Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 5

Liabilities <10%: +3
Positive trading contribution: +2;Fundraising costs high: -5

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 11

LONGFIELD HOSPICE CARE

Specialist Palliative and Supportive Care

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has a robust balance sheet
More than half of total income was derived from trading and fees in the latest year
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 gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

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	*	£5,738	£4,711	£1,027	£2,697	£6,294	£5,470	13.9	145	420
31/03/22		£4,792	£4,029	£762	£2,388	£5,267	£5,111	15.2	145	400
31/03/21		£4,159	£3,384	£775	£1,391	£4,505	£4,480	15.9	137	350
31/03/20		£3,873	£3,713	£161	£2,122	£3,728	£3,691	11.9	144	400
31/03/19		£3,373	£3,765	£-392	£1,997	£3,569	£3,542	11.3	101	400
31/03/18		£3,300	£3,619	£-319	£1,879	£3,962	£3,910	13	101	0
31/03/17		£3,421	£3,522	£-100	£1,715	£4,282	£4,219	14.4	134	0
31/03/16		£2,941	£3,399	£-458	£1,626	£4,382	£4,307	15.2	127	0
31/03/15		£4,014	£3,103	£911	£1,575	£4,841	£4,707	18.2	92	0
31/03/14		£2,618	£2,832	£-214	£1,334	£3,929	£3,845	16.3	84	0
31/03/13		£2,606	£2,521	£86	£1,286	£4,144	£3,930	18.7	74	0
31/03/12		£2,435	£2,250	£184	£1,176	£4,056	£3,914	20.9	61	0
31/03/11		£2,339	£2,177	£162	£1,152	£3,873	£3,681	20.3	57	0
31/03/10		£1,839	£1,779	£61	£900	£3,710	£3,635	24.5	46	0
31/03/09		£1,831	£1,553	£278	£736	£3,616	£863	6.7	39	0
31/03/08		£2,278	£1,418	£860	£590	£3,370	£571	4.8	33	0
31/03/07		£1,885	£1,518	£367	£592	£2,534	£1,327	10.5	34	0
31/03/06		£1,596	£1,364	£232	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£1,280	£1,046	£234	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£1,142	£872	£270	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 112.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 57.3%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 2%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 6%
Liabilities/Income: 7%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 87%
Reserves/Spending: 13.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 9 months
Quick Ratio: 1.4

Asset Split ?

Established: 36 years

www.longfield.org.uk

info@longfield.org.uk

01453886868

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Education/Training
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Hospice services

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Gloucestershire,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

145 employees
420 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

Wolfson Foundation	£50,000
Barnwood Trust	£16,836
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust	£5,000
Masonic Trust	£1,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Longfield Community Hospice
£250	09/08/2023	A donation towards the work of Longfield Hospice to provide a range of free services to adults in Gloucestershire with life-limiting illnesses, their carers and families, to help them live well with ....more A donation towards the work of Longfield Hospice to provide a range of free services to adults in Gloucestershire with life-limiting illnesses, their carers and families, to help them live well with their illness and to support people who have been bereaved.
Barnwood Trust - Gloucestershire Funders (Organisational & Group Funding)
£3,600	09/08/2022	Deliver Employee Assistance Programme
Masonic Trust - MCF Hospice
£1,000	10/11/2021	Unrestricted funding for hospices
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - Longfield Hospice Care - 28/04/21
£5,000	14/06/2021	Core Funding
Barnwood Trust - Organisational and Groups Funding
£6,336	08/06/2021	New CRM system
Barnwood Trust - Organisational and Groups Funding
£6,900	08/09/2020	Palliative care ,end of life care and bereavement support
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Longfield Hospice Care
£50,000	11/06/2020	Day services unit. Grant converted to unrestricted funding in June 2020 in response to Covid-19 pandemic.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000	06/02/2018	Hospice At Home

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 9/10 persons

Age Range of Trustees:

BARONESS RENNIE FRITCHIE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Consultant On Leadership And Strategy

CAROLINE MARROW Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Draper And Haberdasher

DR CHRIS BODEN Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired

MARTIN JAMES SAUNDERS Appointed: 2020

PROFESSOR JANE MELTON MBE Appointed: 2021

WENDY AYLARD Appointed: 2021

DR SALLY ELIZABETH PEARSON (Chair) Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Hpan Lead Nhs, Other trusteeship: THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES THE GREAT DURSLEY WITH ST MARK'S WOODMANCOTE,

ANDREW HUMPHRIES Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Private Client Director, Other trusteeship: ST. JAMES'S PLACE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION,

MARTIN MOULE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: Young Gloucestershire Limited,

SUSAN RATCLIFFE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Patent Attorney, Other trusteeship: STROUD VALLEYS PROJECT LTD,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 29/01/1988, number: 298627
Registered at Companies House on 25/01/1988, number: 02213662

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

22/07/2020 - Asset transfer in from THE JUNE STEVENS FOUNDATION
14/09/2020 - Asset transfer in from JR AND SA BROOKS CHARITABLE TRUST

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; AR23: 15 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from THE JUNE STEVENS FOUNDATION on 22/07/2020
Asset transfer in from JR AND SA BROOKS CHARITABLE TRUST on 14/09/2020

Main office

BURLEIGH LANE
MINCHINHAMPTON
GLOUCESTERSHIRE
GL5 2PQ

Objectives

THE PROMOTION OF THE RELIEF OF PERSONS SUFFERING FROM OR WHO HAVE SUFFERED FROM CANCER OR ANY PROGRESSIVE LIFE THREATENING ILLNESS AND TO COUNSEL AND PRESERVE THE HEALTH OF THE FAMILIES CARERS AND FRIENDS OF SUCH PERSONS ( WHETHER OR NOT SUCH PERSONS BE STILL LIVING).

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED (IN PRACTICE GLOUCESTERSHIRE)

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