Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 6
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -2
  • Large legacies income: +1
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Fundraising costs high: -3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

THE BUTTERFLY HOSPICE TRUST 

The Butterfly Hospice provides palliative and end of life care to anyone over the age of 18, with a progressive, life limiting illness living the the East of Lincolnshire. No charge is made to any patient, irrespective of their means.We ensure that the person and their family are able to make the best of the time together, and that the quality of their days is more important than the quantity.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • This charity has received considerable income from legacies in recent years
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £2,154,841 available, equivalent to 25 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
  • 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
31/07/23£1,608£1,040£569£508£2,679£2,15524.938230
31/07/22£1,040£830£210£456£2,111£1,65023.936230
31/07/21£816£671£145£342£1,901£1,43925.729230
31/07/20£681£585£96£274£1,756£1,29526.530230
31/07/19£625£706£-82£325£1,660£1,21920.728234
31/07/18£624£528£96£52£1,741£1,30729.7140
31/07/17*£598£460£138£189£1,646£1,23132.1170
31/07/16£425£427£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/15£517£407£110£301£1,509£1,11732.9180
31/07/14£394£321£73£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/13£300£294£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/12£355£230£125£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/11*£498£209£290£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/10£284£198£86£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/09£309£160£149£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/08*£363£131£232£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/07£237£104£133£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 32.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 48.8%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 2%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 80%
Reserves/Spending: 24.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 14 months
Quick Ratio: 35.1
Asset Split ?
Established: 18 years

www.butterflyhospice.org.uk

ENQUIRIES@BUTTERFLYHOSPICE.ORG.UK

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UN SDGs
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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
  • Lincolnshire,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 38 employees
  • 230 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
Lincolnshire Community Foundation£10,000
Co-Operative Group£2,748
Masonic Trust£780
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£500 05/12/2022
Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Butterfly Hospice Trust
£2,748 22/10/2022
We would like to decorate and furnish a room in a modern and relaxing style, providing a safe and calm space for the families of those using the hospice.
Masonic Trust - MCF Hospice
£280 10/11/2021
Unrestricted funding for hospices
Lincolnshire Community Foundation - Butterfly Hospice Covid Project
£5,000 07/06/2020
PPE Equipment and volunteer expenses
Lincolnshire Community Foundation - Butterfly Hospice Covid Project
£5,000 07/06/2020
PPE Equipment and volunteer expenses
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Kaleidoscope
£9,160 20/07/2018
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This funding will be used to establish a number of support groups across the hospice referral area. The project aims to encourage community volunteering to promote the services and future plans of ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£7,000 18/07/2017
contribution for core costs
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 45-74
  • KATY ROBERTS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Voluntary Sector Consultant
  • LORRAINE LENTON (Chair) Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Independent Trainer And Life Coach
  • NICHOLAS DUNMORE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Safety, Health & Environmental Manager
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 07/04/2006, number: 1113697
  • Registered at Companies House on 06/01/2005, number: 05325476
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
  • 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
17 returns made; AR17: 25 days late, AR11: 20 days late, AR08: 24 days late,
Main office

Butterfly Hospice
Rowan Way
Boston
PE21 9DH

Objectives

TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND SUFFERING AND TO PROMOTE THE SPIRITUAL WELL BEING OF YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS IN SOUTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE REQUIRING PALLIATIVE CARE BY THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF A HOSPICE AND ASSOCIATED SERVICES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

SOUTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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