Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 5
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs high: -5
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

GARDEN HOUSE HOSPICE CARE

To provide a wide range of services for patients, their carers and families facing life limiting illness through: the Hospice Inpatient Unit; Hawthorne Centre providing day services; Hospice at Home and Continuing Health Care team caring for patients in their own homes; Family Support Services providing support and counselling; 24/7 advice line for patients, families and healthcare professionals.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 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

Financial issues to consider:

  • 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
31/03/24£7,842£8,545£-704£3,120£10,314£3,6145.1226715
31/03/23£6,524£7,270£-745£2,782£10,939£4,6267.6223700
31/03/22£6,970£6,401£569£2,251£11,792£5,37010.1203765
31/03/21£7,693£5,466£2,227£1,817£11,182£4,82610.6207759
31/03/20?£5,642£5,742£-101£1,981£8,685£8,53817.8207740
31/03/18£5,279£4,576£703£1,433£8,674£8,47422.21770
31/03/17£4,772£4,275£497£1,308£8,071£8,04422.61480
31/03/16£3,820£3,921£-101£1,169£7,571£7,47822.91360
31/03/15£3,786£3,638£147£1,081£7,700£7,62025.11330
31/03/14£3,629£3,596£33£1,166£7,551£7,45924.91270
31/03/13£3,445£3,584£-139£1,110£7,516£7,43224.91230
31/03/12£3,695£3,177£518£986£7,650£7,62628.81210
31/03/11£3,190£3,179£12£995£7,134£7,10326.81180
31/03/10£3,241£2,997£244£166£7,122£7,09028.4890
31/03/09£3,111£2,751£361£141£6,876£6,77429.6820
31/03/08£3,839£2,537£1,303£897£6,468£6,44430.51070
31/03/07£3,431£2,523£908£793£5,218£5,16824.61200
31/03/06*£2,388£1,717£670n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£1,905£1,559£345n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04*£1,430£1,130£301n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 71.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 36.7%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 8%
Highest pay band: £110,000-£120,000
Liabilities/Assets: 12%
Liabilities/Income: 18%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 35%
Reserves/Spending: 5.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.8
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 38 years

www.ghhospicecare.org.uk

enquiries@ghhospicecare.org.uk

0146267940

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Hospice & bereavement services
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Central Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities

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
Masonic Trust£15,002
DCMS£14,745
National Lottery Community Fund£10,000
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation£10,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Children's and Young People's Bereavement Service
£10,000 26/11/2021
The funding will be used for the salary cost of an additional bereavement counsellor. The project aims to support young people and their parents prepare as much as they can for the death of a loved one as well as provide post bereavement support.
Masonic Trust - MCF Hospice
£1,470 10/11/2021
Unrestricted funding for hospices
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - Specialist Dementia Nurse Salary
£10,000 13/09/2021
To help fund a specialist Dementia Nurse to ensure that people in North Hertfordshire, Stevenage and the surrounding areas of central Bedfordshire who are living with dementia, and their families, have the best possible care at the end of their life.
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - Garden House Hospice Care - 26/04/21
£5,000 14/06/2021
Core Funding
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£14,745 19/08/2020
"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 - MCF Hospice UK Partnership
£13,532 06/03/2020
Removing barriersfor people facing homelessness
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Garden House Hospice Care
£6,850 15/11/2019
We want to provide music therapy to support people facing life-limiting illnesses throughout Stevenage and North Hertfordshire.
Hertfordshire Community Foundation - Garden House Hospice Care - Royston Community Hub
£4,000 10/09/2019
Grant to Garden House Hospice
Hertfordshire Community Foundation - IPU Patient Lounge
£40,000 19/08/2019
Advised Grant
National Lottery Community Fund - Compassionate Neighbours and Community Hubs
£495,247 30/01/2019
432
This Partnership will use funding to reduce loneliness and isolation, and improve the wellbeing and quality of life for people facing life limiting illnesses and their families by increasing community-based support. This will happen through engaging ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000 29/11/2018
Garden House Hospice Care Core Services
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - GHHC Admiral Nurse
£10,000 07/12/2017
12
Grant to Garden House Hospice Care
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000 06/07/2017
Core Costs
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Garden House Hospice
£44,000 08/12/2016
Refurbishment
Masonic Trust - Hospice Grant
£2,718 19/10/2016
Core funding for hospices
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 9/10 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 36-76
  • CHRIS DARE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: It Director
  • DR PAULINE MARGARET WILLIAMS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Pharmaceutical Physician
  • DR SIMON CHATFIELD Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired Gp
  • GEMMA MANNING Appointed: 2022, Occupation: People And Operations Director
  • INDERJIT SUNNER Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Pharmarsist
  • JENNIE SUSAN WILLIAMS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Registered Nurse
  • JOANNA HENEKER Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Sustainability Advisor
  • RHONA SEVIOUR Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Consultant
  • RICHARD DEARDEN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Managing Director
  • STEPHEN MELLISH (Chair) Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Risk And Resilience Professional
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 23/09/1986, number: 295257
  • Registered at Companies House on 25/07/1986, number: 02040989
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
Other Regulators
  • Care Quality Commission
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • 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: 1 days late, AR04: 41 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from ROTARY CLUB OF LETCHWORTH TRUST FUND on 24/11/2021
  • Asset transfer in from ROYSIA WOMENS CLUB on 01/12/2021
Main office

GARDEN HOUSE HOSPICE
GILLISON CLOSE
LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY
SG6 1QU

Objectives

4. THE OBJECTS ARE THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF AGE, ILL-HEALTH OR DISABILITY IN SUCH WAYS AS THE COMPANY SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT AND IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING) BY:4.1 ESTABLISHING, MAINTAINING AND OPERATING HOSPICES AND RESIDENTIAL NURSING HOMES FOR THE RECEPTION AND CARE AND TREATMENT OF PERSONS SUFFERING FROM ANY ILLNESS (IN PARTICULAR, ANY LIFE-LIMITING ILLNESS), DISABILITY OR INFIRMITY;4.2 ESTABLISHING, MAINTAINING AND OPERATING CENTRES AND/OR OTHER PREMISES FOR THE PROVISION ON A NON-RESIDENTIAL BASIS OF MEDICAL CARE OR OTHER TREATMENT, CARE AND ADVICE FOR ANY SUCH PERSONS;4.3 PROVIDING MEDICAL CARE OR OTHER TREATMENTS, CARE, SUPPORT AND ADVICE (INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF PASTORAL SUPPORT, ASSISTANCE TO COMBAT LONELINESS AND SOCIAL ISOLATION, AND DOMICILIARY CARE SERVICES) FOR ANY SUCH PERSONS IN THEIR OWN HOME SETTINGS AND/OR BY TELEPHONE, VIDEO OR OTHER ELECTRONIC MEANS;4.4 PROVIDING RELATED SUPPORT AND/OR ADVICE TO THE RELATIVES AND CLOSE FRIENDS OF SUCH PERSONS;4.5 CONDUCTING OR PROMOTING RESEARCH INTO THE CARE AND TREATMENT OF ANY SUCH PERSONS AND OF THEIR RELATIVES AND CLOSE FRIENDS AND TO PUBLISH THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT; AND4.6 PROMOTING OR ASSISTING IN THE TEACHING OR TRAINING OF DOCTORS, NURSES, PHYSIOTHERAPISTS AND OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS AND IN THE TEACHING OR TRAINING OF STUDENTS IN ANY FIELD OF HEALTHCARE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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