St Cuthbert's Hospice, Durham

Analysis

St Cuthbert's Hospice, Durham is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Durham. It was registered in January 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 incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, St Cuthbert's Hospice, Durham reported income of £4.8m and spending of £4.8m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £3.4m to £4.8m (+41%), an average of +9.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 102% 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 Cuthbert's Hospice, Durham sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% 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 Richard House Trust (£4.8m), Sobell House Hospice Charity Limited (£4.8m) and Bury Hospice (£4.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 37%, trading 35% and donations and legacies 28%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £418k. Charitable activities took 65% of spending and raising funds 35%. Reserves of £1.7m would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 119 people.