Overall GiG Score: 15 ?
Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 8
Support Score: 9
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess liquidity: -1
  • Fundraising costs high: -4
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +9

ST CATHERINES HOSPICE (LANCASHIRE) LIMITED 

St Catherine's maintains a hospice and provides specialist palliative care services to cater for the needs of patients and their carers. The Hospice benefits people from the areas of Chorley,Longridge,Preston and South Ribble.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • 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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
  • There are 13 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
  • Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised
Established: 42 years

www.stcatherines.co.uk

enquiries@stcatherines.co.uk

01772629171

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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£8,905£8,407£498£2,313£15,312£15,00421.4153600
31/03/22£9,131£7,218£1,913£1,957£14,894£14,87224.7133650
31/03/21£7,630£6,787£843£1,461£12,945£12,90722.8134900
31/03/20£7,438£7,207£231£1,732£11,975£11,95719.9135900
31/03/19£7,260£6,883£377£1,737£11,788£11,72520.4126900
31/03/18£7,230£6,876£354£1,687£11,403£11,36119.81210
31/03/17£6,405£6,631£-226£1,742£11,063£10,96619.81270
31/03/16£7,879£6,363£1,516£1,679£11,243£11,113211210
31/03/15£5,819£5,921£-102£1,351£9,743£9,56919.41120
31/03/14£6,013£5,851£162£1,406£9,845£9,84020.21150
31/03/13£6,141£5,698£442£1,284£9,682£9,68220.41160
31/03/12£5,622£5,707£-85£1,262£9,230£6,82414.31130
31/03/11£6,236£5,672£564£1,398£9,311£7,01014.81090
31/03/10£6,263£5,643£619£1,349£8,737£6,97414.81040
31/03/09£5,825£4,651£1,174£459£8,113£6,33416.31060
31/03/08£6,047£4,876£1,171£460£6,965£5,65213.91060
31/03/07£3,854£3,482£372£1,243£5,713£5,03317.31040
31/03/06*£3,937£3,663£274£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£4,015£3,776£239£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 44.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 27.7%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 5%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 7%
Liabilities/Income: 14%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 98%
Reserves/Spending: 21.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 11 months
Quick Ratio: 7.2
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who works here?
  • 153 employees
  • 600 volunteers
Who it helps
  • People With Disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Lancashire,

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
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside£329,297
Wolfson Foundation£75,000
Masonic Trust£35,390
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust£5,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside - St Catherine's at Home (PILOT)
£329,297 07/04/2022
A pilot service to provide end of life adult care. The service will facilitate a ‘rapid access to home care’ , fast track continuing health care from the local acute trust and provide care and ....more
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - St Catherine's Hospice, Lancashire - 01/10/21
£5,000 29/11/2021
Core Funding
Masonic Trust - MCF Hospice
£1,390 10/11/2021
Unrestricted funding for hospices
Masonic Trust - MCF Hospice UK Partnership
£34,000 31/03/2021
Implementing Sustainable Organisational Changes to Enhance the Inclusivity of In-patient and Community Services for BAME Communities
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to St Catherine's Hospice (Lancashire)
£75,000 09/12/2020
WF Covid-19 Support Fund
National Lottery Community Fund - St Catherine's Hospice Bereavement Journey
£2,902 06/11/2020
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The funding will be used to enhance and improve the bereavement services provided by St Catherine’s immediately after a loved one has passed away. The aim of the project is to make the bereavement ....more
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to St Catherine's Hospice, Preston
£75,000 05/12/2018
Extension to Community Hub
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£30,000 05/07/2018
Main Grants award
Masonic Trust - Hospice Grant
£2,710 18/10/2017
Core funding for hospices
Masonic Trust - Hospice Grant
£3,719 19/10/2016
Core funding for hospices
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 12/13 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 39-67
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 14/01/1982, number: 512186
  • Registered at Companies House on 07/12/1981, number: 01602467
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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR06: 1 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from WILLIAM SHORE on 07/05/2019
  • Asset transfer in from INNER WHEEL CLUB OF HORSHAM BENEVOLENT FUND on 21/05/2021
Main office

ST. CATHERINES HOSPICE
LOSTOCK LANE
LOSTOCK HALL
PRESTON
PR5 5XU

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF ILLNESS AND SUFFERING IN SUCH WAYS AS THE ASSOCIATION SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT, AND IN PARTICULAR IN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT DISTRICTS OF PRESTON, CHORLEY AND SOUTH RIBBLE . (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 3 OF THE MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION).

Defined Area of Benefit:

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Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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