East Cheshire Hospice

Analysis

East Cheshire Hospice is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Macclesfield. It was registered in April 1984, 42 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 01807691). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, East Cheshire Hospice reported income of £7.8m and spending of £7.8m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £6.2m to £7.8m (+26%), an average of +6.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, East Cheshire 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 Torus Foundation (£7.8m), Nightingale House Hospice (£7.9m) and Action Medical Research (£7.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 67%, trading 16%, charitable activities 11% and investments 5.7%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £1.9m. Charitable activities took 81% of spending and raising funds 18%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1,697. Reserves of £6.5m would cover about 10 months of spending at that rate. It employed 133 people.