate Palliative Services) reported income of £21k and spending of £21k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from March 2023 to March 2026, income grew from £4,339 to £21k (+385%), an average of +69% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 758%. Over the whole period it spent 119% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Compass-Ghana (Compassionate Palliative Services) sits at the 38th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hope of Bethesda (£21k), Rotary Club of Sandwich Trust Fund (£21k) and Richmond Walking and Book Festival (£21k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.