Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 6

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess liquidity: -1
Fundraising costs high: -4

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Overall weighted support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 10

THE FIVE TOWNS PLUS HOSPICE FUND LIMITED

To operate the Prince of Wales Hospice, Pontefract as a centre for specialist palliative care available and accessible to all from the local community and particularly the five towns area east of Wakefield.

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 gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appeared to be 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

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		£5,943	£4,427	£1,516	£1,741	£6,271	£6,134	16.6	126	250
31/03/22		£4,624	£4,116	£508	£1,588	£4,751	£4,614	13.5	129	300
31/03/21		£4,912	£4,021	£890	£1,528	£4,233	£4,145	12.4	129	300
31/03/20		£4,058	£4,030	£28	£1,590	£3,342	£3,240	9.6	131	300
31/03/19		£4,147	£3,836	£311	£1,390	£3,310	£3,184	10	134	315
31/03/18		£4,291	£3,804	£487	£1,376	£2,995	£2,926	9.2	135	0
31/03/17		£3,540	£3,706	£-166	£1,322	£2,505	£2,422	7.8	136	0
31/03/16		£3,772	£3,545	£227	£1,319	£2,668	£2,263	7.7	141	0
31/03/15		£3,436	£3,400	£35	£1,389	£2,410	£2,290	8.1	127	0
31/03/14		£3,421	£3,228	£193	£1,276	£2,372	£2,163	8	120	0
31/03/13		£3,344	£3,149	£195	£1,323	£2,177	£2,150	8.2	76	0
31/03/12		£2,833	£3,049	£-216	£1,221	£1,956	£1,883	7.4	76	0
31/03/11		£3,084	£3,078	£6	£1,189	£2,173	£1,926	7.5	81	0
31/03/10	*	£2,990	£3,033	£-43	£1,319	£2,167	£2,147	8.5	51	0
31/03/09		£3,212	£2,611	£601	£1,113	£2,208	£2,145	9.9	72	0
31/03/08		£1,993	£1,765	£229	£1,021	£1,605	£1,347	9.2	75	0
31/03/07		£1,793	£1,700	£93	£956	£1,379	£1,328	9.4	75	0
31/03/06	*	£1,583	£1,556	£27	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/05	*	£1,528	£1,527	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/04		£1,531	£1,589	£-58	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 42.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 39.3%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 9%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 6%
Liabilities/Income: 7%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 98%
Reserves/Spending: 16.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 13 months
Quick Ratio: 12.1

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Balance Sheet History

Established: 41 years

www.pwh.org.uk

reception@pwh.org.uk

01977708868

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 services

Where it operates

City Of Wakefield,

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

Sir George Martin Trust	£12,900
Garfield Weston Foundation	£10,000
DCMS	£9,965
Co-Operative Group	£7,944

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Sir George Martin Trust - Grant to Prince of Wales Hospice
£2,900	09/11/2023	Capital costs for Advancement of Health/Saving Lives
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Prince of Wales Hospice (Five Towns Hospice Fund)
£3,406	21/10/2023	We would like to support people to volunteer in our community; helping with outreach sessions, assisting in kitchens, administering complementary therapies, fundraising and helping in shops.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Prince of Wales Hospice
£4,538	22/10/2022	Our wellbeing activities will support patients and carers with 1:1 and group opportunities, offering inclusive, holistic support to ensure social inclusion, peer support, and ease stress and anxiety.
Nova Wakefield - Grant to Prince of Wales Hospice
£7,527	11/10/2022	Involving people in health and wellbeing activities to understand how we can enable people to maintain as much independence as possible, self-manage and cope and build resilience when facing a life shortening diagnosis
National Lottery Community Fund - Jubilee BBQ
£3,975	08/04/2022	The funding will be used to hold a Jubilee party in their garden for in and outpatients carers loved ones learning disability groups staff and volunteers. The project aims to provide a positive social experience to celebrate the Queen's Jubilee and ....more The funding will be used to hold a Jubilee party in their garden for in and outpatients carers loved ones learning disability groups staff and volunteers. The project aims to provide a positive social experience to celebrate the Queen's Jubilee and also raise the profile of the organisation.
Department for Work and Pensions - THE FIVE TOWNS PLUS HOSPICE FUND LIMITED
£6,511	01/04/2022	The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to employers to create jobs for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit.
Masonic Trust - MCF Hospice
£1,110	10/11/2021	Unrestricted funding for hospices
Sir George Martin Trust - Grant to Prince of Wales Hospice
£5,000	07/07/2021	Capital costs for Advancement of Health/Saving Lives
Sir George Martin Trust - Grant to Prince of Wales Hospice
£5,000	07/07/2021	Capital costs for Advancement of Health/Saving Lives
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - The Five Towns Plus Hospice - 05/05/21
£5,000	14/06/2021	Core Funding
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,965	27/07/2020	"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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....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."
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000	07/02/2020	Patient and Family Care
Sir George Martin Trust - Grant to Prince of Wales Hospice
£2,500	23/11/2018	Capital costs for Advancement of Health/Saving Lives
Sir George Martin Trust - Grant to Prince of Wales Hospice
£2,500	23/11/2018	Capital costs for Advancement of Health/Saving Lives
Sir George Martin Trust - Grant to Prince of Wales Hospice
£5,000	06/07/2017	Core costs for Advancement of Health/Saving Lives
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Prince of Wales Hospice
£120,300	14/03/2013 36	towards three years' running costs of the Patient and Family Support Team at a hospice in West Yorkshire

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How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 56-83

ANN GLEED MBE Appointed: 1995, Occupation: None

BRYNTON STEWART PARKES Appointed: 2002, Occupation: Legal Executive

DR PHILLIP EARNSHAW Appointed: 2019, Occupation: General Practitioner

DR RUTH ROCHE Appointed: 2013, Occupation: General Practitioner

GORDON TOLLEFSON (Chair) Appointed: 1991, Occupation: Retired Senior Manager

HEATHER MARIE O'DONNELL Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

SANDRA CHESELDINE Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired

SIMON ANDREW TOPHAM Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Chief Executive

STEPHEN DIBB Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Solicitor

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 03/04/1984, number: 514999
Registered at Companies House on 07/03/1984, number: 01797810

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Fundraising Regulator

First registered: 09/01/2016, current status: Large charity (levy paid)

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; AR10: 24 days late, AR06: 1 days late, AR05: 1 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from THE NEW FITZWILLIAM AND KINSLEY OLD FOLKS TREAT FUND on 10/08/2022

Main office

PRINCE OF WALES HOSPICE
HALFPENNY LANE
PONTEFRACT
WF8 4BG

Objectives

1. TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS BY SUCH CHARITABLE MEANS AS THE CHARITY SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT AND TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE FAMILIES AND CARERS OF THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF ILL HEALTH; AND2. TO RELIEVE THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF ILL HEALTH AND/OR AGE THROUGH THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF A CARE HOME WITH NURSING.

Defined Area of Benefit:

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