Longfield Hospice Care

Analysis

Longfield Hospice Care is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gloucestershire. 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 02213662). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Longfield Hospice Care reported income of £5.4m and spending of £6.0m, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £4.2m to £5.4m (+30%), an average of +6.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Longfield Hospice Care sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Social Care in Action (£5.4m), Age UK Lancashire (£5.4m) and British Society for Rheumatology (£5.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 65%, donations and legacies 23%, charitable activities 9.9% and investments 2.4%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £604k. Charitable activities took 39% of spending and raising funds 58%. Reserves of £2.8m would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 164 people.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.