Hospice of the Valleys

Analysis

Hospice of the Valleys is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ebbw Vale. It was registered in July 1986, 40 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 02007005). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Hospice of the Valleys reported income of £2.1m and spending of £2.3m, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.9m to £2.1m (+9.9%), an average of +2.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 109% 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 Valleys sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Music Works (Charity) (£2.1m), Norfolk and Norwich Hospitals Charity (£2.1m) and Uswsu (£2.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 36%, trading 34%, donations and legacies 19% and investments 9.8%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £91k. Charitable activities took 66% of spending and raising funds 31%. Reserves of £185k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 51 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.