Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 2
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess liquidity: -1
  • Positive trading contribution: +2;Fundraising costs high: -5
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 10 ?

DOVE HOUSE HOSPICE LIMITED 

Provide a range of clinical services for patients who suffer from life limiting illnesses as well as providing support and care for their family and friends during and after their period of illnessPromote and assist with teaching and training doctors, nurses and other persons engaged in the above clinical servicesPromote and conduct research into the above
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • More than half of total income was derived from trading and fees in the latest year
  • 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 and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end especially considering the historic stability of income
  • Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised
Established: 44 years

www.dovehouse.org.uk

board@dovehouse.org.uk

01482784343

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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£10,911£10,236£676£5,924£19,168£15,12417.7299900
31/03/22£10,887£9,703£1,184£5,749£18,478£14,26417.6314959
31/03/21£11,301£9,213£2,087£5,258£17,343£13,12417.1309960
31/03/20£11,748£9,975£1,773£5,684£15,165£10,85013.13111,200
31/03/19£9,543£8,758£785£5,010£13,374£8,90812.22791,100
31/03/18*£8,284£8,201£83£4,380£12,636£8,09011.82610
31/03/17£6,999£7,591£-592£3,818£12,554£7,78612.32440
31/03/16*£6,848£7,251£-402£3,620£13,146£8,40113.92270
31/03/15£7,434£6,854£579£3,480£13,548£8,70415.21700
31/03/14*£7,285£6,866£419£3,456£12,957£8,005141680
31/03/13*£6,786£6,309£477£3,105£12,537£7,54614.41600
31/03/12£6,358£6,274£84£3,015£12,067£7,63914.61560
31/03/11£7,467£5,898£1,568£2,683£11,987£7,854161490
31/03/10£7,793£5,615£2,178£2,473£10,390£7,08715.11400
31/03/09£6,271£5,242£1,029£2,229£8,102£6,15314.11300
31/03/08£5,263£4,886£377£2,115£7,172£5,17512.71240
31/03/07£5,093£4,558£535£1,970£6,837£5,08513.41260
31/03/06£4,563£4,463£100£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£4,796£3,708£1,088£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£4,105£3,161£943£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 224.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 57.9%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 3%
Liabilities/Income: 6%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 79%
Reserves/Spending: 17.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 9.4
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who works here?
  • 299 employees
  • 900 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • East Riding Of Yorkshire, Kingston Upon Hull City,

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
Co-Operative Group£3,949
Masonic Trust£1,000
Department for Work and Pensions£-11,288
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Department for Work and Pensions - DOVE HOUSE HOSPICE LIMITED
£-11,288 01/04/2022
The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to employers to create jobs for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit.
Masonic Trust - MCF Hospice
£1,000 10/11/2021
Unrestricted funding for hospices
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Dove House Hospice
£3,949 15/11/2019
We want to buy a standing hoist for the in-patients on our ward, so that they can stand up in safety and with dignity.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Dove House Hospice
£102,932 23/10/2018
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This project will deliver individual support and group activities to children and young people affected by bereavement. Communication will improve and young people will have a better understanding of ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000 06/02/2018
Dove House Hospice - A Home from Home
Masonic Trust - Hospice Grant
£3,506 19/10/2016
Core funding for hospices

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 37-77
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 18/09/1980, number: 509551
  • Registered at Companies House on 28/05/1980, number: 01498747
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
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; AR18: 12 days late, AR16: 2 days late, AR14: 0 days late, AR13: 2 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from RESPIRATORY DISEASES AFTER-CARE COMMITTEE on 26/04/2019
Main office

DOVE HOUSE HOSPICE
CHAMBERLAIN ROAD
HULL
HU8 8DH

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS BY SUCH CHARITABLE MEANS AS THE ASSOCIATION SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT. FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 3 OF THE MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NORTH HUMBERSIDE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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