Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 5

Support Score: 8

Poor Liquidity: -1
Good Reserves: +1Large legacies income: +1
Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs high: -4

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

Grant maker support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 8

LEICESTERSHIRE & RUTLAND ORGANISATION FOR THE RELIEF OF SUFFERING LIMITED

Hospice care with the aim of enhancing the quality of life of patients with cancer, progressive neurological disease and other conditions, and for whom curative treatment is no longer possible. Patients are aged 18 years and upwards.Areas of activity:In-patient Ward (31 beds), Clinics:Community Nurse Specialists, DayTherapy, Counselling, Lymphoedema Clinics, Education/Training, Research

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity and another benefit
There are 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end but unrestricted reserves are available
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

Established: 47 years

www.loros.co.uk

info@loros.co.uk

01162313771

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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	£16,356	£16,703	£-347	£4,555	£23,225	£19,759	14.2	312	1,300
31/03/22	£14,804	£14,970	£-166	£3,938	£24,108	£20,657	16.6	298	1,300
31/03/21	£13,529	£14,015	£-486	£3,034	£24,063	£20,206	17.3	306	852
31/03/20	£13,899	£15,698	£-1,799	£3,838	£23,264	£19,382	14.8	328	1,500
31/03/19	£14,824	£14,821	£3	£3,840	£25,431	£21,650	17.5	318	1,300
31/03/18	£16,285	£13,601	£2,684	£3,662	£25,055	£21,864	19.3	355	0
31/03/17	£13,033	£12,670	£363	£2,132	£22,299	£20,120	19.1	344	0
31/03/16	£12,787	£11,852	£935	£3,133	£21,145	£18,841	19.1	330	0
31/03/15	£11,189	£11,453	£-264	£3,046	£20,442	£18,135	19	240	0
31/03/14	£10,972	£11,364	£-392	£3,134	£20,427	£18,035	19	240	0
31/03/13	£11,364	£10,983	£381	£2,867	£20,655	£18,132	19.8	232	0
31/03/12	£11,333	£10,749	£584	£2,776	£19,992	£17,365	19.4	227	0
31/03/11	£11,104	£10,013	£1,092	£2,697	£19,433	£16,684	20	220	0
31/03/10	£14,229	£9,382	£4,848	£2,639	£18,112	£15,286	19.6	212	0
31/03/09	£9,344	£9,016	£328	£2,548	£12,855	£10,506	14	203	0
31/03/08	£9,209	£8,616	£593	£2,453	£13,033	£11,259	15.7	192	0
31/03/07	£6,110	£6,074	£35	£2,325	£12,569	£11,280	22.3	198	0
31/03/06	£7,244	£5,859	£1,385	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	£6,108	£5,270	£838	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	£5,708	£4,830	£877	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 40.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 27.4%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 2%
Highest pay band: £90,000-£100,000
Liabilities/Assets: 11%
Liabilities/Income: 18%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 85%
Reserves/Spending: 14.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 0.4

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Education/Training
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Leicester City, Leicestershire, Rutland,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups

Who works here?

312 employees
1,300 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

Wolfson Foundation	£145,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£74,250
Garfield Weston Foundation	£20,000
Masonic Trust	£16,248

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to LOROS Hospice
£30,000	08/06/2022	Installation of three new solar panel arrays
Masonic Trust - MCF Hospice UK Partnership
£8,388	31/03/2022	Extending Specialist Day Therapy at LOROS Hospice - Reimagining Day Hospice Services
Masonic Trust - MCF Hospice
£2,455	10/11/2021	Unrestricted funding for hospices
National Lottery Community Fund - Youth Transition and Support Service
£74,250	13/01/2021 36	The project will use its funding over 3 years to provide specialist support for young adult patients 18 -30 years old their families and friends in their end of life care. The funding will support ....more The project will use its funding over 3 years to provide specialist support for young adult patients 18 -30 years old their families and friends in their end of life care. The funding will support families during transition care improve the services offered to young patients such as social activities and community outreach through engaging with young people in schools colleges and universities and raising awareness of the support available to those suffering with long-term and critical illnesses.
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to LOROS Hospice
£115,000	09/12/2020	WF Covid-19 Support Fund
Masonic Trust - MCF Hospice
£2,710	14/10/2020	Unrestricted funding for hospices
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£5,000	29/09/2020	NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an on-the-ground community response to the crisis; and, support local charitable organisations to mobilise volunteers to enable better targeted support in communities through empowered local groups.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000	13/03/2020	LOROS Hospice: Dining, Kitchen and Social Area Refurbishment
Masonic Trust - MCF Hospice
£2,695	19/09/2019	Unrestricted funding for hospices
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to LOROS
£100,000	14/06/2018	Day therapy and outpatient centre expansion
Masonic Trust - Hospice Grant
£3,790	18/10/2017	Core funding for hospices
Masonic Trust - Hospice Grant
£5,437	19/10/2016	Core funding for hospices

