DOVE COTTAGE DAY HOSPICE

Registered charity 1057941 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DOVE COTTAGE DAY HOSPICE LTD

An independent hospice providing palliative day-care to those people living in NE Leicestershire , SE Nottinghamshire and Rutland with a diagnosis of cancer or other progressive illnesses for which there is no cure.

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Latest income

£548k

Latest spending

£705k

Registered

1996

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit for the year, with the audit version showing a figure £2,344 lower than internal management accounts. The filing process is described as unsatisfactory, with significant disagreements between the charity's internal records and the auditors' drafts regarding restricted grants and accruals. The trustees are recommended to accept the draft accounts pragmatically despite these variances, which will impact the following year's opening balances.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: The charity is a subsidiary of Loros, with Loros finance staff involved in the audit process and communication.

“Similarly, the auditors have been in dialogue with the Loros Finance team, who have passed on various comments and suggested amendments to the Sage records.”

“Should we remain a subsidiary of Loros then there will need to be a technical debate to decide whether a full audit is required or not.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The charity is a subsidiary of Loros, with discussions ongoing about the level of control and audit requirements.

“Similarly, the auditors have been in dialogue with the Loros Finance team, who have passed on various comments and suggested amendments to the Sage records.”

“Should we remain a subsidiary of Loros then there will need to be a technical debate to decide whether a full audit is required or not.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Governance: The writer expresses low respect for auditors and recommends retendering due to an unsatisfactory process and fee increase.

“my respect for the auditors is very low, particularly since they have decided, of their own volition, to increase their fees by 3.6%.” — page 3

“there are concerns about the quality and accuracy of the drafts provided by the auditors.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Governance: The writer highlights concerns about the quality and accuracy of the draft accounts provided by the auditors.

“my respect for the auditors is very low, particularly since they have decided, of their own volition, to increase their fees by 3.6%.” — page 3

“there are concerns about the quality and accuracy of the drafts provided by the auditors.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited. Discloses 2 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 03240240

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Dove Cottage, the Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire Day 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.

KAVANAGH, Joanne Clare — director, appointed 10/07/2026on trustee list
ADLAM, Jack Nicholas — director, appointed 17/03/2026on trustee list
WILLIAMSON, Andrew James — director, appointed 07/01/2026on trustee list
FORD, David Vincent — director, appointed 26/09/2025on trustee list
MARCUS, Paul Adam — director, appointed 23/07/2024on trustee list
GREENWELL, Christopher Ranald — director, appointed 01/03/2024on trustee list
SMEETON, Danielle — secretary, appointed 15/04/2025

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title 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: Dove Cottage Day Hospice — Registered, 1 registered location, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 28/04/2022.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

£548k

Total spending

£705k

Cost of raising funds

£69k

Reserves (reported)

£473k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~8.0 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 12.5% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (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).

Dove Cottage Day Hospice: Requires improvement (17/10/2022) · CQC record

Register events

Received assets from another charity (14/12/2016) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Andrew Williamson
Christopher Ranald Greenwell
DAVID VINCENT FORD
Jack Nicholas Adlam
Joanne Kavanagh · trustee of 3 other charities
Paul Marcus

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

Operates in: Leicestershire · Nottinghamshire · Rutland

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£548k	£705k
31/03/2024	£807k	£633k
31/03/2023	£623k	£610k
31/03/2022	£619k	£519k
31/03/2021	£619k	£449k

Common questions

Is DOVE COTTAGE DAY HOSPICE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit for the year, with the audit version showing a figure £2,344 lower than internal management accounts. The filing process is described as unsatisfactory, with significant disagreements between the charity's internal records and the auditors' drafts regarding restricted grants and accruals. The trustees are recommended to accept the draft accounts pragmatically despite these variances, which will impact the following year's opening balances. Its FY2025 accounts were audited.

Who funds DOVE COTTAGE DAY HOSPICE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name DOVE COTTAGE DAY HOSPICE as a grant recipient include THE JONES 1986 CHARITABLE TRUST, THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUST, THE CHARLES LITTLEWOOD HILL TRUST, THE FIFTY FUND, THE FINNIS SCOTT FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE JONES 1986 CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£10k	Welfare of the Elderly
THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUST	FY2024	£8k
THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUST	FY2022	£8k
THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUST	FY2023	£8k
THE JONES 1986 CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£5k	Relief of Sickness or Disability: General
THE CHARLES LITTLEWOOD HILL TRUST	FY2021	£5k	Medical/Disabled
THE FIFTY FUND	FY2021	£4k
THE FINNIS SCOTT FOUNDATION	FY2024	£4k
THE J REGINALD CORAH FOUNDATION FUND	FY2025	£3k
THE JACK PATSTON CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£3k
The William Brake Foundation	FY2022	£2k
THE HELEN JEAN COPE CHARITY	FY2024	£2k
THE J REGINALD CORAH FOUNDATION FUND	FY2022	£2k
THE J REGINALD CORAH FOUNDATION FUND	FY2023	£2k
SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2025	£1k
LILIAN FRANCES HIND BEQUEST (TRUSTEES OF LADY HIND)	FY2025	£1k
THE CHARLES LITTLEWOOD HILL TRUST	FY2024	£0	Medical/Disabled
THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUST	FY2025	£0

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED	3	£41k
PINK RIBBON FOUNDATION	2	£429k
ODIN CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£198k
THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£20k
THE HILARY AWDRY CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£3k
Arthritis UK	1	£166k
THE HELEN STRAKER CHARITY	1	£156k
THE MEDLOCK CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£140k

Charities like this

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

DOVE HOUSE HOSPICE LIMITED income £12.8m
DOROTHY HOUSE income £18.3m
LINDSEY LODGE LIMITED income £5.0m
HALTON HAVEN HOSPICE income £2.7m
LEICESTERSHIRE & RUTLAND ORGANISATION FOR THE RELIEF OF SUFFERING LIMITED income £16.2m
THE NOTTINGHAMSHIRE HOSPICE LIMITED income £3.7m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
DOVE COTTAGE DAY HOSPICE	£548k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
DOVE HOUSE HOSPICE LIMITED FY2025	£12.8m	—	—	unclear	69.6%	no doubt
DOROTHY HOUSE FY2024	£18.3m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LINDSEY LODGE LIMITED FY2025	£5.0m	—	—	within	—	no doubt
HALTON HAVEN HOSPICE FY2025	£2.7m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LEICESTERSHIRE & RUTLAND ORGANISATION FOR THE RELIEF OF SUFFERING LIMITED FY2025	£16.2m	—	—	below	—	no doubt

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