Overall GiG Score: 9 ?
Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 5
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess liquidity: -1
  • Large legacies income: +1
  • Fundraising costs high: -5
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +5

ROWCROFT HOUSE FOUNDATION LIMITED 

The delivery of the following services:12 bedded inpatient unit24/7 Hospice at Home serviceSpecialist Palliative Care (Multi- Professional) Community Team - Out Patient clinics and support groupsPhysiotherapyOccupational TherapyComplementary TherapiesMusic TherapyBereavement SupportEducational programmes to Health and Social care professionals
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • This charity has received considerable income from legacies in recent years
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • 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 age and gender

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end
  • Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised
Established: 43 years

www.rowcrofthospice.org.uk

info@rowcrofthospice.org.uk

01803 210823

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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£10,144£10,253£-109£3,773£16,751£16,25619177570
31/03/22£10,630£9,327£1,303£3,370£17,186£16,72521.51701,431
31/03/21£10,597£9,444£1,153£2,878£15,656£15,16719.31671,451
31/03/20£9,645£8,790£854£3,125£13,610£13,07017.81781,380
31/03/19£13,624£8,170£5,454£3,006£13,090£12,59918.51701,300
31/03/18£9,240£7,824£1,416£2,736£7,406£6,90010.61660
31/03/17£8,192£8,215£-23£2,557£6,034£5,4167.91660
31/03/16£7,689£8,777£-1,087£2,616£5,791£5,1637.11900
31/03/15£8,469£9,324£-855£2,726£7,053£6,3568.22040
31/03/14£7,204£8,318£-1,114£2,257£7,626£6,8829.91800
31/03/13£7,393£7,571£-178£1,777£8,603£7,99612.71690
31/03/12£6,600£6,713£-113£1,584£8,333£7,70313.81530
31/03/11£5,565£7,168£-1,603£1,385£8,450£7,72212.91270
31/03/10£6,603£6,036£567£1,079£9,813£9,21918.31170
31/03/09£5,634£5,892£-258£1,007£8,514£8,26616.81180
31/03/08£5,290£5,649£-359£966£9,020£8,934191160
31/03/07£6,077£5,588£490£958£9,668£9,27619.91160
31/03/06*£5,365£5,106£260£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£4,702£4,560£142£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£3,620£3,910£-291£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 65.8%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 37.1%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: £90,000-£100,000
Liabilities/Assets: 7%
Liabilities/Income: 12%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 97%
Reserves/Spending: 19 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 8 months
Quick Ratio: 2
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who works here?
  • 177 employees
  • 570 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Devon, Torbay,

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
Wolfson Foundation£80,000
Devon Community Foundation£8,835
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust£5,000
Cheshire Community Foundation£5,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Rowcroft Hospice Beekeeping Group - Bees in Schools
£850 17/12/2021
The funding will be used to start a 'Beekeeping Group' based on the British Beekeeping Association (BBKA) guidelines. The project aims to address low self-esteem under achievement promote general ....more
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - Rowcroft House Foundation Ltd - 02/10/21
£5,000 29/11/2021
Core Funding
Masonic Trust - MCF Hospice
£1,065 10/11/2021
Unrestricted funding for hospices
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Rowcroft Hospice
£100 19/05/2021
Donation RE Death of Dr I G McGill. From John Bridge
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Rowcroft Hospice
£300 10/12/2020
Donation from John Bridge
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Rowcroft Hospice
£50,000 09/12/2020
WF Covid-19 Support Fund
Cheshire Community Foundation - Music Therapy for Palliative Care Patients
£5,000 04/11/2020
In April 2019, funding was secured for Rowcroft Hospice Music Therapist, David Holmes, to offer music therapy for 1 day per week for 12 months at Torbay Hospital, as part of an attachment to the ....more
Devon Community Foundation - COVID19 Responding to COVID-19 to continue service delivery
£8,835 17/06/2020
3
Grant to Rowcroft Hospice
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Rowcroft Hospice
£30,000 13/06/2019
Purchase of mobile IT devices for community based staff
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Rowcroft Hospice
£3,498 19/11/2018
We are raising funds to create a beautiful wildflower meadow as a 'Meadow of Memories' in Rowcroft's grounds.
Masonic Trust - Hospice Grant
£2,790 19/10/2016
Core funding for hospices
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 43-66
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 30/06/1981, number: 282723
  • Registered at Companies House on 14/05/1981, number: 01561601
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
Other Regulators
  • Care Quality Commission
Policies in force
  • 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; AR06: 87 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from THE CENTRE CLUB on 29/10/2019
  • Asset transfer in from DARTMOUTH PENSIONERS CLUB on 23/12/2021
  • Asset transfer in from KINGSKERSWELL SUMMER MOON TRUST on 21/10/2022
Main office

Rowcroft Hospice
Ella's Gardens
Avenue Road
TORQUAY
TQ2 5LS

Objectives

TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AMONGST ADULTS SUFFERING FROM LIFE LIMITING ILLNESSES AND SUPPORT FOR THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH THE PROVISION OF A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY, SPECIALIST PALLIATIVE CARE TEAM IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT COVERING, IN PARTICULAR, THE AREAS OF TORBAY AND SOUTH DEVON.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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