Dove House Hospice Limited

Analysis

Dove House Hospice Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hull. It was registered in September 1980, 46 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01498747). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Dove House Hospice Limited reported income of £12.8m and spending of £12.0m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £11.3m to £12.8m (+13%), an average of +3.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Dove House Hospice Limited 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 The Leprosy Mission International (£12.7m), The Terrence Higgins Trust (£12.8m) and Leeds Castle Foundation (£12.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 75%, donations and legacies 12%, charitable activities 10% and investments 2.4%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £1.0m. Charitable activities took 45% of spending and raising funds 55%. Reserves of £4.4m would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 313 people.