Overall GiG Score: 14 ?
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 4
Support Score: 10
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess liquidity: -1
  • Income diversified: +3
  • Fundraising costs high: -5
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +10

SHOOTING STAR CHILDREN'S HOSPICES 

The charity provides care services to life-limited children and their families at home, in the community and at their two hospices, Christopher's in Guildford and Shooting Star House in Hampton. These services included respite care, symptom management and end of life care. A wide range of therapy and bereavement counselling services are also provided for children and family members.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • Income generation is well diversified
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end especially considering the historic stability of income
  • Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised
Established: 29 years

www.shootingstar.org.uk

hello@shootingstar.org.uk

02087832000

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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£10,626£9,796£830£3,254£16,198£15,57519.1175388
31/03/22£9,609£7,677£1,933£2,348£15,615£15,16823.7160717
31/03/21£10,006£8,782£1,223£2,713£13,522£13,17718173633
31/03/20£11,091£10,729£361£3,523£11,470£11,09212.4233780
31/03/19£8,434£10,442£-2,008£3,252£11,468£11,17312.8231700
31/03/18£9,732£9,745£-13£1,414£13,336£13,10616.12360
31/03/17£7,901£9,978£-2,077£2,287£13,231£12,82715.42590
31/03/16*£8,839£9,572£-732£2,136£14,658£14,46318.11670
31/03/15£8,598£9,444£-846£1,391£14,141£13,66817.41670
31/03/14£8,501£9,049£-548£2,155£14,455£14,01018.61590
31/03/13£7,934£9,142£-1,207£2,105£14,793£14,36718.91660
31/03/12*£8,921£9,362£-441£2,149£15,588£15,24319.51680
31/03/11£4,351£4,219£131£1,230£15,811£15,61944.4840
31/03/10£4,442£4,197£245£834£7,652£7,45921.3850
31/03/09£3,776£4,150£-374£803£7,224£6,93320880
31/03/08£4,194£3,907£287£1,397£7,412£6,70020.6770
31/03/07£4,498£3,463£1,035£1,238£7,125£6,48022.5730
31/03/06£3,385£3,187£198£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£2,961£2,963£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£3,025£2,753£272£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 50.8%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 33.4%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 9%
Highest pay band: £140,000-£150,000
Liabilities/Assets: 6%
Liabilities/Income: 10%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 96%
Reserves/Spending: 19.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 8 months
Quick Ratio: 5.7
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who works here?
  • 175 employees
  • 388 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Surrey, Throughout London,

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
Department of Health£1,650,650
Wolfson Foundation£35,000
The Childhood Trust£13,000
City Bridge Trust£12,500
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Shooting Star Children's Hospices
£35,000 07/12/2022
Installation of solar panels at Christopher's Children's Hospice
The Childhood Trust - Bereavement Support for the whole family
£13,000 12/06/2022
The care and support we provide at Shooting Star Children?s Hospices does not stop after a child has died. Grief is very individual, so our bespoke bereavement support offers different opportunities ....more
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - Shooting Star Children's Hospices - 27/09/21
£5,000 29/11/2021
Core Funding
Masonic Trust - MCF Hospice
£1,010 10/11/2021
Unrestricted funding for hospices
Masonic Trust - MCF Hospice
£1,010 10/11/2021
Unrestricted funding for hospices
Department of Health - Shooting Star Children's Hospices
£952,351 14/09/2021
The grant supports the sustainable hospice service offer of palliative and end of life care for children and young people.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Shooting Star Children’s Hospice
£12,500 28/05/2020
£12,500 towards 3 months of costs as outlined in your application.
Community Foundation for Surrey - Shooting Star Sibling Surrey project
£2,500 17/10/2019
5
Support days and event for siblings of life-limited children.
Department of Health - Shooting Star CHASE
£698,299 01/04/2019
Shooting Star CHASE
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Shooting Star CHASE
£125,000 14/11/2018
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£125,000 over three years (£41,300; £41,700; £42,000) towards the part-time salaries of Music Therapist and Drama / Play Therapist.
Department of Health - X Factor- Shooting Star Chase
£13,596 01/04/2018
X factor 2017 Xmas single to Shooting Star Chase
Masonic Trust - Hospice Grant
£2,895 18/10/2017
Core funding for hospices
Masonic Trust - Hospice Grant
£3,030 18/10/2017
Core funding for hospices
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Shooting Star CHASE
£132,201 17/10/2017
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Funding for a Hospice at Home nurse to provide support to 193 young people with life limiting illnesses in North West London. Children will receive care in a safe environment, have opportunities to ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Shooting Star Chase
£3,590 04/08/2017
Donations allow us to make every moment count by providing fun and support for families whose children have life limiting conditions.
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Shooting Star Chase
£70,000 08/12/2016
Refurbishment of Christopher's Hospice
Masonic Trust - Hospice Grant
£4,200 19/10/2016
Core funding for hospices
Masonic Trust - Hospice Grant
£4,200 19/10/2016
Core funding for hospices
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 9/10 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 49-63
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 30/11/1994, number: 1042495
  • Registered at Companies House on 11/05/1994, number: 02927688
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
Other Regulators
  • Care Quality Commission
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity 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; AR16: 2 days late, AR12: 5 days late, AR04: 1 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from HEAVENLY STARS on 25/03/2021
  • Asset transfer in from INNER WHEEL CLUB OF FELTHAM BENEVOLENT FUND on 02/12/2021
  • Asset transfer in from IDA MORTLOCK SADLER TRUST on 12/07/2022
Main office

Shooting Star Childrens Hospice
Shooting Star House
The Avenue
HAMPTON
Middlesex
TW12 3RA

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF ILLNESS IN SUCH WAYS AS THE ASSOCIATION SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT BY ESTABLISHING, MAINTAINING AND CONDUCTING RESIDENTIAL NURSING AND CONVALESCENT HOMES FOR THE RECEPTION AND CARE OF YOUNG PERSONS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE SOUTH EASTERN AREA OF ENGLAND

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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