Finance Score: -9

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 5

Large legacies income: +1
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
Fundraising costs high: -5

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

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 5

THE MICHAEL SOBELL HOSPICE CHARITY

The FoMSH supports Michael Sobell House the hospice and centre for palliative care at Mount Vernon Hospital. The unit embraces a philosophy that is compatible with hospice care and is supported by a multidisciplinary team of doctors, nurses, chaplains, social workers, counsellors, physiotherapists, occupational and complementary therapists, housekeepers and administration staff.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
This charity has received considerable income from legacies in recent years
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years 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		£1,016	£1,704	£-688	£558	£773	£763	5.4	13	117
31/03/22		£1,156	£1,779	£-623	£535	£1,482	£1,479	10	13	100
31/03/21		£1,920	£1,181	£739	£422	£2,067	£2,052	20.9	11	150
31/03/20		£1,404	£1,540	£-135	£419	£1,110	£1,106	8.6	11	150
31/03/19		£1,056	£1,197	£-141	£496	£1,299	£1,295	13	34	200
31/03/18	*	£1,374	£1,564	£-190	£333	£1,430	£1,412	10.8	40	0
31/03/17		£1,406	£1,588	£-182	£669	£1,635	£1,597	12.1	47	0
31/03/16		£1,837	£1,541	£296	£592	£1,742	£1,724	13.4	48	0
31/03/15		£1,596	£1,436	£160	£628	£1,473	£1,458	12.2	31	0
31/03/14		£1,271	£1,399	£-128	£578	£1,292	£1,292	11.1	44	0
31/03/13		£1,308	£1,429	£-121	£554	£1,360	£1,357	11.4	31	0
31/03/12		£1,116	£1,430	£-313	£502	£1,410	£1,401	11.8	45	0
31/03/11		£1,243	£1,267	£-24	£451	£1,721	£1,707	16.2	42	0
31/03/10		£1,207	£1,186	£20	£350	£1,739	£1,725	17.4	42	0
31/03/09		£1,343	£1,088	£255	£321	£1,581	£1,580	17.4	42	0
31/03/08		£1,361	£1,150	£212	£311	£1,478	£1,478	15.4	43	0
31/03/07		£941	£1,122	£-180	£305	£1,381	£1,381	14.8	43	0
31/03/06		£1,410	£1,521	£-112	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£1,018	£1,129	£-111	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£1,086	£857	£228	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 93.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 32.7%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 17%
Liabilities/Income: 15%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 99%
Reserves/Spending: 5.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.8

Asset Split ?

Established: 24 years

www.michaelsobellhospice.co.uk

info@michaelsobellhospice.co.uk

020 3826 2367

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

Where it operates

Bedford, Buckinghamshire, Central Bedfordshire, Harrow, Hertfordshire, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Luton,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

13 employees
117 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

DCMS	£43,619
The London Community Foundation	£43,619
Masonic Trust	£970

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Masonic Trust - MCF Hospice
£970	10/11/2021	Unrestricted funding for hospices
The London Community Foundation - Grant to Michael Sobell Hospice Charity
£43,619	17/09/2020	The funding is for our new Remote Support and Wellbeing Service which will support local people with life-limiting illnesses and their loved ones, helping them to combat loneliness and isolation and ....more The funding is for our new Remote Support and Wellbeing Service which will support local people with life-limiting illnesses and their loved ones, helping them to combat loneliness and isolation and avoid them spiralling into a crisis situation as lockdown restrictions are relaxed.
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£43,619	17/09/2020	NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an on-the-ground community response to the crisis; and, support local charitable organisations to mobilise volunteers to enable better targeted support in communities through empowered local groups.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Michael Sobell Hospice
£3,976	29/11/2017	We want to implement a new assessment tool for pain assessment/auditing in order to improve symptom management for our palliative patients.
Masonic Trust - Hospice Grant
£2,790	19/10/2016	Core funding for hospices

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 42-76

CAROL OLIVE COVENTRY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

CAROLINE EVELYN MORISON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Nhs Management, Other trusteeship: HARLINGTON HOSPICE ASSOCIATION LIMITED,

MICHAEL BREEN (Chair) Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Chairman

JOHN MARTIN MCDONNELL Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Member Of Parliament, Other trusteeships: HARLINGTON HOSPICE ASSOCIATION LIMITED, BARRA HALL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, HILLINGDON PLAY ASSOCIATION,

JOHN RICHARD GALE SANDERCOCK Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: HARLINGTON HOSPICE ASSOCIATION LIMITED,

MICHAEL EDWARDS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director, Other trusteeship: HARLINGTON HOSPICE ASSOCIATION LIMITED,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 01/03/2000, number: 1079638
Registered at Companies House on 02/12/1998, number: 03677413

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR18: 1 days late,

Main office

MICHAEL SOBELL HOSPICE CHARITY
Mount Vernon Hospital
Rickmansworth Road
NORTHWOOD
HA6 2RN

Objectives

1.1 THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND SUFFERING OF RESIDENTS OF THE LONDON BOROUGH OF HILLINGDON AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS AND THE PROVISION OF ASSOCIATED CARE AND SUPPORT TO THEIR CARERS, DEPENDANTS AND FAMILIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: (1) PROVIDING FINANCIAL AND OTHER SUPPORT TO ORGANISATIONS PROVIDING PALLIATIVE AND END OF LIFE CARE; (2) ADVANCING THE EDUCATION OF MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY ON THE WORK OF SUCH ORGANISATIONS TO RAISE AWARENESS OF PALLIATIVE AND END OF LIFE CARE; AND (3) SUPPORTING RESEARCH INTO HIGH QUALITY PALLIATIVE AND END OF LIFE CARE AND DISSEMINATING THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH THROUGH THE COMMUNITY

Defined Area of Benefit:

NORTHWOOD

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