Overall GiG Score: 8 ?
Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 8
Support Score: 3
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess liquidity: -1
  • Fundraising costs high: -5
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +3

SEVERN HOSPICE LIMITED 

To provide treatment and care for people diagnosed with terminal illness in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin, Powys and Ceredigion.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • 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
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appeared to be considerably in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end especially considering the historic stability of income
  • Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised
Established: 42 years

http://www.severnhospice.org.uk

communications@severnhospice.org.uk

01743236565

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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£14,096£13,814£282£4,199£27,182£27,01923.54561,023
31/03/22£13,610£12,852£758£3,862£27,585£27,30425.54431,000
31/03/21£13,220£11,821£1,399£3,171£26,642£26,41226.84451,400
31/03/20£12,907£12,328£579£3,488£23,218£23,16722.54411,400
31/03/19£13,012£12,112£900£3,358£23,342£23,10322.94831,400
31/03/18£12,908£11,354£1,554£3,010£22,175£22,06723.34220
31/03/17£10,701£10,745£-44£2,788£20,434£20,14022.54420
31/03/16£10,911£10,011£899£2,490£19,590£19,31523.24290
31/03/15£10,852£9,628£1,224£2,587£18,859£18,54723.12200
31/03/14£10,283£9,086£1,196£2,317£17,480£17,20122.72090
31/03/13£9,199£9,041£158£2,308£16,252£16,06821.32010
31/03/12£8,867£8,452£415£2,211£15,957£15,79222.42000
31/03/11£8,086£7,545£541£2,295£15,558£15,36724.41890
31/03/10£7,847£6,630£1,216£1,799£15,011£14,95127.11850
31/03/09£8,528£6,019£2,509£1,683£13,701£13,64927.21810
31/03/08£6,611£5,207£1,403£1,580£11,314£11,10225.61490
31/03/07£6,023£4,769£1,255£1,389£9,913£9,81724.71370
31/03/06£5,968£4,294£1,674£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£5,197£3,951£1,246£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£4,373£3,474£899£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 55.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 30.7%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: £90,000-£100,000
Liabilities/Assets: 4%
Liabilities/Income: 8%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 99%
Reserves/Spending: 23.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 5.4
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who works here?
  • 456 employees
  • 1,023 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Ceredigion, Powys, Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin,

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£90,000
Masonic Trust£3,580
CareTech foundation£1,169
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
CareTech foundation - Match Funding Grant
£1,169 28/09/2022
Match funding Grant awarded to registered charity in the UK to support the applicant's fundraising efforts
Masonic Trust - MCF Hospice
£1,565 10/11/2021
Unrestricted funding for hospices
Masonic Trust - MCF Hospice
£1,515 10/11/2021
Unrestricted funding for hospices
Masonic Trust - MCF Hospice
£500 10/11/2021
Unrestricted funding for hospices
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Severn Hospice
£90,000 09/12/2020
WF Covid-19 Support Fund
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Severn Hospice
£100,000 05/12/2018
Day Services Centre
Garfield Weston Foundation - Major Grants award
£100,000 21/11/2018
Living Well With Severn Hospice
Masonic Trust - Hospice Grant
£3,290 19/10/2016
Core funding for hospices
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (14)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 42-76
  • JACQUELINE CASEY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Former Economic Regeneration Consultant
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 11/03/1982, number: 512394
  • Registered at Companies House on 15/01/1982, number: 01608025
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
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
  • 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 HORSEHAY & DISTRICT TOWNSWOMEN'S GUILD on 06/06/2023
  • Asset transfer in from WELLINGTON COTTAGE CARE TRUST on 23/08/2023
  • Asset transfer in from THE SHREWSBURY AND DISTRICT BREATHING CLUB on 13/02/2024
Main office

SEVERN HOSPICE LTD
BICTON HEATH
SHREWSBURY
SY3 8HS

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS, THE WELL-BEING OF PATIENTS AND ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH BY SUCH CHARITABLE MEANS AS THE ASSOCIATION SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT, IN ENGLAND AND WALES AND IN PARTICULAR IN THE COUNTIES OF SHROPSHIRE AND THE FORMER MONTGOMERYSHIRE AREA OF POWYS. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 4 OF ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION).

Defined Area of Benefit:

COUNTY OF SHROPSHIRE AND MID WALES

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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