Finance Score: -7

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 6

Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs high: -5

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

Award winner
Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 5

PROSPECT HOSPICE LIMITED

Prospect Hospice provides dedicated end of life care in the Swindon and Wiltshire areas. It supports patients in the purpose-built Hospice, and in people's own homes. All care is provided free of charge and is offered in partnership with community and hospital services.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity is a recent Award Winner
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 dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Over half the Board have joined recently

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: 44 years

www.prospect-hospice.net

info@prospect-hospice.net

01793813355

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		£8,162	£7,558	£604	£2,635	£7,677	£6,489	10.3	190	650
31/03/22		£7,228	£7,704	£-476	£2,431	£7,149	£5,863	9.1	196	800
31/03/21		£7,125	£7,403	£-278	£2,463	£7,287	£5,782	9.4	185	783
31/03/20		£7,261	£9,124	£-1,863	£2,888	£6,914	£5,269	6.9	206	851
31/03/19		£7,649	£9,032	£-1,383	£2,665	£8,535	£6,827	9.1	162	891
31/03/18		£7,742	£8,367	£-625	£2,375	£9,687	£7,842	11.2	163	0
31/03/17		£7,556	£8,051	£-495	£2,397	£10,215	£8,312	12.4	190	0
31/03/16		£8,178	£7,798	£380	£2,409	£10,067	£8,071	12.4	160	0
31/03/15		£7,677	£7,212	£465	£2,350	£9,748	£7,817	13	156	0
31/03/14		£7,380	£6,284	£1,096	£2,131	£9,083	£7,329	14	135	0
31/03/13		£7,830	£5,831	£1,999	£1,881	£7,860	£6,453	13.3	127	0
31/03/12		£6,279	£6,173	£106	£1,728	£5,696	£4,242	8.2	116	0
31/03/11	*	£6,145	£5,113	£1,033	£1,583	£5,602	£4,089	9.6	115	0
31/03/10		£5,260	£5,006	£254	£1,534	£4,497	£4,449	10.7	109	0
31/03/09		£4,864	£4,488	£376	£1,343	£4,018	£3,912	10.5	102	0
31/03/08		£4,297	£4,138	£158	£1,201	£3,882	£3,301	9.6	91	0
31/03/07		£4,016	£3,825	£191	£1,030	£3,787	£3,613	11.3	85	0
31/03/06		£3,694	£3,289	£405	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£3,128	£2,988	£140	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£2,735	£2,576	£158	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 50.8%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 35.4%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 10%
Highest pay band: £150,000-£200,000
Liabilities/Assets: 20%
Liabilities/Income: 24%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 85%
Reserves/Spending: 10.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 2.6

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Education/Training
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Swindon, Wiltshire,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

190 employees
650 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

Garfield Weston Foundation	£25,000
Wiltshire Community Foundation	£20,000
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust	£5,000
Masonic Trust	£2,315

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Grant to Prospect Hospice
£15,000	06/04/2022	Prospect Hospice provides a end-of-life care for people in Swindon and north-east Wiltshire. Funding will help with running costs,
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£1,250	27/01/2022	Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - Prospect Hospice Limited - 01/10/21
£5,000	29/11/2021	Core Funding
Masonic Trust - MCF Hospice
£1,065	10/11/2021	Unrestricted funding for hospices
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Grant to Prospect Hospice
£5,000	12/05/2020	To provide hospice support in patients homes.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000	28/05/2019	Prospect@Home Support
Masonic Trust - Hospice Grant
£3,290	19/10/2016	Core funding for hospices
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Grant to Prospect Hospice
£4,000	20/07/2016 12	Propspect Hospice provide care for terminally ill patents and their families. Funding was to support updating sluice room equipment.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (11)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 35-73

CARYS RITCHIE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director

DR HELEN ELIZABETH JONES Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Anaesthetist

DR KEVIN HOWARD (Chair) Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Trustee

IAN LILIAN PRICE Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Self Employed

JULIE-ANNE MARSHMAN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired Chief Nurse

NATHAN DAVID BISHOP Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Store Manager

NIGEL SULLY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired

PETER HARLAND CADMAN Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Solicitor

PHILOMENA CREFFIELD Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Civil Servant

SADIE PANTER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Risks And Controls Manager, Other trusteeship: WILTSHIRE TREEHOUSE,

SARAH JONES Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Hr Consultant

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 23/06/1980, number: 280093
Registered at Companies House on 01/05/1980, number: 01494909

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
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; AR11: 2 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from CLIVEY AND TWIST on 19/12/2022

Main office

PROSPECT HOSPICE
MOORMEAD ROAD
WROUGHTON
SWINDON
SN4 9BY

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS IN SUCH WAYS AS THE ASSOCIATION SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION)

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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