St Michael's Hospice Hastings and Rother

Analysis

St Michael's Hospice Hastings and Rother is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in St Leonards-On-Sea. It was registered in January 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 01776496). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, St Michael's Hospice Hastings and Rother reported income of £8.0m and spending of £9.2m, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £6.7m to £8.0m (+20%), an average of +4.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 102% 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 Michael's Hospice Hastings and Rother 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 Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Limited (£8.0m), Radha Soami Satsang Beas British Isles (£8.1m) and Sands (£8.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 36%, charitable activities 32%, trading 29% and investments 2.3%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £2.3m. Charitable activities took 79% of spending and raising funds 19%. Reserves of £10.2m would cover about 13 months of spending at that rate. It employed 196 people.