Finance Score: -7

Governance Score: 8

Support Score: 10

Excess liquidity: -1
Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs high: -4

12+ Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +10

Overall GiG Score: 11

NORTH LONDON HOSPICE

The provision of specialist palliative care in inpatient, day care in health and wellbeing centre and community settings.Education and training of healthcare professionals and partnerships with other organisations that share our objects also form an important part of our work.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
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 and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are 14 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

Established: 42 years

www.northlondonhospice.org

nlh@northlondonhospice.co.uk

0208 343 6802

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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	£12,078	£14,539	£-2,461	£3,374	£27,289	£24,098	19.9	223	600
31/03/22	£14,971	£13,466	£1,505	£3,034	£30,261	£26,936	24	191	590
31/03/21	£17,073	£12,892	£4,180	£2,766	£27,641	£24,618	22.9	197	620
31/03/20	£13,069	£12,665	£404	£2,784	£21,154	£18,679	17.7	195	750
31/03/19	£9,415	£10,980	£-1,565	£2,629	£21,827	£19,098	20.9	177	750
31/03/18	£12,383	£10,162	£2,221	£2,587	£22,400	£19,959	23.6	174	0
31/03/17	£8,315	£9,978	£-1,663	£2,553	£20,131	£17,698	21.3	174	0
31/03/16	£10,399	£9,260	£1,139	£2,406	£20,349	£18,177	23.6	165	0
31/03/15	£9,405	£8,426	£979	£2,179	£19,421	£17,165	24.4	151	0
31/03/14	£8,754	£8,148	£606	£2,116	£17,644	£15,505	22.8	134	0
31/03/13	£7,007	£7,289	£-282	£1,898	£17,128	£15,221	25.1	129	0
31/03/12	£7,412	£7,204	£208	£1,629	£16,316	£12,363	20.6	117	0
31/03/11	£7,270	£6,282	£988	£1,356	£16,330	£13,098	25	106	0
31/03/10	£5,751	£5,955	£-204	£1,220	£14,955	£13,137	26.5	104	0
31/03/09	£6,066	£5,669	£397	£1,171	£13,413	£11,996	25.4	102	0
31/03/08	£7,054	£5,350	£1,704	£1,105	£15,175	£12,404	27.8	98	0
31/03/07	£5,207	£4,908	£299	£1,065	£13,899	£12,960	31.7	96	0
31/03/06	£5,240	£4,302	£938	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	£3,982	£4,240	£-258	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	£4,599	£3,667	£931	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 42%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 23.6%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 11%
Highest pay band: £120,000-£130,000
Liabilities/Assets: 10%
Liabilities/Income: 26%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 88%
Reserves/Spending: 19.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 2.5

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Barnet, Enfield, Haringey,

Who it helps

People With Disabilities

Who works here?

223 employees
600 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

City Bridge Trust	£124,300
Masonic Trust	£32,845
Wolfson Foundation	£19,840
DCMS	£17,856

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
City Bridge Trust - Grant to North London Hospice
£119,300	02/05/2023	£119,300 over three years (£38,400, £39,800, £41,100) towards a community engagement coordinator, training, group activity expenses, associated project running costs and contribution to overheads.
Masonic Trust - MCF Hospice
£1,845	10/11/2021	Unrestricted funding for hospices
Co-Operative Group - Grant to North London Hospice
£4,263	23/10/2021	We would like to develop an online forum for bereaved adults. Funding would pay for installation, training, publicity, maintenance, administrative support and moderation of the forum.
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to North London Hospice
£19,840	10/06/2021	Antimicrobial curtains and bedding for inpatient unit. Grant awarded through 'rapid route' in response to Covid-19 pandemic.
Masonic Trust - MCF Hospice UK Partnership
£31,000	31/03/2021	Employ an Equality, Inclusion and Diversity (EDI) Officer to instil a cultural change and produce a data-driven EDI strategy
London Borough of Barnet - Grant to North London Hospice
£5,000	03/02/2021	Laptops for community nursing team
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£17,856	30/10/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
City Bridge Trust - Grant to North London Hospice
£5,000	17/04/2020	A grant of £5,000 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the application, so that the organisation can carry on providing support to Londoners.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000	05/12/2018	Kitchen Refurbishment
Co-Operative Group - Grant to North London Hospice
£6,452	19/11/2018	We want to provide Equipment Bags for our nurses and doctors to help patients be assessed and treated on the spot instead of referring them.
Masonic Trust - Hospice Grant
£2,620	18/10/2017	Core funding for hospices
London Borough of Barnet - Grant to North London Hospice
£5,000	01/02/2017	Shower facility for visitors
Masonic Trust - Hospice Grant
£3,576	19/10/2016	Core funding for hospices
City Bridge Trust - Grant to North London Hospice
£90,000	12/03/2015 36	£90,000 over three years (3 x £30,000) towards the salary costs of the Psychosocial Therapies Lead post within the Day Service programme. NB: Grant reduced to 2 years with revised outputs ....more £90,000 over three years (3 x £30,000) towards the salary costs of the Psychosocial Therapies Lead post within the Day Service programme. NB: Grant reduced to 2 years with revised outputs following grantees failure to meet original outputs

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How is it governed?

Trustees (14)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 13/14 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 42-69

ANDREW JONATHAN HARRIS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Trustee

ANNA BOKOBZA Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Nhs Hospital Management

BEVERLEY JANE TAYLOR Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Trustee

DR JUDITH ANN TOBIN Appointed: 2013, Occupation: General Practitioner

DR CATHERINE WOODWARK Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Director

DR UJJAL SARKAR Appointed: 2022, Occupation: General Practitioner

ELISABETH BURGESS JONES (Chair) Appointed: 2009, Occupation: None

HENRY THOMAS FAIRFAX EASTERLING Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Trustee

JOHN REID Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Project Management Director

ROBERT BENJAMIN TOBIN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Solicitor

SIMON MORRIS Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Ceo - Voluntary Organisation

SAMANTHA EMILY DURLING Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Solicitor

SAURABH KHARE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Technology Manager

SIMON MALES Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Head Of Sales And Marketing (Investment Company)

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/10/1982, number: 285300
Registered at Companies House on 29/07/1982, number: 01654807

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

17/07/2023 - Asset transfer in from THE ROTARY CLUB OF MILL HILL TRUST
16/02/2024 - Asset transfer in from WHITTINGTON CHARITABLE TRUST
Linked charity: THE PAULINE GLASSER ENDOWMENT

Other Regulators

Care Quality Commission

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
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; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from THE ROTARY CLUB OF MILL HILL TRUST on 17/07/2023
Asset transfer in from WHITTINGTON CHARITABLE TRUST on 16/02/2024

Main office

NORTH LONDON HOSPICE
47 WOODSIDE AVENUE
LONDON
N12 8TT

Objectives

TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND SUFFERING AND IN PARTICULAR, BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, BY THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF A HOSPICE IN NORTH LONDON FOR PERSONS SUFFERING FROM CHRONIC OR TERMINAL DISEASES.TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OF THE FAMILIES AND FRIENDS OF PATIENTS OF NORTH LONDON HOSPICE AND IN PARTICULAR, BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, BY THE PROVISION OF PRACTICAL, BEREAVEMENT AND OTHER EMOTIONAL SUPPORT AND PROGRAMMES FOR EDUCATION AND ADVICE

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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