Finance Score: -6

Governance Score: 8

Support Score: 10

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess liquidity: -1
Pension deficit: -1
Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs high: -5

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

Grant maker support: +10

Overall GiG Score: 12

ST LUKE'S HOSPICE (HARROW AND BRENT) LTD

Provision of hospice/specialist palliative care services, including in-patient, daycare and outpatient clinics, community services and family support plus education in palliative care

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
This charity has a robust balance sheet
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 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end
There is a pension deficit of £239,000
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

Established: 36 years

www.stlukes-hospice.org

info@stlukes-hospice.org

0208 382 8000

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
31/12/22		£9,531	£9,023	£508	£3,596	£12,710	£12,420	16.5	156	474
31/12/21		£9,871	£8,029	£1,842	£3,284	£12,524	£12,203	18.2	131	446
31/12/20		£9,590	£7,681	£1,909	£3,117	£10,527	£10,303	16.1	126	531
31/12/19		£7,767	£8,164	£-397	£3,676	£8,534	£8,303	12.2	151	875
31/12/18	*	£7,361	£8,222	£-861	£3,429	£8,715	£8,498	12.4	178	890
31/12/17		£7,362	£8,472	£-1,110	£3,593	£9,713	£9,350	13.2	164	0
31/12/16		£9,374	£7,418	£1,956	£3,272	£10,764	£10,449	16.9	147	0
31/12/15		£7,876	£6,837	£1,039	£2,899	£8,744	£8,409	14.8	140	0
31/12/14		£6,937	£6,014	£923	£2,591	£8,379	£8,056	16.1	133	0
31/12/13		£6,299	£5,812	£487	£2,361	£7,405	£6,977	14.4	116	0
31/12/12		£5,716	£5,818	£-102	£2,268	£6,782	£6,331	13.1	123	0
31/12/11		£5,356	£5,473	£-117	£2,078	£6,789	£6,297	13.8	115	0
31/12/10		£5,781	£5,164	£617	£1,981	£6,945	£6,470	15	107	0
31/12/09		£5,036	£4,993	£43	£1,853	£6,240	£5,894	14.2	105	0
31/12/08		£4,488	£4,484	£4	£1,649	£6,070	£5,771	15.4	100	0
31/12/07		£4,343	£4,313	£30	£1,502	£6,385	£6,121	17	102	0
31/12/06		£2,837	£3,123	£-286	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05		£2,474	£3,139	£-665	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/04		£2,335	£2,675	£-340	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 60.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 40.1%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Highest pay band: £100,000-£110,000
Liabilities/Assets: 5%
Liabilities/Income: 7%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 98%
Reserves/Spending: 16.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 4.8

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Education/Training
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Brent, Harrow,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

156 employees
474 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	£240,000
DCMS	£73,239
Wolfson Foundation	£50,000
Sam and Bella Sebba Charitable Foundation	£40,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to St Luke's Hospice (Harrow & Brent)
£100	27/03/2024	As requested by the donor to support the best quality of life care to people in Harrow and Brent approaching the end of life and support to their loved ones which is provided free of charge.
Masonic Trust - MCF Hospice
£1,565	10/11/2021	Unrestricted funding for hospices
Sam and Bella Sebba Charitable Foundation - Grant to St Luke's Hospice Harrow and Compassion in Dying
£40,000	23/07/2021	Towards transformational joint project
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - St Luke's Hospice (Harrow and Brent) - 29/04/21
£5,000	14/06/2021	Core Funding
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to St Luke's Hospice
£50,000	10/06/2021	Safety and security improvements
City Bridge Trust - Grant to St Luke's Hospice (Harrow and Brent)
£240,000	17/09/2020 48	£240,000 over four years (£75,000, £65,000, £55,000, £45,000) towards the FT salary of the Wellbeing Manager Lead on a reducing scale from 85% in year one to 50% in year four, and associated ....more £240,000 over four years (£75,000, £65,000, £55,000, £45,000) towards the FT salary of the Wellbeing Manager Lead on a reducing scale from 85% in year one to 50% in year four, and associated project costs.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£73,239	26/08/2020	"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."
National Lottery Community Fund - Development of Hospice Physiotherapy
£10,000	27/06/2019 12	The funding will be used to run physiotherapy sessions for residents of a hospice. The project aims to improve wellbeing and confidence.
Masonic Trust - Hospice Grant
£2,718	19/10/2016	Core funding for hospices
National Lottery Community Fund - Expert Volunteers
£235,623	09/02/2015 36	Not Available
City Bridge Trust - Grant to St Luke's Hospice (Harrow and Brent)
£124,000	25/09/2014 36	£124,000 over three years (£47,000; £43,000; £34,000) towards the salary and project costs of extending support to carers aged 65+.
National Lottery Community Fund - Creation of a theraupeutic Sensory garden at St Luke's
£10,000	24/09/2014 12	Not Available

