Halton Haven Hospice

Analysis

Halton Haven Hospice is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cheshire. It was registered in April 1990, 36 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 02397402). It says it provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Halton Haven Hospice reported income of £2.7m and spending of £2.9m, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.7m to £2.7m (+0.6%), an average of +0.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Halton Haven Hospice sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Beacon Centre for the Blind (£2.7m), Community of St Mary at the Cross (£2.7m) and Sustain: the Alliance for Better Food & Farming (£2.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 55%, donations and legacies 28% and trading 16%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £253k. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 6.5%. Reserves of £73k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 56 people.