Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 7
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
    • Large volunteer base +5
    • Overall weighted support: +2
    Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

    HOSPICE AT HOME VOLUNTEERS

    A confidential voluntary service offering extra care to sufferers of life limiting illness and support to their carers.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
    • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
    • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years

    Financial issues to consider:

    • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
    • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

    Financial Data ?

    Income & Spending ?
    Sources of Income ?
    Y/E Income
    £k
    Spending
    £k
    Surplus/
    Deficit £k
    Fundraising
    Cost £k
    Total
    Funds £k
    Unrestricted
    Funds £k
    Mths
    Rsrvs
    Staff Volun-
    teers
    31/03/24£19£25£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/23£17£23£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/22£17£22£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/21£22£21£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/20?£21£23£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/18£27£25£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/17£7£24£-17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/16£18£26£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/15*£18£25£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/14*£16£27£-11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/13£31£24£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/12£78£20£58n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/11*£26£18£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/10£26£20£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/09£15£19£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/08£20£17£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/07*£17£18£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/06£18£18£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/05£21£17£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/04£22£15£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a

    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Established: 39 years

    www.hospiceathomevolunteers.co.uk

    dunstablehhv@gmail.com

    07709131514

    Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebook
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Education/Training
    • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
    GiG Classification
    • Hospice & bereavement services
    How it operates
    • Provides human resources
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Central Bedfordshire,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • Elderly/Old People
    • People With Disabilities
    • The General Public/Mankind

    Who supports them? ?

    Donations from Grant Makers ?

    We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to Hospice@Home Volunteers Dunstable and Houghton Regis
    £10,670 23/10/2021
    We would provide hospice-type community care by means of a volunteer home care service for the relief of families, carers and friends of those with life-limiting illness during Covid-19 and beyond.
    Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - Stream 1 - Delivery or Support Costs
    £5,100 04/06/2020
    3
    Grant to Hospice at Home Volunteers
    Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - Grant to Hospice at Home Volunteers
    £3,000 20/07/2018
    12
    Training for new and existing volunteers

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (7)
    Current Trustees appointed
    Gender Split

    • CYNTHIA MARY GRESHAM
    • CHRISTINE WHATMAN Appointed: 2024
    • DR TALIB ABUBACKER
    • ELIZABETH JONES (Chair) Appointed: 2016
    • LYNDA MARGARET WALMSLEY Appointed: 2014
    • NICOLA ABUBACKER Appointed: 2022
    • ROGER KELLY Appointed: 2024
    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 02/05/1986, number: 294259
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    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
    • Investment
    • Paying staff
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding policy and procedures
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
    • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
    • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    20 returns made; AR15: 0 days late, AR14: 35 days late, AR11: 1 days late, AR07: 21 days late,
    Main office

    Hospice at Home Dunstable
    84-88 High Street South
    Dunstable
    LU6 3HD

    Objectives

    TO RELIEVE SICKNESS BY ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF HOSPICE TYPE COMMUNITY CARE, PRINCIPALLY BY MEANS OF A VOLUNTEER HOME CARE SERVICE IN CO-OPERATION WITH THE DISTRICT HEALTH AUTHORITY.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    DUNSTABLE, HOUGHTON REGIS AND SURROUNDING AREAS

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving

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