St Luke's Cheshire Hospice

Analysis

St Luke's Cheshire Hospice is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cheshire. It was registered in October 1984, 42 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 01846186). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, St Luke's Cheshire Hospice reported income of £8.7m and spending of £6.1m, leaving 29% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £5.7m to £8.7m (+53%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, St Luke's Cheshire Hospice 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 Prospect Hospice Limited (£8.7m), Brain Tumour Research (£8.7m) and The Hepatitis C Trust (£8.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 54%, trading 32%, charitable activities 11% and investments 3.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £2.9m. Charitable activities took 67% of spending and raising funds 33%. Reserves of £4.4m would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 170 people.