St Peter's Hospice

Analysis

St Peter's Hospice is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in April 1975, 51 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and 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 01191227). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, St Peter's Hospice reported income of £20.0m and spending of £21.6m, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £15.2m to £20.0m (+31%), an average of +7.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, St Peter's 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 Gamcare (£19.9m), Hollybank Trust (£20.2m) and Delapage Limited (£19.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 52%, donations and legacies 25%, charitable activities 19% and investments 4.0%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £3.2m. Charitable activities took 55% of spending and raising funds 45%. Reserves of £11.8m would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 521 people.