St Kentigern Hospice

Analysis

St Kentigern Hospice is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Clwyd. It was registered in February 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 02216886). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, St Kentigern Hospice reported income of £3.9m and spending of £3.9m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.9m to £3.9m (+37%), an average of +8.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 99% 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 Kentigern Hospice 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 Calan DVS (£3.9m), The Tavistock Institute of Medical Psychology (£3.9m) and The David Nott Foundation (£3.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 38%, trading 37% and donations and legacies 26%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £705k. Charitable activities took 69% of spending and raising funds 29%. Reserves of £6.1m would cover about 19 months of spending at that rate. It employed 90 people.