ROYAL TRINITY HOSPICE

Registered charity 1013945 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · Wikidata: Q7842847 · Wikipedia · also known as TRINITY HOSPICE, TRINITY HOSPICE, CLAPHAM

The provision of specialist palliative care services to people diagnosed with terminal illnesses and their families.

Objects

(A) THE RECEPTION AND CARE OF PERSONS WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM ANY DISEASE OR INJURY FROM WHICH DEATH MIGHT BE EXPECTED AT NO DISTANT DATE; (B) THE RECEPTION AND CARE OF PERSONS WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM ANY CHRONIC OR CONTINUING DISEASE OR ACCIDENT, WHEREBY THEY MAY BE MADE AS COMFORTABLE AND ASSISTED TO LEAD AS FULL A LIFE AS POSSIBLE.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Lambeth, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£17.8m
Latest spending
£19.9m
Registered
1992
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a deficit of £2,068,351, driven by rising care costs and lower-than-target legacy and retail income. Despite this, the trustees report adequate reserves of £7,483,353, which equals 4.4 months of budgeted running costs, and confirm no material uncertainties regarding the going concern basis of accounting.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 3-6 months of budgeted operational expenditure (held: £7.5m)
“Trinity’s policy is to hold between £2m - £3m in cash to support the working capital needs of the hospice, and investments plus cash to cover 3-6 months of budgeted operational expenditure.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Care Quality Commission. This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

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

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 400
  • Government income: £4,567,379 — grants £4,567,379 (2); 26% of the £17,819,946 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 23 (£60,001–£70,000: 13; £70,001–£80,000: 3; £80,001–£90,000: 1; £90,001–£100,000: 2; £100,001–£110,000: 2; £110,001–£120,000: 1; £120,001–£130,000: 1)
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 400
  • Government income: £4,413,117 — grants £4,413,117 (2); 25% of the £17,889,884 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 17 (£60,001–£70,000: 8; £70,001–£80,000: 1; £80,001–£90,000: 4; £90,001–£100,000: 2; £110,001–£120,000: 1; £120,001–£130,000: 1)
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 483
  • Government income: £3,980,088 — grants £3,980,088 (2); 25% of the £15,640,826 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 20 (£60,001–£70,000: 8; £70,001–£80,000: 5; £80,001–£90,000: 3; £90,001–£100,000: 1; £100,001–£110,000: 1; £120,001–£130,000: 1; £130,001–£140,000: 1)
  • Has a trading subsidiary

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

In the news

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Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Royal Trinity Hospice (London) (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.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: Royal Trinity Hospice — Registered, 1 registered location, 2 regulated activities, last inspected 16/05/2019.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook (3,731 followers) · instagram (4,579 followers)

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

Total income
£17.8m
Total spending
£19.9m
Cost of raising funds
£7.5m
Reserves (reported)
£7.5m
Employees
294

Reported reserves equal ~4.5 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 41.9% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 3.7%) (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).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: City Of Westminster · Hammersmith And Fulham · Kensington And Chelsea · Lambeth · Merton · Richmond Upon Thames · Southwark · Wandsworth

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£17.8m£19.9m
31/03/2024£17.9m£20.2m
31/03/2023£15.6m£17.3m
31/03/2022£16.4m£14.3m
31/03/2021£16.5m£14.1m

Common questions

Is ROYAL TRINITY HOSPICE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a deficit of £2,068,351, driven by rising care costs and lower-than-target legacy and retail income. Despite this, the trustees report adequate reserves of £7,483,353, which equals 4.4 months of budgeted running costs, and confirm no material uncertainties regarding the going concern basis of accounting. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.

