Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 3

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess liquidity: -1
Fundraising costs high: -5

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 9

ST LUKE'S CHESHIRE HOSPICE

The Charity's activities includeIn-care, day-care, therapies, home befriending service, lymphoedema clinic, benefits advice,counseling,education,research into palliative care thus improving servicesAlsoDevelopment of a model for dementia care for the end of life,development of an infrastructure for palliative care research,development of a model of a Public Health/end of life approach.

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

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appeared to be considerably 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: 40 years

www.slhospice.co.uk

enquiries@slhospice.co.uk

01606551246

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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		£6,129	£5,045	£1,084	£1,655	£9,635	£9,606	22.8	151	640
31/03/22		£5,648	£4,493	£1,155	£1,441	£9,033	£9,014	24.1	149	779
31/03/21		£5,670	£4,785	£885	£1,116	£7,658	£7,626	19.1	151	738
31/03/20		£5,203	£4,697	£505	£1,525	£6,125	£6,090	15.6	159	810
31/03/19		£5,092	£4,782	£310	£1,597	£5,962	£5,927	14.9	135	720
31/03/18		£4,863	£4,642	£221	£1,600	£5,625	£5,589	14.4	169	0
31/03/17		£4,820	£6,165	£-1,345	£1,998	£5,372	£5,304	10.3	184	0
31/03/16		£4,885	£5,606	£-721	£1,730	£6,501	£6,385	13.7	179	0
31/03/15?	*	£4,831	£4,912	£-81	£753	£7,448	£7,288	17.8	80	0
31/12/13		£3,632	£3,386	£247	£473	£7,440	£7,039	24.9	74	0
31/12/12		£3,278	£3,215	£63	£367	£6,590	£6,546	24.4	74	0
31/12/11		£3,155	£3,158	£-3	£323	£6,242	£6,201	23.6	61	0
31/12/10		£2,757	£2,939	£-182	£302	£6,503	£6,417	26.2	63	0
31/12/09		£3,043	£2,997	£46	£317	£6,333	£6,254	25	89	0
31/12/08		£3,775	£3,493	£282	£1,079	£5,852	£5,743	19.7	95	0
31/12/07		£2,937	£2,397	£540	£1,009	£6,247	£6,173	30.9	90	0
31/12/06		£2,471	£2,183	£288	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05		£2,423	£2,015	£408	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/04		£2,107	£1,760	£347	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 46%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 32.8%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 6%
Highest pay band: £90,000-£100,000
Liabilities/Assets: 5%
Liabilities/Income: 9%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 22.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 5.1

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Education/Training
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Cheshire East, Cheshire West & Chester,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

151 employees
640 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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to St Luke's Cheshire Hospice
£3,166	21/10/2023	We would like to provide more emotional support to grieving families and children. By supporting children through their grief, we can support the whole family to heal and move forward.
Masonic Trust - MCF Hospice
£500	10/11/2021	Unrestricted funding for hospices
Masonic Trust - MCF Hospice UK Partnership
£22,000	31/03/2021	"Increasing Accessibility to Cheshire Hospices for the LGBTQ+ community " - Widening Access
The Rayne Foundation - Grant to St Luke's (Cheshire) Hospice
£60,000	29/09/2016 36	Towards consolidating a model to support end of life care for the homeless.

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: 40-75

DR SAMUEL ROBERT MALTON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Medical Advisor, Pharmacist

GRAHAM REYNARD AITKEN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Accountant

KATHARINE GIBBS-BLYTHE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Gp

LEE GREENBURY Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Commercial Director

ZOE AHEARNE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Pcn Lead Nurse

COLIN PETER NORMAN Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired Chartered Accountant

GRAHAM PETER JONES Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Investment Banker

TINA COOKSON Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Nurse Director

WENDY DAVIES Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Hr Professional

MIKE RIDLEY (Chair) Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired Nhs Executive, Other trusteeship: THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BUNBURY,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 01/10/1984, number: 515595
Registered at Companies House on 05/09/1984, number: 01846186

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
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

19 returns made; AR15: 6 days late,

Main office

Grosvenor House
Queensway
WINSFORD
Cheshire
CW7 1BH

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 SOUTH AND MID-CHESHIRE AREA AND ADJACENT AREAS (A) BY ESTABLISHING, MAINTAINING AND CONDUCTING RESIDENTIAL NURSING AND CONVALESCENT HOMES FOR THE RECEPTION AND CARE OF PERSONS OF EITHER SEX WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM ANY CHRONIC OR TERMINAL ILLNESS OR FROM ANY DISABILITY OR DISEASE ATTRIBUTABLE TO OLD AGE. (FOR FULL DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 3 OF MEMORANDUM. ))

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE SOUTH AND MID-CHESHIRE AREA

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