The Mary Stevens Hospice

Analysis

The Mary Stevens Hospice is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Westmidlands. It was registered in June 1986, 40 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 01963989). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Mary Stevens Hospice reported income of £6.5m and spending of £6.2m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £5.2m to £6.5m (+25%), an average of +5.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Mary Stevens 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 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Christian Blind Mission (United Kingdom) Limited (£6.5m), Eden Valley Hospice, Carlisle (£6.5m) and The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust (£6.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 48%, trading 41%, charitable activities 8.3% and investments 1.3%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £2.1m. Charitable activities took 65% of spending and raising funds 34%. Reserves of £2.1m would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 157 people.