Overall GiG Score: 14 ?
Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 6
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -2
  • Large legacies income: +1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +6

ST WILFRID'S HOSPICE (EASTBOURNE) 

St Wilfrid's Hospice is a local charity providing skilled and compassionate care and treatment for all patients with complex needs as they near end of life.
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Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • This charity has received considerable income from legacies in recent years
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • 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

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £19,830,095 available, equivalent to 25 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
Established: 42 years

www.stwhospice.org

hospice@stwhospice.org

01323434200

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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£9,691£9,443£248£1,214£19,879£19,83025.2241560
31/03/22£8,920£8,305£616£968£19,777£19,68328.4238382
31/03/21£10,712£8,061£2,651£959£18,908£18,55727.6206347
31/03/20£8,332£7,886£446£883£16,257£15,86624.1220626
31/03/19£8,321£7,181£1,140£849£15,811£15,38325.7205626
31/03/18£7,056£6,259£796£1,447£14,572£14,12427.11660
31/03/17£4,443£5,744£-1,301£1,398£13,750£13,59228.41970
31/03/16£7,024£5,592£1,432£1,446£15,051£14,97232.11700
31/03/15£5,473£5,581£-109£1,480£13,332£13,30428.61610
31/03/14£5,710£5,183£527£1,559£13,441£13,42531.1930
31/03/13£5,486£4,408£1,077£1,218£12,914£11,88732.41310
31/03/12£5,363£3,882£1,481£838£11,837£11,308351190
31/03/11*£3,440£3,728£-288£764£11,145£10,98035.31220
31/03/10*£3,210£3,718£-509£641£11,433£11,37236.71230
31/03/09£3,475£3,729£-254£588£11,942£11,92038.41170
31/03/08£4,069£3,299£770£513£11,870£11,87043.21140
31/03/07*£3,154£3,285£-131£456£11,430£11,43041.81400
31/03/06*£3,537£2,925£613£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£3,633£3,429£204£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 15.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 13.1%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 7%
Liabilities/Income: 16%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 25.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 12 months
Quick Ratio: 2.9
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who works here?
  • 241 employees
  • 560 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Defined Groups
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • East Sussex,

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
Masonic Trust£29,062
Garfield Weston Foundation£20,000
Co-Operative Group£8,804
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust£5,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
WCIT Charity - Grant to St Wilfrid's Hospice
£760 23/02/2023
Funding for a VR headset to enable terminally ill patients to visit places and experience things which are important to them.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000 04/02/2022
Help us provide out of hours support for patients with life-limiting illnesses in the community
Masonic Trust - MCF Hospice
£1,940 10/11/2021
Unrestricted funding for hospices
Co-Operative Group - Grant to St Wilfrid's Hospice
£8,804 23/10/2021
We would like to buy equipment for our wellbeing activities which help patients both in our hospice and in our local community.
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - St Wilfrid's Hospice (Eastbourne) - 27/04/21
£5,000 14/06/2021
Core Funding
The Grocers' Charity - 2021 - St Wilfrid's Hospice
£2,000 02/06/2021
Towards project costs to purchase more glide sheets due to the high usage during the high numbers of COVID-19 patients.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to St Wilfrid's Hospice (Eastbourne)
£4,500 17/06/2020
6
COVID19 - This grant will fund additional counselling for children and young people who have experienced bereavement due to Covid-19, and help them improve their emotional wellbeing.
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£4,500 20/05/2020
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
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to St Wilfrid's Hospice - Eastbourne
£5,000 21/04/2020
St Wilfrid's Hospice is an Eastbourne based hospice providing skilled and compassionate care for patients with complex needs as they near the end of life. Their work with others influences the care ....more
Masonic Trust - MCF Hospice UK Partnership
£27,122 06/03/2020
Supporting people with learning disabilities to be ready for death and bereavement
BBC Children in Need - Grant to St Wilfrid's Hospice (Eastbourne)
£99,936 28/02/2019
36
Bereavement counselling for children and advice for families and other professionals working with the child. Young people will benefit through improved wellbeing, stronger relationships with families ....more
Masonic Trust - MCF Hospice UK Partnership
£19,870 28/02/2019
Bereavement Help Points Plus - Bereavement Support
National Lottery Community Fund - Closer to You
£462,000 23/11/2018
36
The organisation will use funding to enable end of life patients and their families to develop support networks in their own communities. The project will also provide volunteer support to enable ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to St Wilfrid's Hospice Eastbourne
£10,129 19/11/2018
We want to help improve our outdoor facilities, including a summerhouse, for patients to engage and relax within a comfortable environment.
Masonic Trust - Hospice Grant
£2,800 18/10/2017
Core funding for hospices
Masonic Trust - Hospice Grant
£3,863 19/10/2016
Core funding for hospices
National Lottery Community Fund - Vintage Community Cafe
£10,000 20/11/2013
12
This is a project by a registered charity in Eastbourne. The organisation will use the funding to hire out empty shops in their area to provide a range of social activities and training sessions for ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to St Wilfrid's Hospice
£50,000 12/09/2012
towards the costs of building and furnishing a new hospice in Eastbourne
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 48-79
  • DUNCAN ADAMS Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Marketing Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 23/02/1982, number: 283686
  • Registered at Companies House on 29/10/1981, number: 01594410
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
19 returns made; AR11: 0 days late, AR10: 2 days late, AR07: 15 days late, AR06: 1 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from THE GILLETT CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT on 13/02/2024
Main office

St. Wilfrids Hospice Ltd
1 Broadwater Way
EASTBOURNE
BN22 9PZ

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS BY SUCH CHARITABLE MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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