St Wilfrid's Hospice (Eastbourne)

Analysis

St Wilfrid's Hospice (Eastbourne) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Eastbourne. It was registered in February 1982, 44 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 01594410). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, St Wilfrid's Hospice (Eastbourne) reported income of £8.5m and spending of £11.3m, spending 133% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £10.7m to £8.5m (-21%), an average of -5.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 103% 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 Wilfrid's Hospice (Eastbourne) 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 Turning Lives Around Ltd (£8.4m), Working Animals International (£8.5m) and St John's Hospice North Lancashire and South Lakes (£8.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 46%, charitable activities 29%, trading 23% and investments 1.9%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £1.2m. Charitable activities took 73% of spending and raising funds 15%. Reserves of £5.5m would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 262 people.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.