Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: 4

Support Score: 0

Liabilities <10%: +3
Fundraising costs high: -4

Narrow trustee age band: -2
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3

Overall GiG Score: 6

DOVE COTTAGE DAY HOSPICE

An independent hospice providing palliative day-care to those people living in NE Leicestershire , SE Nottinghamshire and Rutland with a diagnosis of cancer or other progressive illnesses for which there is no cure.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
This charity has a robust balance sheet
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:

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity and another benefit
The Board has little diversity in terms of age
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

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		£623	£610	£13	£244	£524	£524	10.3	37	135
31/03/22		£619	£519	£99	£236	£511	£510	11.8	36	200
31/03/21		£619	£449	£170	£0	£412	£412	11	42	250
31/03/20		£667	£612	£55	£0	£243	£243	4.8	39	250
31/03/19		£544	£596	£-52	£17	£187	£184	3.7	39	200
31/03/18		£558	£602	£-44	£16	£240	£236	4.7	41	0
31/03/17		£619	£566	£53	£18	£482	£475	10.1	13	0
31/03/16		£455	£519	£-63	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£513	£464	£49	£153	£293	£293	7.6	12	0
31/03/14		£462	£462	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£418	£405	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£350	£359	£-9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£268	£349	£-81	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£290	£380	£-90	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/09		£181	£195	£-13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/08	*	£334	£159	£175	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/07		£252	£153	£99	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/06	*	£154	£144	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/05		£130	£117	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/04		£145	£104	£41	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 39.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 39.9%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 10%
Liabilities/Income: 9%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 10.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 10 months
Quick Ratio: 10

Asset Split ?

Established: 28 years

www.dovecottage.org

office@dovecottage.org

01949860303

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Hospice services

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Rutland,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

37 employees
135 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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Masonic Trust - MCF Hospice
£1,000	10/11/2021	Unrestricted funding for hospices
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Dove Cottage Day Hospice
£1,524	23/10/2021	We would like to offer online wellbeing sessions for those in our local community with a serious illness, and provide new and safe daycare at the hospice.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 56-69

CHRISTOPHER RANALD GREENWELL Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Solicitor

DR KATHRYN OLIVER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Gp

MARTIN QUILTER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired

MELANIE OLDERSHAW Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired

CLAIRE HENRY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Consultant, Other trusteeship: LEICESTERSHIRE & RUTLAND ORGANISATION FOR THE RELIEF OF SUFFERING LIMITED,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 10/09/1996, number: 1057941
Registered at Companies House on 21/08/1996, number: 03240240

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Care Quality Commission

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR08: 38 days late, AR06: 59 days late,

Main office

Dove Cottage Day Hospice
Canal Lane
Stathern
MELTON MOWBRAY
Leicestershire
LE14 4EX

Objectives

1) To promote the relief of sickness by such charitable means as the trustees may from time to time determine and in particular by the provision of care and support for persons with serious and progressive illnesses and by the provision of respite care for the carers or families of such persons. 2) To assist in the provision of any other charitable facilities for such persons and in particular to make grants to other charities having aims identical or similar to those of this charity

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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