Saint Catherine's Hospice Trust

Analysis

Saint Catherine's Hospice Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Scarborough. It was registered in May 1982, 44 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 01627610). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Saint Catherine's Hospice Trust reported income of £8.8m and spending of £6.6m, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £6.7m to £8.8m (+30%), an average of +6.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Saint Catherine's Hospice Trust 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 Mountbatten Hampshire Limited (£8.7m), St Nicholas Hospice Suffolk (£8.8m) and The Cinnamon Trust (£8.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 51%, charitable activities 27%, trading 18% and investments 1.9%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £3.7m. Charitable activities took 69% of spending and raising funds 29%. Reserves of £8.6m would cover about 15 months of spending at that rate. It employed 156 people.