Pilgrims Hospices in East Kent

Analysis

Pilgrims Hospices in East Kent is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in August 1986, 40 years ago. Its declared purposes cover other charitable purposes, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02000560). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Pilgrims Hospices in East Kent reported income of £18.9m and spending of £18.6m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £13.7m to £18.9m (+38%), an average of +8.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 1,463 England and Wales charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Pilgrims Hospices in East Kent sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. 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 Lilian Faithfull Care (£18.2m), Nightingale Hammerson (£30.8m) and Charity Assets Trust (£17.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 42%, charitable activities 27%, donations and legacies 26% and investments 4.5%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £3.5m. Charitable activities took 72% of spending and raising funds 26%. Reserves of £15.7m would cover about 10 months of spending at that rate. It employed 379 people.