Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: 1

Support Score: 1

Positive trading contribution: +2;Reasonable growth: +1
Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs high: -4

Narrow trustee age band: -2
Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: -1

ST BENEDICT'S HOSPICE, SUNDERLAND

St Benedict's Hospice provides palliative care services to the people of Sunderland and surrounding districts.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
More than half of total income was derived from trading and fees in the latest year
There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Fundraising costs are extremely 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	*	£1,777	£2,184	£-407	£305	£2,607	£1,463	8	29	100
05/04/22		£2,305	£1,055	£1,250	£753	£3,014	£2,495	28.4	26	70
05/04/21		£1,396	£778	£617	£186	£1,765	£921	14.2	24	116
05/04/20		£1,431	£1,856	£-425	£329	£940	£804	5.2	23	100
05/04/19		£1,543	£1,722	£-179	£260	£1,432	£1,229	8.6	4	100
05/04/18		£655	£661	£-6	£186	£1,611	£1,603	29.1	3	0
05/04/17		£659	£803	£-144	£150	£1,617	£1,617	24.2	3	0
05/04/16		£584	£708	£-124	£99	£1,761	£1,761	29.8	4	0
05/04/15	*	£522	£457	£65	£308	£1,885	£1,885	49.5	2	0
05/04/14	*	£445	£793	£-348	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/13		£441	£236	£205	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/12		£462	£252	£209	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/11		£572	£200	£372	£99	£1,753	£1,753	105.4	0	0
05/04/10		£480	£334	£146	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/09		£436	£271	£165	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/08		£536	£144	£391	£103	£1,070	£1,070	89	1	0
05/04/07		£513	£97	£416	£93	£679	£679	84.3	1	0
05/04/06		£552	£1,470	£-918	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/05		£472	£192	£280	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/04		£1,427	£1,182	£245	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 43.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 14%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 23%
Liabilities/Income: 42%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 56%
Reserves/Spending: 8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 14 months
Quick Ratio: 2.6

Asset Split ?

Established: 31 years

www.stbenedicts.co.uk

fundraising@stbenedicts.co.uk

01915128436

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Hospice services

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Durham, South Tyneside, Sunderland,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

29 employees
100 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
£1,050	10/11/2021	Unrestricted funding for hospices
National Lottery Community Fund - Valuing Volunteers
£9,750	25/02/2020 7	The funding will provide training opportunities in Food Hygiene, Manual Handling, Health and Safety, Safeguarding Young People and Vulnerable Adults and Equality and Diversity. The project aims to ....more The funding will provide training opportunities in Food Hygiene, Manual Handling, Health and Safety, Safeguarding Young People and Vulnerable Adults and Equality and Diversity. The project aims to continue to support volunteers to reduce social isolation, improve wellbeing and increase skill-sets.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 62-78

CHRIS PARRY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired

CHIMANLAL HIMATLAL TRIVEDY Appointed: 2008, Occupation: Managing Director

MARIE BAINBRIDGE Appointed: 2023

MAUREEN WREN Appointed: 2024

STEPHEN FOSTER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Pharmacist

DEREK MOSS (Chair) Appointed: 2007, Occupation: Property Developer

DR MARTIN JOSEPH WALKER, Occupation: Retired

ROGER ANDREW COLLINGS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Company Director

JANICE MARGARET BRAY Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: EAST DURHAM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRUST LTD,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 30/03/1993, number: 1019410
Registered at Companies House on 26/03/1993, number: 02803974

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
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; AR23: 30 days late, AR15: 2 days late, AR14: 2 days late,

Main office

St. Benedicts Hospice
Centre for Specialist Palliative Ca
St. Benedicts Way
Ryhope
SUNDERLAND
SR2 0NY

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS OF PERSONS SUFFERING FROM CANCER OR ANY TERMINAL ILLNESS OR INTRACTABLE PAIN.

Defined Area of Benefit:

SUNDERLAND AND NORTH EAST ENGLAND

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