St Leonard's Hospice York

Analysis

St Leonard's Hospice York is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in York. It was registered in December 1979, 47 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 01451533). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, St Leonard's Hospice York reported income of £10.3m and spending of £10.5m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £7.6m to £10.3m (+36%), an average of +8.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 44%. 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, St Leonard's Hospice York 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 Association of NHS Charities (£10.3m), Touchstone-Leeds (£10.3m) and The Land Restoration Trust (£10.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 36%, donations and legacies 32%, charitable activities 24% and investments 6.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £2.0m. Charitable activities took 62% of spending and raising funds 38%. Reserves of £20.2m would cover about 23 months of spending at that rate. It employed 215 people.