St Helena Hospice Limited

Analysis

St Helena Hospice Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Colchester. It was registered in October 1980, 46 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01511841). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, St Helena Hospice Limited reported income of £23.5m and spending of £22.8m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £17.0m to £23.5m (+38%), an average of +8.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 99% 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 Helena Hospice Limited sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Orphans in Need (£23.5m), The Frontline Organisation (£23.5m) and Together for Mental Wellbeing (£23.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 51%, charitable activities 32%, donations and legacies 15% and investments 1.4%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £2.3m. Charitable activities took 44% of spending and raising funds 49%. Reserves of £11.6m would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 332 people.