Hospice of St Francis (Berkhamsted) Ltd

Analysis

Hospice of St Francis (Berkhamsted) Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hertfordshire. It was registered in September 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 01507474). It says it provides services and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Hospice of St Francis (Berkhamsted) Ltd reported income of £8.7m and spending of £8.8m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £7.9m to £8.7m (+11%), an average of +2.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Hospice of St Francis (Berkhamsted) Ltd 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 Manchester United Foundation (£8.7m), The Cinnamon Trust (£8.7m) and Association of Anaesthetists (Great Britain & Ireland) (£8.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 51%, trading 29% and charitable activities 20%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £1.1m. Charitable activities took 59% of spending and raising funds 7.5%. Reserves of £5.6m would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 131 people.

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.