Wakefield Hospice

Analysis

Wakefield Hospice is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wakefield. It was registered in November 1988, 38 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 02038416). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Wakefield Hospice reported income of £7.2m and spending of £6.0m, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £5.4m to £7.2m (+33%), an average of +7.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 39%. 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, Wakefield 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 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wigan and Leigh Hospice (£7.2m), Bolton Hospice (£7.3m) and International Centre for Life Trust (£7.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 45%, trading 31%, charitable activities 23% and investments 1.4%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £2.3m. Charitable activities took 61% of spending and raising funds 39%. Reserves of £3.0m would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 146 people.