Willen Hospice

Analysis

Willen Hospice is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bucks. It was registered in November 1975, 51 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 company (Companies House number 01231909). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Willen Hospice reported income of £11.4m and spending of £11.8m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £10.1m to £11.4m (+13%), an average of +3.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Willen Hospice sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% 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 The Kennedy Trust for Rheumatology Research (£11.3m), The Heart of Kent Hospice (£11.4m) and The Royal Naval Benevolent Trust (Grand Fleet and Kindred Funds) (£11.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 60%, charitable activities 13% and investments 1.5%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £1.3m. Charitable activities took 62% of spending and raising funds 37%. Reserves of £16.7m would cover about 17 months of spending at that rate. It employed 267 people.