Prospect Hospice Limited

Analysis

Prospect Hospice Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Swindon. It was registered in June 1980, 46 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 01494909). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Prospect Hospice Limited reported income of £8.7m and spending of £9.0m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £7.1m to £8.7m (+22%), an average of +5.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Prospect Hospice Limited 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 Hepatitis C Trust (£8.7m), St Luke's Cheshire Hospice (£8.7m) and Campaign Against Living Miserably (£8.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 39%, donations and legacies 32%, charitable activities 27% and investments 1.6%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £329k. Charitable activities took 60% of spending and raising funds 39%. Reserves of £3.0m would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 208 people.