Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 5

Liabilities <10%: +3
Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs high: -3

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

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 12

THE CITY HOSPICE TRUST LIMITED

To relieve sickness and pain among persons who are suffering from any chronic or life-threatening illness in Cardiff irrespective of race, colour or creed and to provide moral and spiritual support to the relatives/carers of such patients. In furtherance of such objects to provide counselling, educational, administrative and fund raising activities and facilities.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has a robust balance sheet
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
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:

On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

Established: 31 years

www.cityhospice.org.uk

info@cityhospice.org.uk

02920524150

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		£2,404	£2,696	£-292	£612	£4,581	£3,071	13.7	45	250
31/03/22		£2,430	£2,260	£170	£543	£4,997	£3,463	18.4	36	270
31/03/21		£2,388	£2,196	£193	£567	£4,777	£3,255	17.8	41	259
31/03/20		£1,917	£2,089	£-172	£587	£4,431	£2,887	16.6	41	320
31/03/19		£1,890	£2,135	£-245	£598	£4,729	£4,707	26.5	39	300
31/03/18		£1,300	£1,709	£-409	£611	£4,671	£4,645	32.6	31	0
31/03/17		£1,495	£1,441	£54	£462	£5,097	£5,078	42.3	28	0
31/03/16		£1,240	£1,346	£-106	£392	£4,988	£4,963	44.3	27	0
31/03/15		£1,167	£1,308	£-141	£388	£5,127	£5,092	46.7	24	0
31/03/14	*	£1,381	£1,303	£78	£483	£5,171	£5,135	47.3	25	0
31/03/13		£1,164	£1,169	£-5	£379	£5,092	£5,053	51.8	24	0
31/03/12		£1,156	£1,175	£-19	£391	£5,098	£5,054	51.6	24	0
31/03/11	*	£1,184	£1,048	£136	£363	£5,116	£5,045	57.8	24	0
31/03/10		£1,280	£1,060	£221	£350	£4,981	£4,914	55.6	22	0
31/03/09		£1,372	£1,082	£289	£344	£4,744	£4,705	52.2	21	0
31/03/08		£1,224	£1,039	£185	£315	£4,466	£4,418	51	24	0
31/03/07	*	£1,105	£989	£116	£262	£4,286	£4,238	51.4	26	0
31/03/06		£1,401	£871	£530	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	*	£880	£713	£167	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	*	£917	£683	£233	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 34.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 22.7%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 10%
Liabilities/Income: 21%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 67%
Reserves/Spending: 13.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 3.6

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Cardiff,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

45 employees
250 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

BBC Children in Need	£56,420
National Lottery Community Fund	£9,500
Cheshire Community Foundation	£5,000
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust	£5,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to City Hospice Bereavement Services
£2,769	22/10/2022	We'd like to pay for two qualified and experienced bereavement counsellors to provide free counselling sessions to both children and adults in Cardiff, including 1:2:1 and group sessions.
Cheshire Community Foundation - Cardiff Bereavement support
£5,000	29/09/2022	Cardiff Bereavement support
Masonic Trust - MCF Hospice
£1,000	10/11/2021	Unrestricted funding for hospices
National Lottery Community Fund - Developing and supporting volunteers
£9,500	08/07/2021	The City Hospice Trust Limited in Cardiff will use £9500 to support their volunteers through training and to thank them for their work with a celebration event.
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - The City Hospice Trust Limited - 04/05/21
£5,000	14/06/2021	Core Funding
BBC Children in Need - Grant to City Hospice
£2,000	17/06/2020	COVID19 - This grant will fund IT equipment for counsellors to be able to provide their bereavement services online to children and young people who are isolated at home due to Covid-19. As a result ....more COVID19 - This grant will fund IT equipment for counsellors to be able to provide their bereavement services online to children and young people who are isolated at home due to Covid-19. As a result they will be better able to cope with their feelings.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to City Hospice
£54,420	26/06/2019 36	This project will provide counselling for bereaved children and young people. They will learn to have more fun, get on better with others, and be less anxious.
National Lottery Community Fund - City Hospice Patient Mini Bus Fund
£10,000	24/01/2019 12	Project Summary :_x000D_ The City Hospice Trust Limited in Cardiff will transport patients with terminal illnesses from home for medical, wellbeing and social activities, and provide respite for ....more Project Summary :_x000D_ The City Hospice Trust Limited in Cardiff will transport patients with terminal illnesses from home for medical, wellbeing and social activities, and provide respite for families and carers._x000D_ What Money is for :_x000D_ This grant for £10,000 will fund a minibus.
National Lottery Community Fund - Bereavement Service Plus
£193,351	27/09/2017 36	No press summary available in this release
National Lottery Community Fund - George Thomas Hospice Care - Day Centre Innovation
£164,989	28/07/2010 36	The project will employ 3 part time members of staff at the organisations day centre in Cardiff. This will enable the organisation to enhance and extend its existing service and provide palliative ....more The project will employ 3 part time members of staff at the organisations day centre in Cardiff. This will enable the organisation to enhance and extend its existing service and provide palliative care for more beneficiaries from more diverse ethnic backgrounds. The grant, over three years will pay for the salaries and associated costs of a part-time clinical nurse specialist, a part-time physiotherapist, and a part time administrator.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (11)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 10/11 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 37-86

ANDREW JAMES BURNS Appointed: 2005, Occupation: Solicitor

AMY HILL Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Director

DR CLIFFORD JONES Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Director

DR DIANA EVANS Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Retired

DR ELINOR KAPP, Occupation: Director

EMMA JAMES Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Director

GERALD PUTTOCK Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Charity Trustee

JOHN DWIGHT Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Retired

MAURICE PRENDERGAST Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Trustee

MICHAEL BAKER Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Charity Trustee

RICHARD THOMAS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Director

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 30/06/1993, number: 1023311
Registered at Companies House on 07/10/1991, number: 02651828

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

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; AR14: 32 days late, AR11: 25 days late, AR07: 41 days late, AR05: 17 days late, AR04: 1 days late,

Main office

TY HOSBIS
WHITCHURCH HOSPITAL
PARK ROAD
WHITCHURCH
CARDIFF
CF14 7BF

Objectives

TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND PAIN AMONG PERSONS WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM ANY CHRONIC OR TERMINAL ILLNESS IN SOUTH WALES IRRESPECTIVE OF RACE, COLOUR OR CREED AND TO PROVIDE MORAL AND SPIRITUAL SUPPORT TO THE RELATIVES OF SUCH PATIENTS AND IN FURTHERANCE OF SUCH OBJECTS TO PROVIDE COUNSELLING, EDUCATIONAL, ADMINISTRATIVE AND FUND RAISING ACTIVITIES AND FACILITIES..

Defined Area of Benefit:

IN PRACTICE SOUTH GLAMORGAN

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