Hospice of the Good Shepherd Ltd

Analysis

Hospice of the Good Shepherd Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chester. It was registered in September 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 01843427). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Hospice of the Good Shepherd Ltd reported income of £6.1m and spending of £5.5m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £4.1m to £6.1m (+49%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Hospice of the Good Shepherd Ltd 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 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include International Learning Movement (Ilm) (£6.1m), Caudwell Children (£6.1m) and Hertfordshire Mind (£6.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 47%, donations and legacies 31% and charitable activities 22%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £1.1m. Charitable activities took 66% of spending and raising funds 31%. Reserves of £6.0m would cover about 13 months of spending at that rate. It employed 134 people.