NIGHTINGALE HOUSE HOSPICE
Registered charity 1035600 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NIGHTINGALE APPEAL, WREXHAM HOSPICE AND CANCER SUPPORT CENTRE FOUNDATION
TO PROVIDE A SPECIALIST PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICE FOR PATIENTS WITH SPECIFIC LIFE-LIMITING ILLNESSES LIVING IN THE AREA COVERED BY WREXHAM HOSPITALS AND TO SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIES IN A CARING ENVIRONMENT. THE ACTIVITIES WILL BE UNDERTAKEN BY A SPECIALIST TRAINED MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TEAM WHO WILL PROVIDE SYMPTOM CONTROL, ASSESSMENT, TERMINAL CARE, ONGOING EMOTIONAL AND BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT + EDUCATION
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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a group deficit of £238,503 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total income decreasing to £5.98 million from £6.48 million in the prior year. Despite the deficit, unrestricted reserves stood at £6,485,704, which the trustees confirm is sufficient to cover six months of running costs, meeting their stated reserves policy. The auditors confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: 6 months expenditure (held: £6.5m)
“It is the policy of the Board to maintain free cash/quasi cash reserves at a minimum level equating to 6 months expenditure” — page 7
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: One Trustee received remuneration of £23,963 and national insurance contributions of £2,052 for their role as Director of Finance.
“During the year, one Trustee has been paid remuneration or has received other benefits from an employment with the Charity. The remuneration was paid to the Trustee for their role as Director of Finance following approval from the Charity Commission. Remuneration of £23,963 (2023 - £12,968) and national insurance contributions of £2,052 (2023 - £534) were paid to the Trustee in respect of his employment.” — page 34
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee and spouse are Designated Members of DTM Legal LLP
“During the year, the Charity made purchases of £13,600 (2023: £3,627) from DTM Legal LLP for the provision of legal services. A Trustee of the Charity and his spouse are Designated Members of this company. The balance outstanding at year end was £Nil (2023: £Nil). The Charity has not entered into any other related party transaction during the year, nor are there any outstanding balances owing between related parties and the Charity at 31 December 2024.” — page 48
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Nightingale House Lottery Limited, Nightingale House Promotions Limited
“The Charity has two subsidiaries Nightingale House Lottery Limited and Nightingale House Promotions Limited.” — page 10
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by WR Partners. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
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Corporate structure
NIGHTINGALE HOUSE LOTTERY LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
- Turnover: £717k
- Profit before tax: £6k
NIGHTINGALE HOUSE PROMOTIONS LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
- Turnover: £1.3m
- Profit before tax: £-7k
- Donated/gift-aided to the charity: £438k
- The company receives support from its parent entity, Nightingale House Hospice, to meet day-to-day working capital requirements.
“Turnover is after transferring Gift Ald on Donated Goods to Nightingale House Hospice of £438,028 (2023: £312,681).”
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Nightingale House Hospice (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Chris Burgoyne — Chair of the Board of Trustees (source)
- Dr Neil Braid — Vice Chair (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
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.
- HAPPS, Ian Roy, Dr — director, appointed 01/04/2025on trustee list
- THOMAS, Richard Clive — director, appointed 09/06/2022on trustee list
- BURGOYNE, Christopher — director, appointed 09/06/2022on trustee list
- WESTON, Peter Robert — director, appointed 19/08/2020on trustee list
- BREBNER, Alison Anne — director, appointed 26/04/2018on trustee list
- COLE, Robert Bromfield — director, appointed 27/04/2017on trustee list
- HUGHES, Philip, His Honour — director, appointed 05/01/2016on trustee list
- LOWE, Joan — director, appointed 21/09/2009on trustee list
- RUSSELL, Jennifer Karen Mary, Dr — director, appointed 21/09/2009on trustee list
- BRAID, Neil William, Dr — director, appointed 01/06/2003on trustee list
- GRIFFITHS, Eluned — director, appointed 31/03/1998on trustee list
Official officers record.
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)
Cost of raising funds
£1.8m
Reported reserves equal ~5.4 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 29.8% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Christopher Burgoynechair
- Alison Anne BREBNER
- Dr Ian Happs
- Dr JENNIFER KAREN MARY Russell
- Dr NEIL WILLIAM BRAID
- ELUNED MARY GRIFFITHS
- His Honour Robert Philip Hughes
- JOAN MARY LOWE · trustee of 1 other charity
- Peter Weston
- ROBERT BROMFIELD COLE
- Richard Thomas
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Cheshire East · Cheshire West & Chester · Conwy · Denbighshire · Flintshire · Gwynedd · Isle Of Anglesey · Powys · Shropshire · Wrexham
Income and spending
Common questions
Is NIGHTINGALE HOUSE HOSPICE financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a group deficit of £238,503 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total income decreasing to £5.98 million from £6.48 million in the prior year. Despite the deficit, unrestricted reserves stood at £6,485,704, which the trustees confirm is sufficient to cover six months of running costs, meeting their stated reserves policy. The auditors confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by WR Partners.
Who funds NIGHTINGALE HOUSE HOSPICE?
Funders whose own accounts filings name NIGHTINGALE HOUSE HOSPICE as a grant recipient include MOONDANCE FOUNDATION, THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATION, MARGARET DAVIES CHARITY, THE CADBURY FOUNDATION, THE HILARY AWDRY CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
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