Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: 8

Support Score: 8

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess liquidity: -1
Income diversified: +3
Large legacies income: +1
Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs high: -5

12+ Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 15

ST. BARNABAS HOSPICES (SUSSEX) LTD

Providing end of life care for adults in our local community, in their home or at our adult hospice - St Barnabas House and caring for life limited children throughout Sussex at our children's hospice - Chestnut Tree House.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has a robust balance sheet
Income generation is well diversified
This charity has received considerable income from legacies 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 age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are 14 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appeared to be considerably in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end especially considering the historic stability of income
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

Established: 56 years

www.stbarnabas-hospice.org.uk

corporate.governance@stbh.org.uk

01903706300

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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		£20,523	£22,564	£-2,041	£7,130	£43,281	£42,200	22.4	356	1,380
31/03/22		£18,796	£19,797	£-1,001	£6,143	£47,748	£46,701	28.3	507	862
31/03/21		£19,995	£18,481	£1,514	£4,224	£47,123	£46,980	30.5	346	1,831
31/03/20		£16,995	£20,196	£-3,201	£6,592	£41,780	£41,588	24.7	452	965
31/03/19		£18,497	£19,310	£-813	£5,695	£46,570	£46,381	28.8	350	1,029
31/03/18		£19,025	£17,274	£1,751	£5,284	£46,125	£45,977	31.9	336	0
31/03/17		£18,127	£15,461	£2,666	£4,840	£44,092	£43,966	34.1	320	0
31/03/16		£15,029	£15,454	£-425	£5,133	£38,101	£37,941	29.5	296	0
31/03/15		£14,401	£14,716	£-315	£5,022	£39,528	£39,304	32.1	280	0
31/03/14		£15,420	£13,658	£1,762	£4,449	£38,776	£38,427	33.8	262	0
31/03/13		£12,866	£13,583	£-717	£3,815	£36,686	£36,238	32	253	0
31/03/12		£12,681	£11,892	£789	£3,847	£35,725	£35,080	35.4	228	0
31/03/11		£12,968	£9,723	£3,245	£3,636	£34,770	£34,424	42.5	213	0
31/03/10		£11,896	£9,045	£2,851	£3,073	£31,149	£29,787	39.5	187	0
31/03/09		£11,604	£8,133	£3,472	£2,673	£26,645	£25,327	37.4	183	0
31/03/08		£9,724	£7,427	£2,297	£2,350	£24,936	£24,141	39	171	0
31/03/07		£8,282	£6,455	£1,827	£1,959	£22,995	£22,640	42.1	156	0
31/03/06		£7,607	£6,114	£1,492	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	*	£6,534	£5,456	£1,078	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£7,771	£4,621	£3,150	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 52.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 32.1%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 6%
Highest pay band: £150,000-£200,000
Liabilities/Assets: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 5%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 98%
Reserves/Spending: 22.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 8

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

East Sussex, Hampshire, West Sussex,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

356 employees
1,380 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

Department of Health	£1,219,009
LUND TRUST	£50,000
Masonic Trust	£13,505
DCMS	£10,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
LUND TRUST - Towards core costs
£25,000	01/12/2022	Towards care for children and young adults with life shortening conditions
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Chestnut Tree House Children's Hospice
£2,751	22/10/2022	We would like to provide 50 specialist palliative care community visits for children with life-shortening conditions, so they can explore their local area and receive care in their own homes.
Department of Health - St Barnabas Hospices (Sussex) Ltd (Chestnut Tree House Children's Hospices)
£577,425	01/06/2022	The grant supports the sustainable hospice service offer of palliative and end of life care for children and young people. Please note that these hospice grants were previously funded by DHSC and was ....more The grant supports the sustainable hospice service offer of palliative and end of life care for children and young people. Please note that these hospice grants were previously funded by DHSC and was then transferred to NHSE to distribute and manage as ongoing support to the childrens hospices via a multi year award. The original agreements and decisions made at the time were back in ~2019 as part of government and NHSE discussions around the long term plan.
LUND TRUST - Towards core costs
£25,000	15/12/2021	Towards care for children and young adults with life shortening conditions
Masonic Trust - MCF Hospice
£1,940	10/11/2021	Unrestricted funding for hospices
Masonic Trust - MCF Hospice
£1,565	10/11/2021	Unrestricted funding for hospices
Department of Health - St Barnabas Hospices (Sussex) Ltd (Chestnut Tree House Children's Hospices)
£641,584	14/09/2021	The grant supports the sustainable hospice service offer of palliative and end of life care for children and young people.
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£10,000	31/07/2020	Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£10,000	15/06/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
Masonic Trust - Hospice Grant
£2,800	18/10/2017	Core funding for hospices
Masonic Trust - Hospice Grant
£3,863	19/10/2016	Core funding for hospices
Masonic Trust - Hospice Grant
£3,286	19/10/2016	Core funding for hospices

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How is it governed?

Trustees (14)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 35-77

ANTHONY CLARK Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: LEO HOUSE CHILDREN'S HOSPICE,

DANIEL RENNIE-HALE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Hospital Manager

HHJ DAVID RENNIE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Deputy Circuit Judge

IAN SELLWOOD Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Consultant / Engineer

JILL CARNIE Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: SPRINGBOARD PROJECT,

KAREN ELIZABETH BLATCHFORD Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Md, Distribution (Financial Services)

MICHAEL RYMER Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired Doctor

RUTH TAYLOR Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Nurse

REBECCA CLAIRE CROOK Appointed: 2024

ROSALIND JOAN BRITTON Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired

STEVEN ROBERT JOHNSON Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Finance Director

STUART PALMA Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Physiotherapist

TONY MOSS Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired

WILLIAM BARRY EGAN Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Trustee, Other trusteeship: THE MARTLETS HOSPICE LIMITED,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 03/10/1968, number: 256789
Registered at Companies House on 05/04/1968, number: 00930107

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

09/03/2015 - Asset transfer in from REG SAWYER FOUNDERS TRUST
20/07/2018 - Asset transfer in from THE ARUNDEL SOCIETY
03/03/2022 - Asset transfer in from THE LADY ZOUCHE PARHAM NURSING BEQUEST
20/03/2023 - Asset transfer in from SEAFORD STROKE AND CARING CLUB

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; AR05: 1 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from THE LADY ZOUCHE PARHAM NURSING BEQUEST on 03/03/2022
Asset transfer in from SEAFORD STROKE AND CARING CLUB on 20/03/2023

Main office

ST. BARNABAS HOSPICE
ST. BARNABAS HOUSE
2 TITNORE LANE
GORING-BY-SEA
WORTHING
BN12 6NZ

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM CANCER AND OTHER TERMINAL CONDITIONS IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION BY:(A) CARING FOR AND SUPPORTING INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH A TERMINAL OR LIFE LIMITING CONDITION; (B) SUPPORTING INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR FAMILIES FACING OR EXPERIENCING BEREAVEMENT THROUGH THE PROVISION OF WELL BEING SERVICES, COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT; AND (C) ADVANCING RESEARCH AND EDUCATION INTO PALLIATIVE AND END OF LIFE CARE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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