SUE RYDER
Registered charity 1052076 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SUE RYDER CARE, SUE RYDER FOUNDATION LIMITED, THE SUE RYDER FOUNDATION, THE SUE RYDER FOUNDATION LIMITED · also registered in Scotland as SC039578 (OSCR)
Provide specialist palliative care in our hospices and in patients' homes.Provide health and social support via community services. Provide grief and bereavement support.
Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Environment/conservation/heritage · Other Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts
The accounts state that Sue Ryder reported a consolidated net deficit of £5.1m for the year ended 31 March 2026, a reduction from the £8.9m deficit in the prior year. The charity holds liquid free reserves of £15.1m, which the trustees consider appropriate given the diverse and fluctuating nature of its income streams. The trustees confirm that the charity is financially stable and able to continue operating for the foreseeable future on a going concern basis.
Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: £15m–£25m (held: £15.1m)
“an appropriate level of liquid free reserves (held as cash and investments) would be in the range of £15m–£25m.”
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grant to independent charity in Albania
“Sue Ryder provided a £20,000 grant each quarter to support the ongoing work of an independent Sue Ryder organisation in Albania. The final payment was sent in Q1 of 2026–27.”
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Sue Ryder Direct Limited, Sue Ryder Lottery Limited
“Sue Ryder Direct Limited (a trading company which sells new goods and operates the donated Gift Aid scheme) and Sue Ryder Lottery Limited (a company which runs the Sue Ryder Lottery and holds a gambling licence to do so).”
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by RSM UK Audit LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Sue Ryder (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.
- ALDERSON, Heather Josephine — director, appointed 02/09/2024on trustee list
- RAMKISSON, Vishen, Dr — director, appointed 15/05/2024on trustee list
- DARMON, Tabetha — director, appointed 12/07/2023on trustee list
- BISHOP, Polly — director, appointed 18/05/2023on trustee list
- MAKAREM, Rima, Dr — director, appointed 19/05/2021not on trustee list
- RICHMOND, Kevin Andrew — director, appointed 01/12/2020on trustee list
- GOODACRE, Linda Ann — director, appointed 01/09/2020on trustee list
- BOERSMA, Guy Richard Douwe — director, appointed 01/09/2020on trustee list
- RUSLING, Kevin Jonathan — director, appointed 23/05/2018on trustee list
Official officers record.
Public-sector contracts awarded
From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.
UK research funding (UKRI Gateway to Research)
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: Sue Ryder — Registered, 31 registered locations, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 06/07/2022.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record
Trustpilot: Sue Ryder scores 2.4/5 from 223 reviews (source) — reviews usually concern the charity’s shops or services, not its charitable performance.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook (39,775 likes) · instagram (20K followers) · linkedin (16,262 followers)
Advertised salaries (public job ads)
Roles this charity has advertised on CharityJob, matched on the exact employer name. A different source from the statutory pay bands above: these are asking salaries for vacancies, not what anyone was paid.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)
Cost of raising funds
£68.5m
Reserves (reported)
£14.7m
Reported reserves equal ~1.6 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 2.7 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 65.4% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 2.9%) (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).
- Sue Ryder - Wheatfields Hospice: Inadequate (06/11/2025) · CQC record
- Sue Ryder - Leckhampton Court: Good (12/09/2022) · CQC record
- Sue Ryder - St John's: Outstanding (28/11/2019) · CQC record
- Sue Ryder palliative Care Hub- South Oxfordshire: Outstanding (06/04/2017) · CQC record
- Sue Ryder - Thorpe Hall: Good (24/12/2021) · CQC record
- Duchess of Kent Hospice: Outstanding (13/01/2020) · CQC record
- Sue Ryder - Manorlands Hospice: Not Rated · CQC record
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (19/01/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (08/07/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (02/06/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (14/02/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (15/07/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (01/09/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Dr Rima Makeremchair
- Dr Vishen Ramkisson
- Guy Richard Douwe Boersma
- Heather Josephine Alderson
- Kevin Andrew Richmond · trustee of 8 other charities
- Kevin Jonathan Rusling
- Linda Ann Goodacre
- Polly Bishop
- Tabetha Darmon
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is SUE RYDER financially healthy?
Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that Sue Ryder reported a consolidated net deficit of £5.1m for the year ended 31 March 2026, a reduction from the £8.9m deficit in the prior year. The charity holds liquid free reserves of £15.1m, which the trustees consider appropriate given the diverse and fluctuating nature of its income streams. The trustees confirm that the charity is financially stable and able to continue operating for the foreseeable future on a going concern basis. Its FY2026 accounts were audited by RSM UK Audit LLP.
Who funds SUE RYDER?
Funders whose own accounts filings name SUE RYDER as a grant recipient include THE MASTER CHARITABLE TRUST, PROJECT GIVING BACK, The Connolly Foundation (UK) Limited, THE CHRISTOPHER LAING FOUNDATION, J S F POLLITZER CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT.
Known funders
Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.
Government & lottery funding
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