St Richards Hospice Foundation

Analysis

St Richards Hospice Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Worcester. It was registered in October 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01850502). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, St Richards Hospice Foundation reported income of £10.6m and spending of £12.1m, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £10.8m to £10.6m (-1.5%), an average of -0.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 95% 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 Richards Hospice Foundation 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 Infocus Charity (£10.6m), Oasis Care and Training Agency (Octa) (£10.6m) and Lincs Inspire Limited (£10.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 51%, donations and legacies 23%, charitable activities 23% and investments 1.6%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £982k. Charitable activities took 63% of spending and raising funds 37%. Reserves of £4.6m would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 267 people.