Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: 8

Support Score: 6

Liabilities <10%: +3
Income diversified: +3
Fundraising costs high: -5

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

Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 15

THE HEART OF KENT HOSPICE

The main areas of charitable activity are the provision of inpatient sevices, day care and support therapies, counselling and community services.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has a robust balance sheet
Income generation is well diversified
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 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:

Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

Established: 36 years

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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		£6,121	£6,058	£63	£2,142	£6,485	£6,458	12.8	151	545
31/03/22		£6,422	£5,493	£928	£1,878	£6,380	£6,328	13.8	139	582
31/03/21		£5,983	£4,962	£1,021	£1,497	£5,447	£5,207	12.6	133	600
31/03/20		£5,431	£4,976	£456	£1,795	£4,426	£4,260	10.3	135	578
31/03/19		£5,142	£4,948	£194	£1,915	£3,970	£3,939	9.6	87	557
31/03/18		£5,239	£5,000	£239	£1,880	£3,776	£3,758	9	87	0
31/03/17		£4,932	£5,506	£-574	£2,065	£3,537	£3,537	7.7	119	0
31/03/16		£4,715	£5,421	£-706	£2,037	£4,111	£4,106	9.1	109	0
31/03/15		£5,248	£4,925	£323	£1,854	£4,817	£4,787	11.7	90	0
31/03/14		£4,280	£4,179	£102	£1,476	£4,482	£4,471	12.8	81	0
31/03/13		£3,693	£3,787	£-94	£1,265	£4,382	£4,364	13.8	82	0
31/03/12		£4,564	£3,733	£831	£1,109	£4,468	£4,446	14.3	83	0
31/03/11		£3,821	£3,465	£356	£1,124	£3,636	£3,605	12.5	82	0
31/03/10		£3,438	£3,311	£126	£1,076	£3,279	£3,244	11.8	68	0
31/03/09		£3,161	£3,149	£11	£1,036	£3,137	£2,997	11.4	67	0
31/03/08		£3,580	£2,984	£596	£884	£3,125	£2,792	11.2	68	0
31/03/07		£2,620	£2,925	£-304	£829	£2,529	£477	2	69	0
31/03/06		£2,180	£2,222	£-42	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	*	£2,050	£1,962	£88	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£1,857	£1,816	£41	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 49.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 35.4%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 8%
Highest pay band: £90,000-£100,000
Liabilities/Assets: 9%
Liabilities/Income: 11%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 12.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 4.7

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 human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Kent,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

151 employees
545 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

Masonic Trust	£20,063
National Lottery Community Fund	£9,279
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust	£5,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Hearing for all
£9,279	20/05/2022	The funding will be used to install hearing systems and provide training. The project aims to support service users by enabling them to connect with one another and staff without barriers.
Masonic Trust - MCF Hospice UK Partnership
£14,593	31/03/2022	Heart of Kent Hospice Hub: Creating a flexible space for accessible therapeutic and clinical support - Reimagining Day Hospice Services
Masonic Trust - MCF Hospice
£1,470	10/11/2021	Unrestricted funding for hospices
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - Heart of Kent Hospice - 20/04/21
£5,000	14/06/2021	Core Funding
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£4,000	16/02/2021	Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
Masonic Trust - Hospice UK partnership
£12,658	21/02/2018	In it Together: Bereavement Support for Carers of People with Dementia
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£50,000	06/02/2018	Community Outreach: Supporting Independence at Home
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Heart of Kent Hospice
£5,212	29/11/2017	We need outdoor furniture for our relaxing space at the hospice to help us provide a safe environment for people to share and socialise.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Heart of Kent Hospice
£5,009	04/08/2017	Fund outdoor furniture for our relaxing space here at the hospice to help us provide a safe environment for people to share and socialise.
National Lottery Community Fund - Reducing rural & social isolation patients by providing transport
£10,000	22/10/2014 12	Not Available

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How is it governed?

Trustees (14)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 13/14 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 28-74

ANN MARGARET MILLINGTON Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Chef Executive

DONNA JANE JONES Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Management Consultant

DR NICHOLAS JEGARD Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Gp

EMILY JANE BONNER WHITE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Head Of Legal Services

EMMA LOUISE HANNAH PRICE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Management Consultant

HUGH SMITH Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Hr Consultant, Other trusteeship: LAMBERHURST MUSIC FESTIVAL,

KHALED AHMED KASSEM-TOUFIC Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

MARK JAMES KIRBY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Company Director

RACHEL PARRIS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Nhs Director/Contractor, Other trusteeship: 1ST LARKFIELD (HOLY TRINITY) SCOUT GROUP,

ROLETTA VUI Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Business Manager

SARAH MARGUERITE PAIN Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired

SERENA GAYE ST CLAIR COOPER Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Registered Nurse

STEPHEN JAMES THOMPSON Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired

SUSAN JANE HAYES Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Non Executive Director

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 18/01/1988, number: 298164
Registered at Companies House on 27/10/1987, number: 02184005

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
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; AR05: 101 days late,

Main office

CHIEF EXECUTIVE
HEART OF KENT HOSPICE
PRESTON HALL
ROYAL BRITISH LEGION VILLAGE
AYLESFORD
ME20 7PU

Objectives

2.1 The Objects of the Charity are the relief of the needs of those who are suffering from a chronic or terminal illness, disability or disease and in particular, but not so as to limit the generality of the foregoing, by:2.1.1 the provision of an in-patient unit, outpatient centre, community service and bereavement service in the Kent and Medway area for such patients, relatives and carers; 2.1.2 to conduct, promote or encourage research into the care and treatment of patients with progressive life-threatening diseases and to publish the beneficial results of any research undertaken by the Charity;2.1.3 to promote the principles and practices of palliative care throughout the wider community by assisting in multi-professional training and education;2.1.4 to provide and facilitate the provision of physical, social and psychological care and spiritual help for patients, relatives or carers under the care of the Charity and for the colleagues and volunteers working with them.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE KENT AND MAIDSTONE STRATEGIC HEALTH AUTHORITY AREA

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