Hospiscare

Analysis

Hospiscare is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Exeter. It was registered in October 1987, 39 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 02164215). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Hospiscare reported income of £17.4m and spending of £12.4m, leaving 29% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £9.3m to £17.4m (+88%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 88%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Hospiscare 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 The Nesta Trust (£17.3m), Sheffcare Limited (£17.4m) and Demelza Hospice Care for Children (£17.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 32%, trading 21%, charitable activities 17% and investments 1.1%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £2.1m. Charitable activities took 64% of spending and raising funds 36%. Reserves of £6.9m would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 268 people.