Finance Score: -6

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 3

Accounts overdue -5
Reasonable growth: +1
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: -3

NORTHERN IRELAND HOSPICE

The Objects of the Charity are: 3.1 to promote comfort and relieve the suffering caused by illness of children, young people and adults living with advancing progressive conditions and their families by delivering specialist palliative care services and support (including but not limited to physical, social, spiritual and psychological support) in Northern Ireland in particular, but not exclusively, through a range of facilities including in-patient hospice units, day hospice and also in communities. 3.2 To advance health and well-being, in particular palliative care services and support, through the provision of training for healthcare professionals as well as staff, volunteers and others, and to conduct, or promote or encourage evaluation and research into the care and treatment of persons suffering from advancing progressive conditions in Northern Ireland and in any part of the world and to disseminate the results thereof.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period

Financial issues to consider:

Latest accounts are overdue for filing
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Established: 9 years

www.nihospice.org

information@nihospice.org

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Year end	31/03/18	31/03/19	31/03/20	31/03/21	31/03/22	31/03/23
Income	£13,033,000	£13,567,000	£16,629,783	£23,417,000	£16,472,405	£18,214,950
Spending	£13,163,000	£14,143,000	£16,110,772	£16,585,000	£18,344,060	£20,112,355
Surplus/deficit	-£130,000	-£576,000	£519,011	£6,832,000	-£1,871,655	-£1,897,405

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Listed activities

The advancement of education, The advancement of health or the saving of lives, The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

How it operates

Education/training, Medical/health/sickness, Research/evaluation

Where it operates

Northern Ireland

Who it helps

Carers, Children (5-13 year olds), General public, Men, Older people, Parents, Preschool (0-5 year olds), Women, Youth (14-25 year olds)

Who works here?

389 employees
700 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

Garfield Weston Foundation	£30,000
BBC Children in Need	£3,589
DCMS	£3,521

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Northern Ireland Children's Hospice
£3,589	17/06/2020 6	COVID19 - This grant will fund play resources including toys and books, and one iPad for staff, enabling a programme of online activities to take place for children with life-limiting illnesses, ....more COVID19 - This grant will fund play resources including toys and books, and one iPad for staff, enabling a programme of online activities to take place for children with life-limiting illnesses, allowing them to have fun while isolated due to covid 19.
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£3,521	27/05/2020	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 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 and small organisations who can provide an on-the-ground community response to the crisis; and, support local charitable organisations to mobilise volunteers to enable better targeted support in communities through empowered local groups.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (3 Years) award
£30,000	18/06/2019	Dementia Wellbeing Clinic
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Northern Ireland Children's Hospice
£30,000	10/05/2017 36	This project will provide children with life-limiting illnesses with a programme of activities including music, craft, exercise and play sessions. It will allow them to have fun experiences with ....more This project will provide children with life-limiting illnesses with a programme of activities including music, craft, exercise and play sessions. It will allow them to have fun experiences with friends and improve their emotional wellbeing.
National Lottery Community Fund - New Multi Sensory Equipment
£50,000	29/03/2016 12	New Multi Sensory Equipment
National Lottery Community Fund - Northern Ireland Hospice
£10,000	11/02/2016 12	The organisation cares for people who have life limiting and life threatening conditions. They are using the Â£10,000 to deliver their Music For Life project, which provides music therapy to people ....more The organisation cares for people who have life limiting and life threatening conditions. They are using the Â£10,000 to deliver their Music For Life project, which provides music therapy to people with life limiting conditions in day care and in-patient settings in their Newtownabbey centre.
National Lottery Community Fund - Stronger Together - NI Children's Hospice Family Support Service
£607,706	16/12/2015 59	â€˜Stronger Together NI Children's Hospiceâ€™, a five-year project, provides families of children aged under 12 being cared for by NICH with an range of practical and emotional support ....more â€˜Stronger Together NI Children's Hospiceâ€™, a five-year project, provides families of children aged under 12 being cared for by NICH with an range of practical and emotional support services. Activities include structured parent support groups, a dedicated group for Dads, activity days, support for siblings and family days for bereaved families. These are held in Newtownabbey, Enniskillen and other locations in NI in partnership with Anam Cara, Todd's Leap Activity Centre and Jungle NI Activity Centre.
National Lottery Community Fund - 10th Birthday - Northern Ireland Hospice - New Hoists for Children
£10,000	22/10/2014 12	Not Available
National Lottery Community Fund - Northern Ireland Hospice
£10,000	06/02/2014 12	The organisation provides hospice care for young people and children who have life limiting conditions. The project will provide a one year programme of music therapy sessions.
National Lottery Community Fund - Music Therapy
£10,000	06/05/2010 12	The charity, which provides support and care for adults, children and young people with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions throughout Northern Ireland, will use the grant to run a ....more The charity, which provides support and care for adults, children and young people with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions throughout Northern Ireland, will use the grant to run a programme of music therapy.

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How is it governed?

Trustees

Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

Further information may be available on the charity's page on the Commission website here

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Northern Ireland on 26/05/2015, number: NIC102337
Registered at Companies House on 01/01/1970, number: 0NI14817

Main office

18 O'neill Road, Newtownabbey, County Antrim, BT36 6WB

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