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Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 8
Support Score: 4
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess liquidity: -1
  • Large legacies income: +1
  • Fundraising costs high: -3
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

PEACE HOSPICE CARE 

The charity operates a hospice called Peace Hospice Care. It provides comprehensive multidisciplinary specialist palliative care without charge and discrimination for the people of Hertfordshire. Services include daycare,inpatient care,home care,family support and spiritual care. Continuing support is provided for family and friends through into bereavement.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • This charity has received considerable income from legacies in recent years
  • 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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 14 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

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 high relative to funds raised
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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£8,000£6,714£1,286£1,832£11,311£10,45818.71291,600
31/03/22£7,119£6,434£685£914£10,210£9,35717.5127325
31/03/21£6,222£5,611£611£748£9,578£8,76518.7120460
31/03/20£6,924£5,014£1,910£1,855£8,986£8,16419.5113450
31/03/19£5,890£4,862£1,028£1,834£7,081£6,34215.7115460
31/03/18£5,090£5,208£-117£1,906£6,055£5,31712.31380
31/03/17£6,740£5,454£1,287£2,084£6,156£5,31711.71310
31/03/16£6,110£5,697£413£2,027£4,870£3,9478.31550
31/03/15*£5,043£5,667£-625£2,168£4,456£3,5467.51120
31/03/14£5,288£5,307£-19£2,058£5,126£4,2329.61080
31/03/13£5,089£5,151£-63£2,042£5,183£4,62910.81000
31/03/12*£4,840£4,929£-89£1,889£5,245£4,56911.1940
31/03/11£4,879£4,645£234£1,729£5,334£4,60011.9920
31/03/10£3,713£4,294£-580£1,466£5,099£4,96013.9770
31/03/09£3,909£3,702£207£1,210£5,729£5,55918700
31/03/08*£3,743£3,166£577£1,097£5,523£5,31320.1660
31/03/07£3,212£2,896£316£915£4,945£4,94220.5570
31/03/06*£2,074£2,467£-393£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£1,937£2,234£-297£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£2,174£1,927£246£0£0£0n/a00
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 29.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 27.3%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 6%
Highest pay band: £90,000-£100,000
Liabilities/Assets: 5%
Liabilities/Income: 7%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 92%
Reserves/Spending: 18.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 10 months
Quick Ratio: 5.9
Asset Split ?
Established: 33 years

www.peacehospicecare.org.uk

info@peacehospicecare.org.uk

01923330330

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Hospice services
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Hertfordshire,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • 129 employees
  • 1,600 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
Masonic Trust - MCF Hospice
£1,565 10/11/2021
Unrestricted funding for hospices
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to The Peace Hospice Care
£20,000 04/12/2017
External painting and new door
Masonic Trust - Hospice Grant
£2,718 19/10/2016
Core funding for hospices
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Peace Hospice Care
£58,300 04/09/2014
Capturing, recording and sharing Watford heritage with and for the local community

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (14)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 38-76
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 21/05/1991, number: 1002878
  • Registered at Companies House on 24/04/1991, number: 02604892
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Care Quality Commission
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR15: 25 days late, AR12: 6 days late, AR08: 54 days late, AR06: 2 days late, AR05: 15 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from THE ABBOTS LANGLEY GOOD NEIGHBOURS ASSOCIATION on 27/03/2023
Main office

PEACE HOSPICE
PEACE DRIVE
WATFORD
WD17 3PH

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS OR SUFFERING FOR THOSE SUFFERING FROM ANY LIFE LIMITING ILLNESS PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY WITHIN THE AREA OF SOUTH WEST HERTFORDSHIRE AND PROMOTE SUPPORT AND CARE FOR THEIR FAMILIES, FRIENDS AND CARERS, AND ANY OTHER OBJECTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WHICH MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER BE DEEMED BY LAW TO BE CHARITABLE, IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT THROUGH THE PROVISION OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE SERVICES OF ALL TYPES, INCLUDING (WITHOUT LIMITATION) ACCOMMODATION AND DAY CARE SERVICES THROUGH ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING A HOSPICE; PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES; COUNSELLING, BEREAVEMENT AND OTHER SERVICES TO HELP RELIEVE EMOTIONAL, MENTAL OR SPIRITUAL DISTRESS, AND TO PROMOTE EDUCATION ABOUT, AND RESEARCH INTO THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF, SUCH SERVICES, IN PARTICULAR ALL ASPECTS OF PALLIATIVE CARE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

SOUTH WEST HERTFORDSHIRE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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