Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: 8
Support Score: 5
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess liquidity: -1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs high: -4
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

ROYAL TRINITY HOSPICE 

The provision of specialist palliative care services to people diagnosed with terminal illnesses and their families.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
  • Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised
Established: 32 years

www.royaltrinityhospice.london

shooper@royaltrinityhospice.london

02077871000

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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£15,641£17,255£-1,614£5,460£22,857£22,42315.6253483
31/03/22£16,380£14,318£2,062£4,920£24,711£24,13220.2237338
31/03/21£16,450£14,079£2,371£4,295£22,597£22,18518.924883
31/03/20£15,275£16,129£-854£5,697£20,095£19,69514.7260500
31/03/19£15,375£15,042£333£5,280£21,180£20,76516.6253556
31/03/18£11,878£13,320£-1,441£4,212£20,902£20,33518.32350
31/03/17£12,428£13,130£-702£4,223£22,318£21,59319.72320
31/03/16£12,673£12,403£270£3,633£22,660£21,99721.32220
31/03/15£11,061£11,180£-119£3,809£17,222£16,49517.71970
31/03/14£10,803£10,744£58£3,430£17,182£16,28318.21890
31/03/13£10,320£10,143£178£3,045£16,960£16,086191860
31/03/12£10,036£9,439£597£3,027£16,489£15,47919.71690
31/03/11£9,473£8,731£742£2,975£15,851£15,06020.71500
31/03/10£8,773£8,479£294£2,602£15,061£14,65020.71460
31/03/09£8,587£7,680£907£2,279£14,437£14,16522.11440
31/03/08£11,027£7,282£3,745£2,267£14,028£10,74617.71450
31/03/07£8,584£7,711£872£2,304£8,906£7,25111.31450
31/03/06*£7,198£7,410£-211£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£6,893£7,153£-260£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£7,518£6,914£604£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 36.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 31.9%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 12%
Highest pay band: £130,000-£140,000
Liabilities/Assets: 5%
Liabilities/Income: 7%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 98%
Reserves/Spending: 15.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 3.8
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • City Of Westminster, Hammersmith And Fulham, Kensington And Chelsea, Lambeth, Merton, Richmond Upon Thames, Southwark, Wandsworth,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 253 employees
  • 483 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Wolfson Foundation£90,000
Masonic Trust£6,890
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust£5,000
The London Community Foundation£5,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Royal Trinity Hospice
£2,500 03/10/2023
Donation from The Ross Girls Fund
Masonic Trust - MCF Hospice
£1,815 10/11/2021
Unrestricted funding for hospices
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - Royal Trinity Hospice - 30/04/21
£5,000 14/06/2021
Core Funding
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Royal Trinity Hospice
£90,000 09/12/2020
WF Covid-19 Support Fund
The London Community Foundation - Grant to Royal Trinity Hospice
£5,000 08/12/2020
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We would be extremely grateful if the Trustees would consider supporting one of our Specialist Community Nurses with a donation of £10,000. This would fully fund the cost of one of Trinitys ....more
Masonic Trust - MCF Hospice
£2,545 14/10/2020
Unrestricted funding for hospices
Masonic Trust - MCF Hospice
£2,530 19/09/2019
Unrestricted funding for hospices
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Royal Trinity Hospice
£25,000 05/12/2018
Replacement boiler
Masonic Trust - Hospice Grant
£3,720 18/10/2017
Core funding for hospices
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Royal Trinity Hospice
£107,100 10/01/2017
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£107,100 over three years (£35,400; £35,300; £36,400) towards the salary of a f/t Dementia Specialist Nurse and associated project costs.
Masonic Trust - Hospice Grant
£5,008 19/10/2016
Core funding for hospices
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards the memory of John Maples
£500 12/07/2012
Towards the memory of John Maples.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 38-69
  • ANDREW DILLON Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Independent Advisor, Healthcare
  • DAVID CARMALT Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Managing Director And Head Of Debt Capital Markets
  • GERARD MANLEY Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Chief Executive Officer
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 28/08/1992, number: 1013945
  • Registered at Companies House on 23/12/1991, number: 02673845
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Care Quality Commission
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR06: 1 days late, AR05: 15 days late, AR04: 1 days late,
Main office

Royal Trinity Hospice
30 Clapham Common North Side
LONDON
SW4 0RN

Objectives

(A) THE RECEPTION AND CARE OF PERSONS WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM ANY DISEASE OR INJURY FROM WHICH DEATH MIGHT BE EXPECTED AT NO DISTANT DATE; (B) THE RECEPTION AND CARE OF PERSONS WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM ANY CHRONIC OR CONTINUING DISEASE OR ACCIDENT, WHEREBY THEY MAY BE MADE AS COMFORTABLE AND ASSISTED TO LEAD AS FULL A LIFE AS POSSIBLE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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