Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: 8

Support Score: 7

Good reserves management: +3
Fundraising costs high: -2

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

Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 16

GREENWICH AND BEXLEY COMMUNITY HOSPICE LIMITED

THE RELIEF OF PAIN AND SUFFERING AMONG THE ILL, THE PROVISION, MANAGEMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF A HOSPICE AND ASSOCIATED COMMUNITY AND OUTREACH SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH LIFE LIMITING ILLNESS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS, THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF THE HEALTH OF THOSE AFFECTED BY BEREAVEMENT AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF PROFESSIONALS AND THE PUBLIC IN THE RELIEF OF PAIN AND SUFFERING.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
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

Financial issues to consider:

Fundraising costs are high relative to funds raised

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		£12,022	£11,023	£999	£2,575	£12,893	£6,791	7.4	235	330
31/03/22		£10,578	£9,728	£850	£629	£11,931	£5,819	7.2	179	482
31/03/21		£9,709	£8,980	£730	£495	£11,013	£4,744	6.3	157	459
31/03/20		£9,454	£8,450	£1,005	£553	£10,195	£4,001	5.7	179	448
31/03/19		£7,808	£8,093	£-284	£2,275	£9,262	£3,249	4.8	183	492
31/03/18		£7,503	£7,797	£-294	£516	£9,541	£3,486	5.4	181	0
31/03/17		£9,028	£7,603	£1,425	£2,012	£9,835	£3,757	5.9	175	0
31/03/16		£8,034	£8,236	£-202	£2,196	£8,409	£2,297	3.3	172	0
31/03/15		£8,597	£7,751	£846	£2,022	£8,611	£2,881	4.5	137	0
31/03/14		£7,311	£7,254	£57	£1,779	£7,765	£3,062	5.1	136	0
31/03/13		£7,330	£6,861	£469	£1,617	£7,708	£3,190	5.6	134	0
31/03/12		£7,348	£7,241	£107	£1,647	£7,240	£2,782	4.6	129	0
31/03/11		£5,589	£6,197	£-608	£1,660	£7,203	£7,123	13.8	121	0
31/03/10	*	£5,220	£5,288	£-67	£1,435	£7,740	£7,078	16.1	108	0
31/03/09	*	£5,634	£4,541	£1,093	£1,142	£7,659	£0	n/a	105	0
31/03/08	*	£3,752	£3,673	£79	£1,118	£6,697	£6,234	20.4	88	0
31/03/07		£3,890	£3,261	£629	£900	£6,200	£6,200	22.8	96	0
31/03/06	*	£3,248	£3,051	£197	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£3,733	£2,593	£1,140	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£3,070	£2,326	£744	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 21.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 23.4%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 7%
Highest pay band: £100,000-£110,000
Liabilities/Assets: 15%
Liabilities/Income: 19%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 53%
Reserves/Spending: 7.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 2.4

Asset Split ?

Established: 31 years

communityhospice.org.uk

info@gbch.org.uk

02083122244

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training
Other Charitable Purposes
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Hospice services

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Bexley, Greenwich,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

235 employees
330 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

National Lottery Community Fund	£224,705
The Charity of Sir Richard Whittington	£49,378
Masonic Trust	£18,890
Co-Operative Group	£7,654

