Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 3
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • Fundraising costs high: -2
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

KILBRYDE HOSPICE 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
  • Fundraising costs are high relative to funds raised
Established: 22 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 31/03/18 31/03/19 31/03/20 31/03/21 31/03/22 31/03/23
Charitable activities £386,924 £1,149,794 £1,461,347 £1,761,948 £1,626,412
Donations & Legacies £306,890 £538,711 £986,256 £1,828,091
Other Income £1,281
Investment Income £188 £772 £974 £200 £2,031
Total income £1,379,808 £2,398,863 £3,546,764 £4,309,917 £4,566,989 £3,203,686
Charitable activities spending £797,499 £1,711,524 £2,499,715 £2,551,812 £3,265,875
Fundraising costs 39% 34% 39% 26% 14% 23%
Other spending £135,317
Total spending £1,340,221 £2,650,825 £3,894,563 £3,669,436 £3,700,562 £4,004,053
Surplus/deficit £39,587 -£251,962 -£347,799 £640,481 £866,427 -£800,367
Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
Purposes
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of health
  • The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Where it operates
  • Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: South Lanarkshire
Who it helps
  • People with disabilities or health problems

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
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Kilbryde Hospice
£300 21/08/2023
Donation from Concept Consulting Fund for the IFT 2023 Golf Day.
Scottish Government - Kilbryde Hospice
£5,000 06/01/2021
Detailed description not provided.
Scottish Government - Kilbryde Hospice
£10,000 22/06/2020
Detailed description not provided.
Robertson Trust - Salary costs of the Wellbeing Counsellor Co-ordinator
£58,500 12/03/2019
Salary costs of the Wellbeing Counsellor Co-ordinator
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000 26/11/2018
Kilbryde Hospice Care@home Project
National Lottery Community Fund - Kilbryde Palliative Care@Home
£128,757 28/02/2017
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This funding will be used to support people and their carers in South Lanarkshire who have a life limiting illness such as cancer, COPD, Motor Neurone disease. The organisation takes a holistic ....more
Robertson Trust - Toward the costs of delivering Out-Patient Palliative Care and the capital cost of the new Kitchens
£25,000 31/10/2015
Toward the costs of delivering Out-Patient Palliative Care and the capital cost of the new Kitchens
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (12)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split
Based on 11/12 persons

Age Range of Directors: 52-87
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 14/11/2001, number: SC032424
  • Registered at Companies House on 17/10/2001, number: SC224366
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

Kilbryde Hospice, McGuiness Way, Hairmyres, East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, G75 8GJ

Objectives

The company's charitable purposes are:- 2.1.1 the advancement of health. 2.1.2 the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage. 2.1.3 the advancement of education (in so far as consistent with the purposes at 2.1.2 and 2.1.3). 2.2 The foregoing charitable purposes, which are designed primarily to provide inclusive care, support, comfort, information, resources and friendship for all affected by cancer and other diseases to help meet their physical, practical, functional, social and emotional needs, are to be particularly furthered by the company:- 2.2.1 operating as a 'fund-raising' foundation to gather support (through financial support, volunteering, the provision of equipment and otherwise) from charities, local and central government, community organisations, individuals and others and then to use and apply that support to further the charitable purposes. 2.2.2 constructing a purpose built hospice and related infrastructure. 2.2.3 providing and supporting hospice based care and support services (whether or not involving accommodation) to/for those affected by cancer and having palliative care needs. such care and support also being made available to family members, carers and others. 2.2.4 developing and delivering throughout local communities a sustainable programme of care, support and information to/for those affected by cancer. such care, support and information also being made available to family members, carers and others. 2.2.5 either as part of collective networks or otherwise, engaging with hospitals, hospices, general practice surgeries, local and central government, nonstatutory agencies, charities, other groups and individuals to best deliver care, support and information on matters connected to the company's charitable purposes. and 2.2.6 developing and encouraging programmes of education and training tailored to meet the needs of patients, carers, families, volunteers and professionals.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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