The Hospice of the Good Shepherd

Analysis

The Hospice of the Good Shepherd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Retford. It was registered in August 1989, 37 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Hospice of the Good Shepherd reported income of £516k and spending of £495k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £557k to £516k (-7.3%), an average of -1.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income dropped by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 88% 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 Hospice of the Good Shepherd sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Water Fall (£516k), Abayam - Foundation for Health and Education (£517k) and Mercury Phoenix Trust (£516k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 49%, investments 27% and trading 22%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £24k. Charitable activities took 54% of spending and raising funds 43%. Reserves of £6.8m would cover about 160 months of spending at that rate. It employed 8 people.