Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: 8

Support Score: 6

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

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

Overall weighted support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 11

WIGAN AND LEIGH HOSPICE

The Charity provides specialist palliative care services to enhance the quality of life of individuals living with a life threatening, incurable illness. Advice and support is also offered to carers during the illness of the patient and in bereavement. The Charity aims to provide evidence based palliative care education both in house and through out reach educational programmes.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has a robust balance sheet
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:

Why are there 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12?

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

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
31/03/23	£5,266	£5,951	£-686	£986	£10,134	£8,596	17.3	109	450
31/03/22	£6,091	£5,448	£643	£869	£10,912	£9,445	20.8	120	572
31/03/21	£5,965	£5,174	£791	£674	£10,217	£8,601	19.9	121	620
31/03/20	£4,644	£5,275	£-631	£979	£9,178	£7,545	17.2	114	620
31/03/19	£4,823	£5,385	£-562	£949	£9,879	£8,263	18.4	110	620
31/03/18?	£5,669	£6,319	£-651	£1,120	£10,397	£8,726	16.6	91	0
31/12/16	£5,010	£4,902	£108	£894	£10,974	£9,195	22.5	89	0
31/12/15	£4,330	£4,796	£-466	£974	£10,675	£9,468	23.7	91	0
31/12/14	£4,874	£4,657	£217	£820	£11,105	£10,031	25.8	89	0
31/12/13	£4,878	£4,227	£651	£864	£10,779	£9,661	27.4	89	0
31/12/12	£5,453	£3,933	£1,521	£815	£10,046	£9,393	28.7	75	0
31/12/11	£4,955	£3,553	£1,402	£751	£8,459	£7,769	26.2	69	0
31/12/10	£4,340	£3,485	£856	£715	£7,014	£6,351	21.9	69	0
31/12/09	£3,581	£3,302	£279	£709	£6,093	£5,514	20	68	0
31/12/08	£4,004	£3,077	£928	£749	£5,814	£5,217	20.3	69	0
31/12/07	£3,177	£2,860	£317	£681	£4,886	£4,481	18.8	69	0
31/12/06	£3,261	£2,718	£543	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/05	£2,677	£2,492	£185	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/04	£2,898	£2,345	£553	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 30.8%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 16.8%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 3%
Liabilities/Income: 7%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 85%
Reserves/Spending: 17.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 9 months
Quick Ratio: 10.5

Asset Split ?

Balance Sheet History

Established: 42 years

www.wlh.org.uk

enquiries@wlh.org.uk

01942525566

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Hospice & bereavement services

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Wigan,

Who it helps

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Wolfson Foundation	£70,000
Masonic Trust	£26,155
National Lottery Community Fund	£16,310
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust	£5,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - Wigan and Leigh Hospice - 02/10/21
£5,000	29/11/2021	Core Funding
Masonic Trust - MCF Hospice
£1,155	10/11/2021	Unrestricted funding for hospices
National Lottery Community Fund - The Backbone of our Inpatient Unit
£6,481	04/06/2021	The funding will be used to install a new ‘on call’ system within a hospice which has around 300 patients per year. The project will enable improved care for patients within the hospice with a new system anticipated to last for 20 years.
Masonic Trust - MCF Hospice UK Partnership
£25,000	31/03/2021	Creating an End of Life Pathway for Homeless and Vulnerably Housed People in Wigan Borough
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Wigan and Leigh Hospice
£70,000	09/12/2020	WF Covid-19 Support Fund
National Lottery Community Fund - Safer Access Project
£9,829	22/04/2020 1	The hospice would create an easier access route for pedestrians to access the centre. This will ensure that the area is improved to make it fully accessible.
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Wigan and Leigh Hospice
£16,500	13/06/2019	Installation of a canopy over the in-patient unit entrance
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Wigan and Leigh Hospice
£3,267	19/11/2018	We want to buy specialist rehabilitation equipment for our new Oak Centre to enhance the quality of life of our patients.
National Lottery Community Fund - Amberswood Retreat
£6,942	03/05/2018 12	A secluded garden will be created as a retreat for hospice patients and their visitors, enabling them to make new lasting memories in an outdoor space where they can spend time in quiet reflection.
Masonic Trust - Hospice Grant
£2,504	19/10/2016	Core funding for hospices

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How is it governed?

Trustees (13)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 39-76

ANDREW MORTIMER Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Head Of Communications

CHRISTOPHER HOPKINSON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired

DOCTOR SHELAGH ELAINE KENWARD OPTIONAL

DONNA WHITTAKER Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Head Of Hr

DR SHEILA FISHER (Chair) Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Doctor

JENNIFER GAMMACK Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Nhs Programme Lead

JUNE CHRISTINE LAW Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired

KERRIE AINSCOUGH Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Senior Associate (Legal)

MARIE HART Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Deputy Director Of Nursing

PAULINE PAYNE OPTIONAL, Occupation: Retired

PAUL FRANCIS CARROLL Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired

REV STEPHEN GREENHALGH Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired

SHARON BRUTON Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Chief Executive

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 10/12/1982, number: 513400
Registered at Companies House on 10/11/1982, number: 01677155

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
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

19 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from ASHTON-IN-MAKERFIELD OLD PEOPLE'S WELFARE COMMITTEE on 07/03/2022

Main office

WIGAN & LEIGH HOSPICE
KILDARE STREET
HINDLEY
WIGAN
WN2 3HZ

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF ILLNESS AND SUFFERING IN SUCH CHARITABLE WAYS AS THE ASSOCIATION SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT, AND IN PARTICULAR IN THE METROPOLITAN COUNTY OF GREATER MANCHESTER THE COUNTIES OF MERSEYSIDE LANCASHIRE AND CHESHIRE AND ADJACENT AREAS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

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