Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 5
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess liquidity: -1
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs high: -4
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

BARNSLEY HOSPICE APPEAL

Barnsley Hospice is a registered charity providing quality Specialist Palliative and End of Life Care to all adults in Barnsley, as well as their family and friends. Our aim is to be passionate in our delivery of specialist palliative and end of life care, but in an effective and efficient manner, which makes a big and positive difference to our patients, their family and their friends.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 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:

  • 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
  • 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
31/03/24£4,043£4,592£-549£1,107£7,843£7,70820.110968
31/03/23£3,363£4,364£-1,001£1,019£8,486£8,16422.510080
31/03/22£6,194£3,420£2,774£799£9,487£9,24732.469120
31/03/21£3,699£3,626£74£1,061£6,713£6,71322.274200
31/03/20?£3,886£3,926£-40£1,213£6,640£6,64020.3111350
31/03/18£3,639£3,566£73£1,123£6,743£4,01913.51100
31/03/17*£3,671£3,949£-278£999£6,670£4,02512.21140
31/03/16*£4,439£4,409£30£1,449£6,948£4,38711.9800
31/03/15£4,091£4,023£68£1,360£6,918£4,37913.1830
31/03/14£4,125£3,771£354£1,339£6,850£4,37913.9870
31/03/13£3,933£3,549£384£1,293£6,497£4,14314870
31/03/12*£4,093£3,350£742£1,241£6,113£3,93914.1770
31/03/11£3,863£3,094£769£1,152£5,371£3,13212.1720
31/03/10£3,333£2,872£461£1,031£4,601£2,61810.9750
31/03/09£3,813£2,611£1,201£820£4,140£2,0759.5670
31/03/08£3,374£2,511£863£785£2,939£9804.7680
31/03/07£2,303£2,629£-326£680£2,076£8864690
31/03/06*£2,130£2,282£-152n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£2,264£2,034£230n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£1,590£1,599£-9n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 36.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 24.1%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 17%
Highest pay band: £90,000-£100,000
Liabilities/Assets: 4%
Liabilities/Income: 8%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 98%
Reserves/Spending: 20.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 12 months
Quick Ratio: 15
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 36 years

www.barnsleyhospice.org.uk

finance@barnsley-hospice.org

01226244244

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Hospice & bereavement services
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Barnsley,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • 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
Co-Operative Group£7,417
The Grocers' Charity£4,995
Masonic Trust£970
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Barnsley Hospice
£3,836 21/10/2023
We are seeking help with the costs of the specialist counselling provided for our patients and those close to them, including children. This can include pre and post-bereavement support.
Masonic Trust - MCF Hospice
£970 10/11/2021
Unrestricted funding for hospices
The Grocers' Charity - 2021 - Barnsley Hospice
£4,995 04/02/2021
Towards the full project costs to send the patients who have been unable to attend Day Hospice a letterbox size Covid toolkit (e.g. buying and then loaning iPads) to support their health and well-being during the pandemic.
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Barnsley Hospice
£70,000 09/12/2020
WF Covid-19 Support Fund
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Barnsley Hospice
£3,581 24/10/2020
We will buy a specialist electrically-operated couch for patients and carers receiving therapies and lymphoedema treatments at the hospice.
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Barnsley Hospice
£75,000 14/06/2018
Refurbishment of in-patient unit
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£30,000 24/01/2018
Comfort & Care - The Refurbishment of the Inpatient Rooms at Barnsley Hospice
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 29-77
  • ALISON SALT Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Corporate Governance Manager
  • AMANDA EDWARDS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Head Of Hr & Od
  • CAROLE ANN GIBBARD (Chair) Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Retired
  • IAN MEADE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Freelance Design & Branding Consultant
  • JAMES MCGOWAN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Company Director
  • JAMES SHERIFF Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Managing Director
  • JUNE LOVETT Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired
  • PAUL HINCHLIFFE Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Retired
  • SARAH JEWITT Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Director Of Communications
  • THOMAS ARMITAGE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Accountant
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 11/10/1988, number: 700586
  • Registered at Companies House on 06/07/1988, number: 02274925
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; AR17: 1 days late, AR16: 1 days late, AR12: 2 days late, AR06: 1 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from ELSECAR WESLEYAN REFORM CHURCH on 07/09/2021
  • Asset transfer in from BARNSLEY CANCER AFTERCARE on 05/04/2023
Main office

