The Primrose Hospice Limited

Analysis

The Primrose Hospice Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bromsgrove. It was registered in May 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 02211941). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Primrose Hospice Limited reported income of £1.9m and spending of £2.0m, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £2.0m to £1.9m (-4.2%), an average of -1.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Primrose Hospice Limited 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 Waltham Forest Community Transport Limited (£1.9m), The Actors' Benevolent Fund (£1.9m) and GMDN Agency (£1.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 43%, donations and legacies 40%, charitable activities 15% and investments 2.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £122k. Charitable activities took 60% of spending and raising funds 39%. Reserves of £2.3m would cover about 13 months of spending at that rate. It employed 53 people.