Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 6
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Volatile income
  • spending growth: -1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 17 ?

HALTON HAVEN HOSPICE 

The objective of the charity is to provide palliative care for patients who are suffering from life limiting illnesses including cancer, heart failure, respiratory and neurological disorders
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
  • 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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile recently but spending has been maintained

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*£2,102£2,316£-214£171£1,207£1,1816.15733
31/03/22£2,690£2,754£-64£347£1,475£1,4286.26133
31/03/21£2,650£2,325£325£378£1,539£1,4997.76542
31/03/20£2,440£2,297£144£406£1,214£1,14567696
31/03/19£2,326£2,394£-67£386£1,070£1,0435.25999
31/03/18£2,413£2,557£-144£274£1,138£1,1385.3670
31/03/17£2,519£2,517£2£285£1,282£1,2796.1730
31/03/16£2,569£2,572£-3£300£1,280£1,2806710
31/03/15£2,509£2,557£-48£540£1,283£1,2836810
31/03/14£2,880£2,405£475£431£1,330£1,3306.6920
31/03/13£2,368£2,243£125£480£855£7704.1900
31/03/12£2,102£2,149£-47£494£730£6923.9870
31/03/11£2,265£1,990£275£461£778£7244.4830
31/03/10£1,831£1,932£-101£489£502£4783790
31/03/09£1,314£1,629£-315£282£603£5794.3680
31/03/08£1,994£1,442£551£203£825£7586.3600
31/03/07*£1,138£1,259£-121£201£274£2312.2530
31/03/06£1,330£1,158£172£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£1,002£1,009£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£913£951£-38£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 9.8%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 7.4%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 23%
Liabilities/Income: 17%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 98%
Reserves/Spending: 6.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 2.5
Asset Split ?
Established: 34 years

https://www.haltonhaven.org.uk/

Viv.culleton@haltonhaven.co.uk

01928712728

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Hospice services
How it operates
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Halton,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 57 employees
  • 33 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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Halton Haven Hospice
£59,000 06/12/2023
Upgrade of link corridor and LED lighting
Masonic Trust - MCF Hospice
£1,065 10/11/2021
Unrestricted funding for hospices
National Lottery Community Fund - Day Hospice Hearing Loop & Group devices
£3,830 21/02/2019
12
The organisation will install hearing solutions in their hospice, with the aim of reducing social isolation and improving patient inclusion.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees:
  • EMMA GUY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 05/04/1990, number: 702654
  • Registered at Companies House on 21/06/1989, number: 02397402
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
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR23: 34 days late, AR07: 63 days late, AR04: 1 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from FRODSHAM NURSING FUND on 06/08/2019
Main office

BARNFIELD AVENUE
MURDISHAW
RUNCORN
CHESHIRE
WA7 6EP

Objectives

TO RELIEVE THE SICKNESS, SUFFERING AND DISTRESS OF PERSONS RESULTING IN PARTICULAR FROM CANCER AND OTHER TERMINAL ILLNESSES (WITHOUT REGARD TO SEX RACE, CREED OR AGE) AND PARTICULARLY THOSE PERSONS RESIDENT IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE BOROUGH OF HALTON AND ADJACENT AREAS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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