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GREENWICH AND BEXLEY COMMUNITY HOSPICE LIMITED

Registered charity 1017406 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GREENWICH AND BEXLEY COTTAGE HOSPICE, GREENWICH AND BEXLEY COTTAGE HOSPICE LIMITED

THE RELIEF OF PAIN AND SUFFERING AMONG THE ILL, THE PROVISION, MANAGEMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF A HOSPICE AND ASSOCIATED COMMUNITY AND OUTREACH SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH LIFE LIMITING ILLNESS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS, THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF THE HEALTH OF THOSE AFFECTED BY BEREAVEMENT AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF PROFESSIONALS AND THE PUBLIC IN THE RELIEF OF PAIN AND SUFFERING.

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

Latest income
£13.3m
Latest spending
£13.3m
Registered
1993
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a small deficit of £1,886 for the year, a significant improvement from the previous year's deficit of £982,438, driven primarily by increased legacy donations. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £4,879,318, which is below the agreed policy target of £6,247,361, though the charity maintains sufficient liquid funds and investments to support ongoing operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £120,000 - £129,999 — below the median for charities its size (£130k)
“£120,000 - £129,999 1”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: NHS Income (46% of income)
“NHS income was 46% of income of the Charity in 2024/25”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £6,247,361 (held: £4.9m)
“The Trustees have agreed it is their intention to retain a level of free reserves (unrestricted funds not committed, designated or invested in fixed assets) of £6,247,361.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations received from trustees totaling £1,324.
“The total amount of donations received from the trustees in the year was £1,324 (2024: £ 2,573).”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: GBCH Trading Limited, Greenwich & Bexley Community Hospice Lottery Limited
“The hospice has two wholly owned subsidiary trading companies – GBCH Trading Limited and Greenwich & Bexley Community Hospice Lottery Limited.” — page 36
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Greenwich & Bexley Community Hospice (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.

CQC provider record: Greenwich & Bexley Community Hospice Ltd — Registered, 1 registered location, 2 regulated activities, last inspected 21/09/2022.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
£13.3m
Total spending
£13.3m
Cost of raising funds
£3.1m
Reserves (reported)
£4.9m
Employees
216

Reported reserves equal ~4.4 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 23.4% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 3.8%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bexley · Greenwich

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£13.3m£13.3m
31/03/2024£12.1m£13.2m
31/03/2023£12.0m£11.0m
31/03/2022£10.6m£9.7m
31/03/2021£9.7m£9.0m

Common questions

Is GREENWICH AND BEXLEY COMMUNITY HOSPICE LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a small deficit of £1,886 for the year, a significant improvement from the previous year's deficit of £982,438, driven primarily by increased legacy donations. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £4,879,318, which is below the agreed policy target of £6,247,361, though the charity maintains sufficient liquid funds and investments to support ongoing operations. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of GREENWICH AND BEXLEY COMMUNITY HOSPICE LIMITED earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £120,000 - £129,999 band.

Who funds GREENWICH AND BEXLEY COMMUNITY HOSPICE LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name GREENWICH AND BEXLEY COMMUNITY HOSPICE LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE BALCOMBE CHARITABLE TRUST, THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUST, YORKSHIRE BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE BALCOMBE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£38kHealth and welfare
THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUSTFY2024£9k
THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUSTFY2025£9k
THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUSTFY2023£9k
THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUSTFY2022£9k
THE BALCOMBE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£4kHealth and welfare
THE BALCOMBE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£3kHealth and welfare
YORKSHIRE BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£2k
YORKSHIRE BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£2k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The Mercers' Company10/12/2025£90kGrant to Greenwich & Bexley Community Hospice
The National Lottery Community Fund26/05/2020£61kCOVID GB Community Hospice
The Mercers' Company18/09/2019£49kGrant to Greenwich and Bexley Cottage
The National Lottery Community Fund01/08/2019£164kCommunity Development for Greenwich & Bexley Community Hospice
The National Lottery Community Fund11/04/2019£2kBefore I Die I Want to...
City Bridge Foundation08/09/2011£0Grant to Greenwich & Bexley Community Hospice
The National Lottery Heritage Fund06/03/2006£25k"The Liverpool Youth Mela"

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE INLIGHT TRUST2£52k
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED2£22k
THE ARDWICK TRUST2£400
THE MICHAEL AND ANNA WIX CHARITABLE TRUST2£400
THE JONES 1986 CHARITABLE TRUST1£150k
TOM AND SHEILA SPRINGER CHARITY1£140k
JOHN MARTIN'S CHARITY1£92k
THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST1£75k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BURY HOSPICE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
GREENWICH AND BEXLEY COMMUNITY HOSPICE LIMITED£13.3m£120,000 - £129,999—unclear—no doubt
BURY HOSPICE FY2025£4.8m——below—no doubt
ST RAPHAEL'S HOSPICE FY2025£9.5m——unclear—no doubt
HOSPICE OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD LTD FY2025£6.1m—0above32.0%no doubt
ST LUKE'S HOSPICE (HARROW AND BRENT) LTD FY2025£13.0m——above—no doubt
ISLAND HOSPICE AND BEREAVEMENT SERVICE (UK) FY2024£145k—0unclear—no doubt

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