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How is it governed?

Trustees (13)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 40-81

CHRISTINE GLENN Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Barrister

CHANDNI RADIA Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director Of Development, Other trusteeship: GIRLS FRIENDLY SOCIETY IN ENGLAND AND WALES,

CLAIRE VICTORIA MELIA-TOMPKINS Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Head Of Stakeholder Communications

ELIZABETH JEWITT-CROSS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Company Director

JATIN PATEL Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Chartered Accountant

MARGARET LUSTMAN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Company Director

NATALIE BUTLER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Chartered Accountant

NEEL RAJENDRAKUMAR RADIA Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Sales & Marketing

PAUL HILL Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Accountant, Other trusteeship: SERVICE DOGS UK,

RAJENDRA THAKRAR Appointed: 2020, Occupation: It Director

SARAH GIGG Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Nurse

SARAH LIVINGSTON Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Solicitor

STEPHEN SPIRO Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Consultant Physician, Other trusteeship: LONDON LUNG CANCER GROUP,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 15/02/1988, number: 298555
Registered at Companies House on 22/06/1987, number: 02141770

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

11/05/2021 - Asset transfer in from HINDU CHRISTIAN FORUM
18/10/2023 - Asset transfer in from ARYA SAMAJ MIDDLESEX
18/10/2023 - Asset transfer in from ARYA SAMAJ MIDDLESEX

Other Regulators

Care Quality Commission

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR18: 15 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from HINDU CHRISTIAN FORUM on 11/05/2021
Asset transfer in from ARYA SAMAJ MIDDLESEX on 18/10/2023
Asset transfer in from ARYA SAMAJ MIDDLESEX on 18/10/2023

Main office

385 Kenton Road
HARROW
Middlesex
HA3 0YG

Objectives

3 OBJECTS3.1 THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE CHARITY IS ESTABLISHED FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT (OBJECTS) ARE:3.2 THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE PRESERVATION OF HEALTH OF THOSE SUFFERING FROM ANY LIFE LIMITING ILLNESS, PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, WITHIN THE AREAS OF THE LONDON BOROUGHS OF HARROW AND BRENT BY:3.2.1 MAINTAINING A HOSPICE PROVIDING PALLIATIVE AND END OF LIFE CARE IN A RANGE OF SETTINGS;3.2.2 PROMOTING AND PROVIDING SERVICES, SUPPORT AND CARE FOR THEM, THEIR FAMILIES, FRIENDS, AND CARERS TO HELP RELIEVE PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, MENTAL, OR SPIRITUAL DISTRESS;3.2.3 PROMOTING AND PROVIDING EDUCATION ABOUT ALL ASPECTS OF PALLIATIVE AND END OF LIFE CARE;3.2.4 CARRYING OUT RESEARCH INTO THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF CARE SERVICES, IN PARTICULAR ALL ASPECTS OF PALLIATIVE AND END OF LIFE CARE; AND 3.2.5 PROMOTING AND PROVIDING OTHER SERVICES AND SUPPORT IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT THROUGH THE PROVISION OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE SERVICES OF ALL TYPES.3.3 IN THESE ARTICLES, CHARITABLE MEANS CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES PROVIDED THAT IT WILL NOT INCLUDE ANY PURPOSE WHICH IS NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 AND / OR SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008. FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBT, THE SYSTEM OF LAW GOVERNING THE CONSTITUTION OF THE CHARITY IS THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

BRENT AND HARROW LBS

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