THE COUNTESS OF BRECKNOCK HOSPICE TRUST

Registered charity 1067238 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity supports the work of the Hospice which provides respite and palliative care to patients suffering from all forms of cancer and other non-malignant serious illnesses, who reside in the area of benefit (Andover and its surrounding villages) or have a real and substantial connection with the area of benefit. Together with comfort and support for their families, friends and carers.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£1.3m

Latest spending

£821k

Registered

1998

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that free reserves were £2,263,432, which the trustees consider adequate as it represents twice the current annual expenditure. The charity reports a net income of £454,816 and maintains a positive unrestricted fund balance of £2,324,703, indicating strong financial stability.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: two years' grant to HHFT and one year's Charity running costs (held: £2.3m)

“Trustees intend to maintain reserves at a level which is equivalent to at least two years' grant to HHFT (including support of Day Care) and one year's Charity running costs.” — page 9

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Banks & Co Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Countess of Brecknock Hospice (matched by registered charity number).

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

Total income

£1.3m

Total spending

£821k

Cost of raising funds

£153k

Reserves (reported)

£1.5m

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~21.6 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 12.0% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (10/07/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (22/02/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

CLARE SCHECKTERchair
Emma Katrina Sandy
Mark Hyson FCA
REAR ADMIRAL IAIN ROBERT HENDERSON CB CBE DL
Robert Childs
Simon Charles Tufnell DL
Vice Admiral Robin Paul Boissier CB

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£1.3m	£821k
31/03/2024	£850k	£699k
31/03/2023	£620k	£813k
31/03/2022	£609k	£522k
31/03/2021	£694k	£695k

Common questions

Is THE COUNTESS OF BRECKNOCK HOSPICE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that free reserves were £2,263,432, which the trustees consider adequate as it represents twice the current annual expenditure. The charity reports a net income of £454,816 and maintains a positive unrestricted fund balance of £2,324,703, indicating strong financial stability. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Banks & Co Limited.

Who funds THE COUNTESS OF BRECKNOCK HOSPICE TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE COUNTESS OF BRECKNOCK HOSPICE TRUST as a grant recipient include THE EDWINA MOUNTBATTEN AND LEONORA CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION, THE HISCOX FOUNDATION, THE WALTER GUINNESS CHARITABLE TRUST, THE SHIRE OAK CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE EDWINA MOUNTBATTEN AND LEONORA CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION	FY2023	£30k	To support home based care
THE HISCOX FOUNDATION	FY2024	£10k
THE HISCOX FOUNDATION	FY2023	£6k
THE EDWINA MOUNTBATTEN AND LEONORA CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION	FY2025	£5k	To support home based care
THE WALTER GUINNESS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£3k
THE SHIRE OAK CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£100
THE HISCOX FOUNDATION	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 REED FOUNDATION	1	—
PINK RIBBON FOUNDATION	1	£418k
THE DORSET HEALTH TRUST LIMITED	1	£200k
THE WOLFSON FOUNDATION	1	£80k
Salisbury Hospice Charity Limited	1	£61k
MOONDANCE FOUNDATION	1	£54k
LINGEN DAVIES CANCER FUND CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION	1	£38k
THE UNION OF THE SISTERS OF MERCY OF GREAT BRITAIN	1	£37k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Salisbury Hospice Charity Limited.

Salisbury Hospice Charity Limited income £2.7m
BRACKEN TRUST LIMITED income £250k
SEVERN HOSPICE LIMITED income £16.2m
ST BENEDICT'S HOSPICE, SUNDERLAND income £1.9m
HOSPICE OF THE VALLEYS income £2.1m
LEICESTERSHIRE & RUTLAND ORGANISATION FOR THE RELIEF OF SUFFERING LIMITED income £16.2m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE COUNTESS OF BRECKNOCK HOSPICE TRUST	£1.3m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
Salisbury Hospice Charity Limited FY2025	£2.7m	—	0	above	—	no doubt
BRACKEN TRUST LIMITED FY2025	£250k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
SEVERN HOSPICE LIMITED FY2025	£16.2m	—	—	within	16.0%	no doubt
ST BENEDICT'S HOSPICE, SUNDERLAND FY2025	£1.9m	—	0	above	—	no doubt
HOSPICE OF THE VALLEYS FY2025	£2.1m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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