Wisdom Hospice Charity

Analysis

Wisdom Hospice Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in June 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 01632714). It says it makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Wisdom Hospice Charity reported income of £2.1m and spending of £1.8m, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.4m to £2.1m (+53%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Wisdom Hospice Charity sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Nottingham Forest Foundation (£2.1m), Connex Community Support (£2.1m) and The Ireland Fund of Great Britain (£2.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 58% and trading 41%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £914k. Charitable activities took 44% of spending and raising funds 56%. Reserves of £2.3m would cover about 16 months of spending at that rate. It employed 22 people.