Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 10
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -5
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +7
Overall GiG Score: 19 ?

PRISCILLA BACON NORFOLK HOSPICE CARE LTD 

The object of the Charity is to promote the relief of persons who are suffering from any chronic or terminal illness or any disability or disease attributable to old age or from any other physical or mental infirmity disability or disease and of families of such persons in such ways as the organisation shall from time to time think fit.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £6,332,183 available, equivalent to 107 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding

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
31/10/22£4,741£710£4,031£563£12,526£6,33210726170
31/10/21£4,854£593£4,262£485£8,495£8,490171.922150
31/10/20£2,173£571£1,602£466£4,233£4,0958621104
31/10/19£2,905£573£2,332£416£2,632£2,49352.21997
31/10/18£454£371£84£0£0£0n/a065
31/10/17£293£160£133£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/16£119£37£82£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 14.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 79.3%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 7%
Liabilities/Income: 19%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 51%
Reserves/Spending: 107 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 107 months
Quick Ratio: 4.8
Asset Split ?
Established: 8 years

www.priscillabaconhospice.org.uk

enquiries@priscillabaconhospice.org.uk

01603 331166

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Hospice services
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides other finance
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Norfolk,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 26 employees
  • 170 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
Wolfson Foundation£125,000
The Earl of Northampton's Charity£20,000
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation£5,000
Masonic Trust£500
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Earl of Northampton's Charity - Grant to Priscilla Bacon Hospice
£20,000 02/06/2023
Creation of a wellbeing garden for patients at the new hospice lodge.
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£500 09/01/2023
Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Priscilla Bacon Norfolk Hospice Care Ltd
£125,000 10/06/2021
Construction of a new hospice
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation - Grant to Priscilla Bacon Norfolk Hospice Care
£5,000 31/07/2020
Towards the capital costs of a new hospice serving Norfolk and Waveney.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 46-68
  • MARK PROCTOR Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Chartered Accountant
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 18/04/2016, number: 1166579
  • Registered at Companies House on 20/10/2015, number: 09832765
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
7 returns made; all on time
Main office

The Priscilla Bacon Lodge
Century Place
Colney
NORWICH
NR4 7YA

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (OBJECTS) ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM ANY CHRONIC OR TERMINAL ILLNESS OR ANY DISABILITY OR DISEASE ATTRIBUTABLE TO OLD AGE OR FROM ANY OTHER PHYSICAL OR MENTAL INFIRMITY DISABILITY OR DISEASE AND OF THE FAMILIES OF SUCH PERSONS IN SUCH WAYS AS THE ORGANISATION SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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