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
  • Overall weighted 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:

  • Why are there 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

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
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£42,20022.43561,380
31/03/22£18,796£19,797£-1,001£6,143£47,748£46,70128.3507862
31/03/21£19,995£18,481£1,514£4,224£47,123£46,98030.53461,831
31/03/20£16,995£20,196£-3,201£6,592£41,780£41,58824.7452965
?31/03/19£18,497£19,310£-813£5,695£46,570£46,38128.83501,029
31/03/18£19,025£17,274£1,751£5,284£46,125£45,97731.93360
31/03/17£18,127£15,461£2,666£4,840£44,092£43,96634.13200
31/03/16£15,029£15,454£-425£5,133£38,101£37,94129.52960
31/03/15£14,401£14,716£-315£5,022£39,528£39,30432.12800
31/03/14£15,420£13,658£1,762£4,449£38,776£38,42733.82620
31/03/13£12,866£13,583£-717£3,815£36,686£36,238322530
31/03/12£12,681£11,892£789£3,847£35,725£35,08035.42280
31/03/11£12,968£9,723£3,245£3,636£34,770£34,42442.52130
31/03/10£11,896£9,045£2,851£3,073£31,149£29,78739.51870
31/03/09£11,604£8,133£3,472£2,673£26,645£25,32737.41830
31/03/08£9,724£7,427£2,297£2,350£24,936£24,141391710
31/03/07£8,282£6,455£1,827£1,959£22,995£22,64042.11560
31/03/06£7,607£6,114£1,492n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05*£6,534£5,456£1,078n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£7,771£4,621£3,150n/an/an/an/an/an/a

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 ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 56 years

www.stbarnabas-hospice.org.uk

corporate.governance@stbh.org.uk

01903706300

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Hospice & bereavement services
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 supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following 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 then transferred to NHSE to distribute and manage ....more
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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
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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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (14)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 36-78
  • ANTHONY CLARK Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Retired
  • 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
  • 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
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
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
  • Asset transfer in from LEO HOUSE CHILDREN'S HOSPICE on 05/07/2024
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

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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