THE ST PETER AND ST JAMES CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1056114 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST PETER & ST JAMES HOSPICE, ST PETER AND ST JAMES HOSPICE AND CONTINUING CARE CENTRE

To provide specialist short & longer-term integrated palliative & end of life care to people with terminal & life limiting conditions in Sussex. To provide pre & post bereavement care and support to the families & friends of our patients. To provide specialist support, advice & education to patients, families, health care professionals & other providers in respect of palliative & end of life care.

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Latest income
£6.7m
Latest spending
£6.6m
Registered
1996
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £117,524 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted funds of £5,863,906. The trustees' report notes that free reserves met the policy requirement of holding a minimum equal to six months of operational costs. The auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting was appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £160,001 - £170,000 — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median £70k)
“In the band £160,001 - £170,000 1”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: 6 months of operational costs (held: £5.9m)
“The Hospice’s reserves policy requires the hospice to hold a minimum free reserve equal to 6 months of operational costs.” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from Trustees
“Donations from Trustees to the Charity amounted to £290 in 2024/25 (2023/24: £510). In addition, Trustees may have made small donations. One additional payment of £2,000 was paid by a trustee for attendance at a fundraising event.” — page 44
“The Charity provided services during the year to its wholly owned trading subsidiary, St Peter and St James Hospice Shops Limited. The charge for those services amounted to £67,583 (2023/24: £107,747).” — page 44
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Services to subsidiary
“Donations from Trustees to the Charity amounted to £290 in 2024/25 (2023/24: £510). In addition, Trustees may have made small donations. One additional payment of £2,000 was paid by a trustee for attendance at a fundraising event.” — page 44
“The Charity provided services during the year to its wholly owned trading subsidiary, St Peter and St James Hospice Shops Limited. The charge for those services amounted to £67,583 (2023/24: £107,747).” — page 44
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Gift aid from subsidiary
“Donations from Trustees to the Charity amounted to £290 in 2024/25 (2023/24: £510). In addition, Trustees may have made small donations. One additional payment of £2,000 was paid by a trustee for attendance at a fundraising event.” — page 44
“The Charity provided services during the year to its wholly owned trading subsidiary, St Peter and St James Hospice Shops Limited. The charge for those services amounted to £67,583 (2023/24: £107,747).” — page 44
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: St Peter and St James Hospice Shops Limited
“St Peter & St James Hospice Shops Ltd (“Shops”) is a wholly owned subsidiary of the charity whose main purpose is to undertake trading activities such as selling a small range of new goods through the Hospice’s shops.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by TC Group. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

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

Corporate structure

ST PETER AND ST JAMES HOSPICE SHOPS LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
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Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — St Peter & St James Hospice (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.

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.

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.

BuyerContractAwardedValue
NHS SUSSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARDAACC/CHC Fast-track Palliative End of Life Care Hospice Beds——

Property (HM Land Registry)

7 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: The St Peter And St James Charitable Trust — Registered, 1 registered location, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 04/03/2020.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
£6.7m
Total spending
£6.6m
Cost of raising funds
£2.7m
Reserves (reported)
£3.9m
Employees
164

Reported reserves equal ~7.1 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 39.8% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 5.2%) (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: East Sussex · West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£6.7m£6.6m
31/03/2024£5.7m£6.0m
31/03/2023£5.6m£5.7m
31/03/2022£5.2m£4.8m
31/03/2021£5.2m£4.7m

Common questions

Is THE ST PETER AND ST JAMES CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £117,524 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted funds of £5,863,906. The trustees' report notes that free reserves met the policy requirement of holding a minimum equal to six months of operational costs. The auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting was appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by TC Group.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE ST PETER AND ST JAMES CHARITABLE TRUST earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £160,001 - £170,000 band.

Who funds THE ST PETER AND ST JAMES CHARITABLE TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE ST PETER AND ST JAMES CHARITABLE TRUST as a grant recipient include THE GRAND LODGE OF MARK MASTER MASONS' FUND OF BENEVOLENCE, THE REED FOUNDATION, SCOULOUDI FOUNDATION, THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUST, THE PENNIES FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund22/10/2021£9kHospice Restore Shed
UK government03/07/2020£68kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund14/05/2008£10kThe Woodland Walk
The National Lottery Community Fund22/11/2005£5kActivities Organiser

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 THE END OF LIFE PARTNERSHIP LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE ST PETER AND ST JAMES CHARITABLE TRUST£6.7m£160,001 - £170,000—above—no doubt
THE END OF LIFE PARTNERSHIP LIMITED FY2025£1.2m—0above—no doubt
HOSPICE OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD LTD FY2025£6.1m—0above32.0%no doubt
SAINT CATHERINE'S HOSPICE TRUST FY2025£8.8m——above—no doubt
ST RICHARDS HOSPICE FOUNDATION FY2025£10.6m——above—no doubt
ISABEL HOSPICE LIMITED FY2025£10.4m——above—no doubt

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