NORTH BEDFORDSHIRE HOSPICE CARE LIMITED

Registered charity 1001614 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BEDFORD DAYCARE HOSPICE

Bedford Daycare Hospice provides specialist palliative care on a daily basis to all people affected by cancer or other life limiting conditions.

Objects

THE RELIEF OF PERSONS SUFFERING FROM TERMINAL ILLNESS IN PARTICULAR BY 1.THE PROVISION OF A HOSPICE OR NURSING HOME FOR THE TREATMENT OF SUCH PERSONS.2.THE PROVISION OF ADVICE AND COUNSELLING TO SUCH PERSONS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND OTHER PEOPLE AFFECTED THEREBY

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED(IN PRACTICE, NORTH BEDFORDSHIRE)

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Get email alerts

Merged into Keech Hospice (charity 1035089) — merger registered 21/08/2023.
Source: Charity Commission register of merged charities (OGL v3.0).
Latest income
£597k
Latest spending
£508k
Registered
1991

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Policies the charity declares

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From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2022

  • Volunteers: 60
  • Government income: £63,879 — contracts £51,000 (1), grants £12,879 (2); 11% of the £596,956 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2021

  • Volunteers: 40
  • Government income: £365,685 — contracts £51,000 (1), grants £314,685 (4); 57% of the £638,872 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2020

  • Volunteers: 80
  • Government income: £170,339 — contracts £50,000 (1), grants £120,339 (6); 22% of the £765,425 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2022)

Total income
£597k
Total spending
£508k
Cost of raising funds
£4k
Reserves (reported)
£1.0m
Employees
26

Reported reserves equal ~23.7 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (65% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.7% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

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Operates in: Bedford · Central Bedfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2024——
31/03/2023——
31/03/2022£597k£508k
30/06/2021£639k£618k
30/06/2020£765k£632k