St Elizabeth Hospice

Analysis

St Elizabeth Hospice is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ipswich. It was registered in May 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, 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 01794927). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, St Elizabeth Hospice reported income of £19.3m and spending of £18.4m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £14.9m to £19.3m (+29%), an average of +6.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 84% 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 Elizabeth 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 Birmingham Hospice (£19.1m), Avenues London (£19.3m) and Princess Alice Hospice (£19.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 36%, trading 33%, donations and legacies 25% and investments 5.3%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £2.4m. Charitable activities took 62% of spending and raising funds 38%. Reserves of £5.5m would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 500 people.