Weldmar Hospicecare

Registered charity 1000414 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as JOSEPH WELD & TRIMAR HOSPICE AND CANCERCARE DORSET, JOSEPH WELD AND TRIMAR HOSPICE TRUST, JOSEPH WELD HOSPICE TRUST, THE DORSET RESPITE AND HOSPICE TRUST, WELDMAR HOSPICECARE TRUST

Provision of specialist palliative care to adults and their families, principally in the north, south, and west of Dorset. The charity has locally based community nurses who visit patients at home, a twelve bed Inpatient Unit in Dorchester, and a hospice at home service, as well as a range of support including physiotherapy, occupational therapy, and wellbeing services for patients and loved ones,

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Latest income

£12.4m

Latest spending

£11.8m

Registered

1990

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved an operating surplus of £592,000 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reversing a deficit in the prior year. Free reserves stood at £16,676,000, which the Trustees consider sufficient to cover 17 months of operational expenditure against a policy target of 12-18 months. The charity reported no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Fundraising cost ratio: 29.9% of fundraised income, as disclosed

“In 2025, our fundraising activities generated total income of £2,303,000 (2024: £1,530,000) and incurred costs, excluding allocated support costs, of £688,000 (2024: £619,000).” — page 13

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: 12-18 months of operational expenditure (held: £16.7m)

“The Trustees aim to hold 12-18 months of operational expenditure in General Funds.” — page 11

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Trading subsidiary: Weldmar Hospicecare Trading Limited

“Weldmar Hospicecare has a subsidiary for generating funds: Weldmar Hospicecare Trading Limited.” — page 14

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Saffery LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Reserves position vs the charity's own policy moved from "above" (FY2024) to "within" (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

In the news

Recent coverage mentioning this charity by name (automated match; headlines belong to their publishers).

Loyal Manor Lodge of Portland has raised more than £500 for Weldmar Hospicecare Trust dorsetecho.co.uk · 28/06/2015

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 02520727

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Weldmar Hospicecare (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

POTTER, Angela — director, appointed 26/03/2026on trustee list
HUTCHISON, Alastair James, Professor — director, appointed 20/11/2025on trustee list
LLEWELLYN, Huw David, Dr — director, appointed 29/05/2025on trustee list
DE KRETSER, Jonathan, Dr — director, appointed 15/09/2023not on trustee list
ADDISON, Mark — director, appointed 15/09/2023on trustee list
LOVIBOND, Peter Locke — director, appointed 15/07/2021on trustee list
FRENCH, David John — director, appointed 16/07/2019on trustee list
GRANT, Tanya — director, appointed 23/07/2015on trustee list
SMITH, Davina Lynn — director, appointed 23/05/2013on trustee list
BAYNARD, Stephen — director, appointed 27/01/2011on trustee list
FITZHARRIS, James Hugh Carleton, Viscount — director, appointed 03/06/2010on trustee list
JOICEY-CECIL, James David Edward — director, appointed 11/06/2008on trustee list
WARNER, Hannah Claire — secretary, appointed 27/05/2026

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

26 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold); recorded price paid £239k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: Weldmar Hospicecare Limited — Registered, 3 registered locations, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 09/03/2016.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income

£12.4m

Total spending

£11.8m

Cost of raising funds

£4.0m

Reserves (reported)

£22.4m

Employees

260

Reported reserves equal ~22.8 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 32.0% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 3.8%) (benchmarks).

Care Quality Commission ratings

CQC inspection ratings for services run by a provider matching this charity’s name (matched by name; verify provider identity on CQC’s site).

Weldmar Hospicecare: Outstanding (20/07/2016) · CQC record

Register events

Received assets from another charity (12/11/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (31/08/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (21/04/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

STEPHEN BAYNARDchair
Angela Potter · trustee of 1 other charity
DAVINA SMITH
David John French · trustee of 1 other charity
Dr Huw David Llewellyn · trustee of 1 other charity
Dr Jonathan de Kretser
JAMES DAVID EDWARD JOICEY-CECIL
Mark Addison
Peter Locke Lovibond
Professor Alastair James Hutchison
THE VISCOUNT FITZHARRIS · trustee of 1 other charity
Tanya Grant

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Dorset

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£12.4m	£11.8m
31/03/2024	£10.4m	£11.5m
31/03/2023	£10.4m	£10.4m
31/03/2022	£14.0m	£9.4m
31/03/2021	£10.8m	£8.6m

Common questions

Is Weldmar Hospicecare financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved an operating surplus of £592,000 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reversing a deficit in the prior year. Free reserves stood at £16,676,000, which the Trustees consider sufficient to cover 17 months of operational expenditure against a policy target of 12-18 months. The charity reported no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Saffery LLP.

Who funds Weldmar Hospicecare?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Weldmar Hospicecare as a grant recipient include THE DORSET HEALTH TRUST LIMITED, THE UNION OF THE SISTERS OF MERCY OF GREAT BRITAIN, THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS' LIVERY CHARITY, THE LADY COBHAM FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE DORSET HEALTH TRUST LIMITED	FY2025	£200k	core funding specifically for Hospice at Home service
THE UNION OF THE SISTERS OF MERCY OF GREAT BRITAIN	FY2023	£37k	Large Institutional Donations
THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2024	£20k
THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2023	£5k
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS' LIVERY CHARITY	FY2024	£3k	Other grants
THE LADY COBHAM FOUNDATION	FY2022	£0
THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2022	£0

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	4	£9k
THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUST	3	£101k
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED	3	£32k
CLARK FOUNDATION	2	£28k
THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATION	2	£6k
Evelyn Partners Charitable Trust	2	£700
THE REED FOUNDATION	1	—
THE ELIZABETH AND PRINCE ZAIGER TRUST	1	£671k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Salisbury Hospice Charity Limited.

Salisbury Hospice Charity Limited income £2.7m
WESTON HOSPICECARE LIMITED income £6.2m
ST MARGARET'S SOMERSET HOSPICE income £15.4m
PILGRIMS HOSPICES IN EAST KENT income £18.9m
HOSPICE IN THE WEALD income £15.9m
ST ANDREWS HOSPICE LIMITED income £7.3m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
Weldmar Hospicecare	£12.4m	—	—	within	29.9%	no doubt
Salisbury Hospice Charity Limited FY2025	£2.7m	—	0	above	—	no doubt
WESTON HOSPICECARE LIMITED FY2025	£6.2m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ST MARGARET'S SOMERSET HOSPICE FY2025	£15.4m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
PILGRIMS HOSPICES IN EAST KENT FY2025	£18.9m	£160,001 - £170,000	—	above	25.9%	no doubt
HOSPICE IN THE WEALD FY2025	£15.9m	—	—	above	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.