Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 8
Support Score: 8
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Positive trading contribution: +2;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: +8
Overall GiG Score: 14 ?

TREETOPS HOSPICE TRUST 

Treetops Hospice provides Daycare, Complementary Therapy and Hospice at Home care for people suffering from life-limiting illnesses. We also provide Carers Support and Complementary Therapy for people involved in caring for people with life-limiting illnesses and Bereavement Support for people and families who have suffered a bereavement.
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
  • 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

Financial issues to consider:

  • 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
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£4,253£4,770£-518£2,005£5,197£5,11912.9110500
31/03/22£5,016£4,314£702£1,870£5,751£5,70615.9102450
31/03/21£5,716£4,030£1,686£1,716£5,044£5,00214.9155450
31/03/20£4,804£4,221£582£1,894£3,328£3,2539.2160450
31/03/19£4,044£4,332£-288£1,839£2,806£2,7657.7159525
31/03/18£3,707£4,049£-342£1,582£3,094£3,0609.11560
31/03/17£3,551£3,680£-129£1,436£3,370£3,33210.91440
31/03/16£3,376£3,286£90£240£3,485£3,43712.6890
31/03/15£3,323£2,975£349£1,173£3,332£3,27313.2780
31/03/14£3,064£2,713£352£1,093£3,047£2,61911.6710
31/03/13£2,413£2,363£50£823£2,634£2,57613.1610
31/03/12£2,091£2,089£2£777£2,582£1,3938560
31/03/11£2,142£1,874£268£717£2,644£1,4139.1530
31/03/10£2,765£1,620£1,146£720£2,376£1,2269.1450
31/03/09£1,804£1,504£300£694£1,230£7375.9440
31/03/08£1,727£1,362£365£596£930£8087.1380
31/03/07£1,358£1,323£34£586£565£4884.4380
31/03/06£939£922£17£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£793£769£24£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£565£545£21£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 104.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 42%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 7%
Liabilities/Income: 9%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 99%
Reserves/Spending: 12.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 6.6
Asset Split ?
Established: 36 years
(40 years as a company)

www.treetopshospice.org.uk

info@treetopshospice.org.uk

01159491264

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Hospice services
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Derbyshire, Nottingham City,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • 110 employees
  • 500 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
DCMS£95,892
BBC Children in Need£55,100
Leeds Community Foundation£47,744
Co-Operative Group£6,486
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Treetops Hospice Trust
£40,000 01/01/2024
This grant will support the continuing development and ongoing running costs for the DIYSOS build for Treetops Hospice Trust, named The Saplings. This will provide a bespoke setting for children and ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Treetops Hospice
£2,667 21/10/2023
We would like to provide a programme of non-verbal therapies, such as art therapy and equine therapy, for bereaved children who struggle to talk about their grief following a family death.
Masonic Trust - MCF Hospice
£1,000 10/11/2021
Unrestricted funding for hospices
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Treetops Hospice Care
£3,819 23/10/2021
We'd like to provide individual therapy packs for children and young people to use during their bereavement counselling sessions, helping them learn to cope with a loved one’s death.
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - Treetops Hospice Trust - 05/05/21
£5,000 14/06/2021
Core Funding
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Treetops Hospice Trust
£10,600 21/12/2020
This project will produce bereavement support resources for children and young people experiencing distress from loss. Children will have improved family relationships, learn ways to manage distress ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£91,392 08/07/2020
"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 ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Treetops Hospice Trust
£4,500 17/06/2020
6
COVID19 - This grant will fund care packages for bereaved children and young people during Covid 19. These will help them to cope with their emotions in a healthy way, increasing self-esteem and ....more
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£4,500 01/06/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more
Leeds Community Foundation - Compassionate Communities Befriending Project
£47,744 24/09/2019
23
We will bring hospice support into communities through a network of Compassionate Befrienders, enabling people to live in their own homes for longer by acknowledging end-of-life care as a social ....more
Masonic Trust - MCF Hospice UK Partnership
£20,000 28/02/2019
Group Therapy for Children - Bereavement Support
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Treetops Hospice Trust
£30,000 13/11/2017
36
This project will provide a counselling service in Derbyshire for children and young people aged 5-18 years affected by bereavement. Outcomes are managing emotions, better communication and increased ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£30,000 14/09/2017
Hospice at Home Service
National Lottery Community Fund - Supporting families and individuals affected by life limiting conditio
£346,681 16/12/2014
60
Not Available
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (14)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 13/14 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 34-84
  • DR CHAM KANG Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Management Consultant
  • ALLAN PERKINS Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Retired Systems Manager
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 28/01/1988, number: 519540
  • Registered at Companies House on 20/03/1984, number: 01801708
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
20 returns made; AR04: 23 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from STEPS FOR THE FUTURE on 18/01/2021
Main office

TREETOPS HOSPICE
DERBY ROAD
RISLEY
DERBY
DE72 3SS

Objectives

PURPOSES OF RELIEVING IN CASES OF NEED PERSONS WHO ARE SICK, CONVALESCENT, DISABLED, HANDICAPPED OR INFIRM BY PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR ITEMS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES WHICH ARE CALCULATED TO ALLEVIATE THE SUFFERING OR ASSIST THE RECOVERY OF SUCH PERSONS IN SUCH CASES BUT ARE NOT READILY AVAILABLE TO THEM FROM OTHER SOURCES. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS PLEASE SEE CLAUSE 3 OF MEMOR. AND ACTS.)

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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