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MOUNTBATTEN ISLE OF WIGHT

Registered charity 1039086 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as EARL MOUNTBATTEN HOSPICE, THE ISLAND HOSPICE

The provision of palliative care

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Latest income
£17.9m
Latest spending
£18.6m
Registered
1994
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of over £700k for the year, though this was an improvement over the prior year. The trustees maintain unrestricted reserves of £13.4m, which equates to approximately nine months of budgeted expenditure, while free reserves stand at £3.8m. The auditor confirmed that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none
“All income categories apart from trading activities showed no real increase or growth over the prior year.” — page 58
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: nine months' budgeted expenditure (held: £13.4m)
“Trustees have previously agreed their reserves policy to be an aspired level of reserves equal to one year's budgeted expenditure and a minimum level of reserves, which they will always look to maintain, of a sum equal to nine months' budgeted expenditure.” — page 59
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Management charge from parent charity to subsidiary
“Included within administrative expenses for Mountbatten Hampshire Limited is a management charge of £882,424 (2024; £933,426) from Mountbatten Isle of Wight Limited to Mountbatten Hampshire Limited.” — page 85
“Included within administrative expenses within Mountbatten Isle of Wight Trading Limited is a management charge of £30,000 (2024: £30,000) from Mountbatten Isle of Wight Limited.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Management charge between subsidiaries
“Included within administrative expenses for Mountbatten Hampshire Limited is a management charge of £882,424 (2024; £933,426) from Mountbatten Isle of Wight Limited to Mountbatten Hampshire Limited.” — page 85
“Included within administrative expenses within Mountbatten Isle of Wight Trading Limited is a management charge of £30,000 (2024: £30,000) from Mountbatten Isle of Wight Limited.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Management charge from subsidiary to parent
“Included within administrative expenses for Mountbatten Hampshire Limited is a management charge of £882,424 (2024; £933,426) from Mountbatten Isle of Wight Limited to Mountbatten Hampshire Limited.” — page 85
“Included within administrative expenses within Mountbatten Isle of Wight Trading Limited is a management charge of £30,000 (2024: £30,000) from Mountbatten Isle of Wight Limited.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Azets Audit Services Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

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

In the news

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Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Mountbatten Isle of Wight (matched by registered charity number).

Leadership, per the charity’s website

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.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Company officers (Companies House)

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Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

CQC provider record: Mountbatten Isle Of Wight Limited — Registered, 2 registered locations, 2 regulated activities, last inspected 10/08/2021.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

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

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

Total income
£17.9m
Total spending
£18.6m
Cost of raising funds
£4.4m
Reserves (reported)
£3.8m
Employees
415

Reported reserves equal ~2.5 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 24.7% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 3.8%) (benchmarks).

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Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Isle Of Wight

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£17.9m£18.6m
31/03/2024£17.5m£19.1m
31/03/2023£15.2m£18.6m
31/03/2022£19.3m£16.7m
31/03/2021£16.8m£14.5m

Common questions

Is MOUNTBATTEN ISLE OF WIGHT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of over £700k for the year, though this was an improvement over the prior year. The trustees maintain unrestricted reserves of £13.4m, which equates to approximately nine months of budgeted expenditure, while free reserves stand at £3.8m. The auditor confirmed that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Azets Audit Services Limited.

Who funds MOUNTBATTEN ISLE OF WIGHT?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MOUNTBATTEN ISLE OF WIGHT as a grant recipient include THE SCORPION CHARITABLE TRUST, THE ELIZABETH AND PRINCE ZAIGER TRUST, THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUST, THE FRANCIS WINHAM FOUNDATION, THE DAVID FAMILY FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE SCORPION CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£30k
THE ELIZABETH AND PRINCE ZAIGER TRUSTFY2025£10k
THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUSTFY2022£7k
THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUSTFY2023£7k
THE ELIZABETH AND PRINCE ZAIGER TRUSTFY2024£6k
THE ELIZABETH AND PRINCE ZAIGER TRUSTFY2023£6k
THE FRANCIS WINHAM FOUNDATIONFY2022£5k
THE FRANCIS WINHAM FOUNDATIONFY2023£5k
THE DAVID FAMILY FOUNDATIONFY2021£5k
THE ELIZABETH AND PRINCE ZAIGER TRUSTFY2022£5k
THE SIR EDWARD LEWIS FOUNDATIONFY2022£4kHospice care
THE DAISIE RICH TRUSTFY2025£4k
ST CECILIA'S ABBEY RYDE ISLE OF WIGHTFY2022£3k
ST CECILIA'S ABBEY RYDE ISLE OF WIGHTFY2024£3kInstitutional grant
THE DIXIE ROSE FINDLAY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£3k
ST CECILIA'S ABBEY RYDE ISLE OF WIGHTFY2023£2k
THE BILLMEIR CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£2k
ST CECILIA'S ABBEY RYDE ISLE OF WIGHTFY2021£1k
THE BILLMEIR CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£1k
THE DAVID FAMILY FOUNDATIONFY2022£0

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund30/04/2026£20kCreation of a Green Plan for Mountbatten Isle of Wight Hospice
The National Lottery Heritage Fund24/01/2017£8k"Mountbatten Memories - celebrating 35 years of the Isle of Wight's only hospice"
The National Lottery Community Fund11/11/2010£2kFunding of MOTOmed Movement Therapy Equipment

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 HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED2£10k
MIND (THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH)1£1.3m
THE O'SULLIVAN FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST1£27k
THE EDWINA MOUNTBATTEN AND LEONORA CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION1£20k
THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUST1£10k
THE RICHARD KIRKMAN TRUST1£10k
THE TALISMAN CHARITABLE TRUST1£4k
COLEFAX CHARITABLE TRUST1£3k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MOUNTBATTEN HAMPSHIRE LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MOUNTBATTEN ISLE OF WIGHT£17.9m—0within—no doubt
MOUNTBATTEN HAMPSHIRE LIMITED FY2025£8.7m—0below15.1%no doubt
THE ASSOCIATION FOR PALLIATIVE MEDICINE OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND FY2025£483k—0below—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WALCOT, BATH FY2024£260k—0unclear3.0%no doubt
SOCIAL CARE IN ACTION FY2024£5.4m£130,001 - £140,0006unclear—no doubt
LINDSEY LODGE LIMITED FY2025£5.0m——within—no doubt

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