Who funds ROYAL TRINITY HOSPICE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ROYAL TRINITY HOSPICE as a grant recipient include THE BAND TRUST, THE EIGHTY EIGHT FOUNDATION, THE MASTER CHARITABLE TRUST, THE CONSTANCE TRAVIS CHARITABLE TRUST, THE LYNNE AND NIGEL ROSS CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE BAND TRUSTFY2022£600kSpecific grantee
THE EIGHTY EIGHT FOUNDATIONFY2024£300kStated amount
THE EIGHTY EIGHT FOUNDATIONFY2025£300k
THE MASTER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£250k
THE EIGHTY EIGHT FOUNDATIONFY2023£114k
THE BAND TRUSTFY2023£100kHospice and Hospital
THE CONSTANCE TRAVIS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£80k
THE LYNNE AND NIGEL ROSS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£60k
THE BEAVERBROOKS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£60k
THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£60k
THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£60k
THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£50k
IGY FOUNDATIONFY2022£50k
THE JOHN R. MURRAY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£50kAdvancement of health and the saving of lives
THE RAYNE TRUSTFY2023£33kTowards the cost of employing one of 20 Community Clinical Nurse Specialists
THE COLIN AND JANET MARSHALL TRUSTFY2024£30k
THE OFENHEIM CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£30k
PEACOCK CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£25k
THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£25k
THE PATRICK & HELENA FROST FOUNDATIONFY2025£20k
THE RAYNE TRUSTFY2023£20kTowards a scholarship for Matan Yaffe (Harvard University - Wexner Program)
THE PATRICK & HELENA FROST FOUNDATIONFY2024£20k
THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£20k
ROBERT LUFF FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2022£20k
THE LINDER FOUNDATIONFY2023£17kGeneral Charitable Causes
THE WILLIAM ARTHUR RUDD MEMORIAL TRUSTFY2024£15k
THE OFENHEIM CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£15k
THE PATRICK & HELENA FROST FOUNDATIONFY2022£15k
THE FRANCIS WINHAM FOUNDATIONFY2026Unverified read£13k
THE PAUL AND SHEILA BRADSHAW FOUNDATIONFY2025£12kDonations to charities who met the aims of the Foundation
THE PAUL AND SHEILA BRADSHAW FOUNDATIONFY2024£12k
THE PAUL AND SHEILA BRADSHAW FOUNDATIONFY2022£12k
THE OFENHEIM CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£12k
THE PAUL AND SHEILA BRADSHAW FOUNDATIONFY2023£12k
The Barnes FundFY2021£12kRelief of Distress and Sickness - Organisation Core Funding
THE FYRISH FOUNDATIONFY2022£10k
THE OPENWORK FOUNDATIONFY2021£10kSponsored Grant
ROBERT LUFF FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2023£10k
BANHAM FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2024£10k
ROBERT LUFF FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2025£10k
BANHAM FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2023£10k
THE COLIN AND JANET MARSHALL TRUSTFY2025£10k
DR EDWARDS AND BISHOP KING'S FULHAM CHARITYFY2022£10kGrants to organisations
THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£10k
INCORPORATED CHURCH INSTITUTE, UPPER TOOTINGFY2023£10k
THE FRANCIS WINHAM FOUNDATIONFY2025£10k
INCORPORATED CHURCH INSTITUTE, UPPER TOOTINGFY2022£10k
THE LINDER FOUNDATIONFY2022£10kGeneral Charitable Causes
THE PATRICK & HELENA FROST FOUNDATIONFY2023£10k
STRAND PARISHES TRUSTFY2021£10kFor running costs

Grants marked “Unverified read” were flagged by automated checks as possibly misread from the funder’s filed accounts. They are listed, but left out of the totals, counts and funder relationships this site computes.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
City Bridge Foundation10/01/2017£107kGrant to Royal Trinity Hospice
City Bridge Foundation07/09/2011£123kGrant to Royal Trinity Hospice

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with TRINITY HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES LTD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ROYAL TRINITY HOSPICE£17.8m——unclear—no doubt
TRINITY HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES LTD FY2025£14.6m——unclear—no doubt
TRINITY HOSPITAL FY2025£93k—0unclear—no doubt
ST RICHARDS HOSPICE FOUNDATION FY2025£10.6m——above—no doubt
TEESSIDE HOSPICE CARE FOUNDATION FY2025£6.0m——above—no doubt
QUEENSCOURT HOSPICE FY2025£5.8m——unclear—no doubt

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