Rowans Hospice

Analysis

Rowans Hospice is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Waterlooville. It was registered in July 1988, 38 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 02275068). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Rowans Hospice reported income of £10.7m and spending of £9.8m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £10.4m to £10.7m (+3.0%), an average of +0.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Rowans 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 Grimsby Youth Zone (£10.7m), The Leonardo Trust (£10.8m) and Hertfordshire Community Foundation (£10.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 59%, trading 25%, charitable activities 13% and investments 1.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £3.6m. Charitable activities took 71% of spending and raising funds 29%. Reserves of £5.1m would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 244 people.