Wigan and Leigh Hospice

Analysis

Wigan and Leigh Hospice is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wigan. It was registered in December 1982, 44 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 01677155). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Wigan and Leigh Hospice reported income of £7.2m and spending of £7.0m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £6.0m to £7.2m (+21%), an average of +5.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Wigan and Leigh Hospice 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 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include International Centre for Life Trust (£7.2m), Wakefield Hospice (£7.2m) and Citizens Advice Gateshead (£7.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 48%, trading 37%, donations and legacies 13% and investments 2.0%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £386k. Charitable activities took 84% of spending and raising funds 15%. Reserves of £9.0m would cover about 15 months of spending at that rate. It employed 119 people.