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Greenwich & Bexley Community Hospice
£2,823	22/10/2022	We would like to fund freelance counsellors with differing sets of skills to support terminally ill people in Greenwich and Bexley, and their bereaved families.
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - Greenwich & Bexley Community Hospice - 30/09/21
£5,000	29/11/2021	Core Funding
Masonic Trust - MCF Hospice
£1,890	10/11/2021	Unrestricted funding for hospices
London Catalyst - Greenwich & Bexley Community Hospice - 6
£1,000	07/09/2021	Hardship Fund
Masonic Trust - MCF Hospice UK Partnership
£17,000	31/03/2021	A collaborative project with METRO Charity to increase knowledge of and access to the Hospice for the local LGBTQ+ community
National Lottery Community Fund - COVID GB Community Hospice
£60,633	26/05/2020 6	The funding will be used to social and community work for terminally and chronically ill people in self-isolation.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Greenwich & Bexley Community Hospice
£5,404	21/05/2020	£5,404 towards costs as outlined in your application, excluding the bereavement service costs.
Trust for London - Greenwich and Bexley Community Hospice
£7,500	26/02/2020 6	The funding is for the social work department of the Hospice. This deals with the most vulnerable patients who have problems with poverty, housing, legal issues around asylum, wills and power of ....more The funding is for the social work department of the Hospice. This deals with the most vulnerable patients who have problems with poverty, housing, legal issues around asylum, wills and power of attorney. To give them the equal right to a good death in their place of choice.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Greenwich & Bexley Community Hospice
£4,831	15/11/2019	We want to buy laptops for our community nurses to increase the time they spend with patients and reduce the time they spend on admin.
The Charity of Sir Richard Whittington - Grant to Greenwich and Bexley Cottage
£49,378	18/09/2019 24	Activities Organiser for Greenwich & Bexley Hospice
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Development for Greenwich & Bexley Community Hospice
£164,072	01/08/2019 36	The project will use the funding to extend the reach of the services of the Hospice for people from BAME and other marginalised communities and their quality of care.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Greenwich & Bexley Community Hospice
£4,760	19/11/2018	We would spend any money we receive on the materials and labour to create and improve paths.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Greenwich and Bexley Community Hospice
£3,287	29/11/2017	We want to deliver Oomph, an inspirational exercise programme, to patients with life-limiting illness in our day hospice and wards.
Masonic Trust - Hospice Grant
£2,710	18/10/2017	Core funding for hospices
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Greenwich & Bexley Community Hospice Limited
£4,305	04/08/2017	New pain therapy mattresses for our inpatient unit Woodlands, ensuring the comfort and dignity of local people with life-limiting illnesses
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 (14)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 13/14 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 36-74

MANAL SADIK Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Associate Director Of Equality, Diversity And Incl

ALISON ROBERTS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Programme Director

KATE SINEAD MCGRANAGHAN CHOW Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Head Of Fundraising

MICHAEL JOHN WILLIAMS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Brand And Digital Strategist

SARAH HIGGINS (Chair) Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Managing Director

SYLVIA OSAJI Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Quality Improvement Manager

DAVID ATTERBURY THOMAS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Chartered Accountant

DR FRANCIS DROBNIEWSKI Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Professor Of Global Health And Tuberculosis, Other trusteeship: THE CHRONIC GRANULOMATOUS DISORDER SOCIETY,

DR MARY-CLARE PARKER Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Doctor

ESTELLE KERRIDGE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired Director Of Nhs Trust

KOMAL WHITTAKER-AXON Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Cancer Network Director

REBECCA MIDDLETON Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Database Manager

SIMON DI MARINO Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Stock Broker

TIM GUTTERIDGE Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 25/02/1993, number: 1017406
Registered at Companies House on 15/09/1992, number: 02747475

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; AR10: 2 days late, AR09: 28 days late, AR08: 118 days late, AR06: 38 days late,

Main office

Greenwich & Bexley Community Hospic
185 Bostall Hill
LONDON
SE2 0GB

Objectives

THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES, FOR THE RELIEF OF PAIN AND SUFFERING AMONG THE ILL, THE PROVISION, MANAGEMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF A HOSPICE AND ASSOCIATED COMMUNITY AND OUTREACH SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH LIFE LIMITING ILLNESS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS, THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF THE HEALTH OF THOSE AFFECTED BY BEREAVEMENT AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF PROFESSIONALS AND THE PUBLIC IN THE RELIEF OF PAIN AND SUFFERING.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LONDON BOROUGHS OF GREENWICH AND BEXLEY

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