The Heart of Kent Hospice

Analysis

The Heart of Kent Hospice is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Aylesford. It was registered in January 1988, 38 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and 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 02184005). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Heart of Kent Hospice reported income of £11.4m and spending of £7.6m, leaving 34% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £6.0m to £11.4m (+91%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 65%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Heart of Kent Hospice 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 Willen Hospice (£11.4m), The Great North Air Ambulance Service (£11.5m) and The Kennedy Trust for Rheumatology Research (£11.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 70%, trading 24% and charitable activities 5.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £4.5m. Charitable activities took 57% of spending and raising funds 40%. Reserves of £4.3m would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 173 people.