North London Hospice

Analysis

North London Hospice is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 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 01654807). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, North London Hospice reported income of £15.1m and spending of £16.4m, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £15.0m to £15.1m (+1.0%), an average of +0.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, North London Hospice sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% 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 Freedom From Torture (£15.1m), The Royal College of Radiologists (£15.2m) and Norfolk and Waveney Mind (£15.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 47%, trading 27%, donations and legacies 22% and investments 3.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £532k. Charitable activities took 73% of spending and raising funds 27%. Reserves of £25.2m would cover about 18 months of spending at that rate. It employed 228 people.