Severn Hospice Limited

Analysis

Severn Hospice Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Shrewsbury. It was registered in March 1982, 44 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 01608025). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Severn Hospice Limited reported income of £16.2m and spending of £15.7m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £13.2m to £16.2m (+22%), an average of +5.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Severn Hospice Limited sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% 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 Girl Effect (£16.2m), Leicestershire & Rutland Organisation for the Relief of Suffering Limited (£16.2m) and Asthma and Lung UK (£16.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 41%, donations and legacies 31%, charitable activities 25% and investments 2.9%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £2.7m. Charitable activities took 67% of spending and raising funds 33%. Reserves of £15.1m would cover about 11 months of spending at that rate. It employed 449 people.