104-106 CHURCH STREET
GAWBER
BARNSLEY
SOUTH YORKSHIRE
S75 2RL

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH BY SUCH CHARITABLE MEANS, AS THE CHARITY SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT, IN FURTHERANCE OF ITS OBJECTS:- (A) TO ESTABLISH, MAINTAIN AND CONDUCT HOSPITALS, RESIDENTIAL NURSING HOMES AND CLINICS IN ENGLAND OR WALES FOR THE RECEPTION AND CARE OF PERSONS OF EITHER SEX WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM ANY ILLNESS, DISABILITY, DISEASE OR OTHER INFIRMITY WHETHER PHYSICAL OR MENTAL AND BY PROVIDING MEDICAL OR OTHER TREATMENT AND ATTENTION FOR ANY SUCH PERSONS AS AFORESAID EITHER IN THEIR OWN HOMES OR AT ANY INSTITUTION OF THE CHARITY. (B) TO PROMOTE OR ASSIST IN THE TEACHING OR TRAINING OF DOCTORS, NURSES, PHYSIOTHERAPISTS AND OTHER PERSONS ENGAGED IN ANY BRANCH OF DISCIPLINE, SURGERY, NURSING OR ALLIED SERVICES AND IN THE TEACHING OR TRAINING OF STUDENTS IN ANY BRANCH OF MEDICINE, NURSING OR ALLIED SERVICES. (C) TO CONDUCT OR PROMOTE RESEARCH INTO THE CARE AND TREATMENT OF PERSONS SUFFERING FROM ANY ILLNESS, DISABILITY, DECEASE OR INFIRMITY AS AFORESAID AND PARTICULARLY INTO THE CARE AND TREATMENT OF PERSONS SUFFERING FROM CANCER OR TERMINAL ILLNESSES AND TO DISSEMINATE THE RESULTS THEREOF TO THE PUBLIC. (D) TO PROVIDE METHODS, CONVENTIONAL, COMPLEMENTARY, ALTERNATIVE OR HOLISTIC, AFFECTING OR PROMOTING THE HEALING OF MIND, BODY, AND SPIRIT OR ALLEVIATING THE SYMPTOMS AND THE CURE OF ILLNESS. (E) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST THE PROVISION OF SPIRITUAL HELP, PHYSICAL OR MENTAL, AND GUIDANCE FOR ANY PERSONS RESIDENT (EITHER PATIENTS OR OTHERWISE) OR WORKING IN ANY SUCH HOME OR HOMES AFORESAID. (F) TO ESTABLISH AND CONDUCT ON A PERMANENT OR A TEMPORARY BASIS CLINICS, OUTPATIENTS? DEPARTMENT, SURGERIES, DISPENSARIES, AND CONVALESCENT HOMES. (G) TO ENGAGE AND PAY SUCH DOCTORS, SURGEONS, NURSING OR DOMESTIC STAFF, LECTURERS, CHAPLAINS, PHYSIOTHERAPISTS, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST, RADIOLOGIST, DIETICIANS, DENTISTS, CHIROPODISTS, PHARMACISTS, SOCIAL WORKERS AND OTHERS WHOM THE CHARITY MAY THINK FIT FOR THE PROMOTION OF ITS OBJECTS. (H) TO MAKE SUCH REGULATIONS AS TO THE ADMISSION OF PERSONS TO ANY HOSPITAL, HOME, CLINICS OR OUTPATIENTS? DEPARTMENT ESTABLISHED BY OR CONDUCTED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE CHARITY AS AFORESAID AND AS TO THE RESIDENCE OF ANY PERSONS IN ANY SUCH HOME AS AFORESAID AS THE CHARITY MAY THINK FIT, AND SO THAT SUCH REGULATIONS MAY PROVIDE, EITHER GENERALLY OR IN ANY PARTICULAR CASE OR CASES FOR SUCH ADMISSION OR RESIDENCE TO BE EITHER FREE OF CHARGE OR SUBJECT TO SUCH PAYMENT AS THE ASSOCIATION MAY THINK FIT. (I) TO PROVIDE OR ARRANGE FOR SUCH MEDICAL OR OTHER ATTENTION AS THE CHARITY MAY THINK FIT FOR PATIENTS IN ANY SUCH HOSPITAL, HOME CLINIC OR OUTPATIENTS? DEPARTMENT AS AFORESAID OR FOR PATIENTS IN THEIR OWN HOMES. (J) TO PROVIDE SUCH MEDICAL SUPPLIES, EQUIPMENT AND APPARATUS, DRUGS, AMENITIES, COMFORTS AND OTHER THINGS CONDUCIVE TO THE MATERIAL OR SPIRITUAL WELFARE OF ANY PERSONS RESIDENT OR WORKING IN OR ATTENDING ANY SUCH HOSPITAL, HOME, CLINIC OR OUTPATIENTS? DEPARTMENT AS AFORESAID OR ANY PERSONS BEING TREATED OR ATTENDING IN THEIR OWN HOMES AS THE CHARITY MAY THINK FIT. (K) TO PROVIDE OR ARRANGE FOR A PLACE OF WORSHIP OR SPIRITUAL CONTEMPLATION TO BE AVAILABLE FOR USE BY PATIENTS, STAFF AND PERSONS AUTHORISED BY THE CHARITY. (L) TO ESTABLISH AND CONDUCT SCHOOLS, TRAINING COLLEGES AND OTHER PLACES OF LEARNING AND LABORATORIES AND OTHER RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENTS. (M) TO ARRANGE LECTURES AND CONDUCT TRAINING COURSES AND TO PUBLISH PAMPHLETS BOOKS, JOURNALS AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS RELATING TO THE WORK OF THE CHARITY. (N) TO GRANT PENSIONS AND RETIREMENT BENEFITS TO OR FOR EMPLOYEES OR FORMER EMPLOYEES AND TO THE WIDOWS CHILDREN AND OTHER DEPENDANTS OF THE DECEASED EMPLOYEES AND TO PAY AND SUBSCRIBE TO FUNDS OR SCHEMES FOR THE PROVISION OF PENSIONS AND RETIREMENT BENEFITS FOR EMPLOYEES AND FORMER EMPLOYEES, THEIR WIDOWS AND OTHER DEPENDANTS. (O) TO ADMINISTER OR ACT AS ALMONER OF ANY FUNDS SPECIALLY CONTRIBUTED BY WAY OF DONATION, SUBSCRIPTION, GRANT OR LEGACY FOR THE PURPOSE OF INSTITUTING, IMPROVING OR EXTENDING FACILITIES OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OR ESTABLISHMENTS OPERATED BY THE CHARITY OR OF FACILITATING THE ATTENDANCE OF SICK PERSONS THEREAT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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