Hospice of St Mary of Furness

Analysis

Hospice of St Mary of Furness is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ulverston. 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 02016831). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Hospice of St Mary of Furness reported income of £5.6m and spending of £5.7m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £4.3m to £5.6m (+31%), an average of +6.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 85% 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 St Mary of Furness 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 North Halifax Partnership Limited (£5.6m), Pendleside Hospice (£5.7m) and Age UK Kent Rivers (£5.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 41%, trading 34%, charitable activities 19% and investments 4.8%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £1.0m. Charitable activities took 77% of spending and raising funds 22%. Reserves of £6.6m would cover about 14 months of spending at that rate. It employed 118 people.