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How is it governed?

Trustees (13)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 12/13 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 42-74

ANDREW WARREN STANT, Occupation: Chartered Accountant

ANDREW MEASOM Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Managing Director

CHRISTOPHER MURRAY Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Company Director

CHRISTOPHER PAUL ROWLEY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

CLAIRE HENRY Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Company Director, Other trusteeship: DOVE COTTAGE DAY HOSPICE,

DR NAKUL PATEL Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Doctor

DR ROBIN GRAHAM-BROWN Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Consultant Dermatologist

DR RICHARD HURWOOD Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired

GRAHAM ANDREW SMITH Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Company Director

KATHERINE MARY BRADLEY Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Human Resources Professional

LOUISA JANE POOLE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Chartered Accountant, Other trusteeship: THE SPIRIT HEALTH FOUNDATION,

RICHARD LOUIS BRUCCIANI OBE DL Appointed: 2016, Other trusteeship: CHAPLAINCY TO THE UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER,

REBECCA LOUISE O'BRIEN Appointed: 2020

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 30/03/1977, number: 506120
Registered at Companies House on 14/02/1977, number: 01298456

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

12/12/2016 - Asset transfer in from MARGARET ELUNED JAMES CHARITABLE TRUST
02/07/2020 - Asset transfer in from LEICESTERSHIRE LYMPHOEDEMA SUPPORT GROUP
14/06/2022 - Asset transfer in from MIDLAND FESTIVAL CHORUS
09/02/2023 - Asset transfer in from MARKET BOSWORTH AGRICULTURAL HORTICULTURAL AND EQUESTRIAN SOCIETY

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
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 expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from LEICESTERSHIRE LYMPHOEDEMA SUPPORT GROUP on 02/07/2020
Asset transfer in from MIDLAND FESTIVAL CHORUS on 14/06/2022
Asset transfer in from MARKET BOSWORTH AGRICULTURAL HORTICULTURAL AND EQUESTRIAN SOCIETY on 09/02/2023

Main office

Loros Hospice
Groby Road
LEICESTER
LE3 9QE

Objectives

3.1. To promote the relief of sickness in such ways as the Association shall from time to time think fit, and in particular (but without prejudice to the generality of such object):3.1.1. By establishing, maintaining and conducting residential nursing homes and day care facilities in Leicestershire and Rutland and any surrounding areas as the Association may see fit for the reception and care of persons of either sex (without regard to race or creed) who are suffering (at any age) from any chronic or terminal illness or from any disability or disease attributable to old age or from any other physical or mental infirmity, disability or disease, and so that any such home may be restricted to patients of one sex only or (whether or not so restricted as aforesaid) to patients suffering from any particular type or types of illness, disability, disease or infirmity and by providing medical care or other treatment care and attention for any such persons as aforesaid in their own homes. 3.1.2. By conducting or promoting or encouraging research into the care and treatment of persons suffering from any such illness, disability, disease or infirmity as aforesaid and particularly into the care and treatment of persons suffering from cancer or terminal illnesses and of the relatives and close friends of such persons. 3.1.3. By promoting or encouraging or assisting in the teaching or training of doctors, nurses, physiotherapists and other persons engaged in any branch of medicine, surgery, nursing or allied services, and in the teaching or training of students in any branch of medicine, surgery, nursing or allied services. 3.1.4. By providing or assisting or encouraging the provision of spiritual help and guidance for any persons resident (either as patients or otherwise) or working in any such home or homes as aforesaid.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LEICESTERSHIRE & RUTLAND

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