Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 3
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 11 ?

HOSPICE CARE KENYA LIMITED 

We raise funds in the UK to support the development and delivery of palliative care in Kenya. Grants are made to recognised organisations delivering palliative against identified need. we work closely with the Kenya Hospice and Palliative Care Association. All grants are monitored and recent grant funding has been for training -both professionals and volunteers, transport, drugs and equipment.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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£164£128£36n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/22£232£116£117n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/21£135£66£69n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/20£55£52£3n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/19£57£74£-17n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/18£55£61£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£59£73£-14£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£45£69£-25£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£41£89£-48£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£51£58£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£176£72£104£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£66£66£0£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 13 years

www.hospicecarekenya.com

hck@hospicecarekenya.com

01905936184

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • International healthcare & famine relief
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Kenya, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 34-75
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 15/04/2011, number: 1141469
  • Registered at Companies House on 23/02/2011, number: 07540244
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
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
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
12 returns made; all on time
Main office

2 Wardour Place
WORCESTER
WR4 0QN

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY (THE OBJECTS) ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSE OR PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE RESIDENTS OF KENYA WHICH ARE DIRECTED TOWARDS:1) THE TREATMENT, CARE AND COUNSELLING OF PERSONS WHO ARE TERMINALLY ILL WITH CANCER OR OTHER INCURABLE DISEASES AND THE COUNSELLING OF THEIR FAMILIES AND CLOSE ASSOCIATES;2) THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR SUCH TREATMENT, CARE AND COUNSELLING; AND3) THE MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT AND EXTENSION OF HOSPICES IN KENYA AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

KENYA

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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