DOUGLAS MACMILLAN HOSPICE

Registered charity 1071613 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To promote holistic care for those with a limited life expectancy, whose disease has entered the palliative phase, respecting their individuality & choice. Support is provided at home, as an In/Out-patient or via Day Therapy, ensuring the best possible quality of life. Our services aim to meet the needs of our patients' and carers at all stages of their journey.

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Latest income

£21.7m

Latest spending

£21.0m

Registered

1998

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved an operating surplus of £1.03 million for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by a 14.7% increase in total income. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintains a balance sheet of £29.5 million and describes its financial position as having 'healthy reserves and healthy cash balances' with no material uncertainties affecting its ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £120,001 - £130,000 — below the median for charities its size (£130k)

“£120,001 to £130,000 2”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Geens Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 03615904

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Douglas Macmillan 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.

WALSH, Aideen, Dr — director, appointed 13/11/2025on trustee list
TIDESWELL, Martin Peter — director, appointed 16/11/2023on trustee list
PEGG, Tony — director, appointed 16/11/2023on trustee list
WARREN, Janet — director, appointed 16/11/2022on trustee list
STANWAY, Terry Michael — director, appointed 30/10/2018on trustee list
MILLER, Joanne — director, appointed 30/10/2017on trustee list
RATHBONE, Patricia Margaret — director, appointed 31/10/2016on trustee list
EVANS, Susan Patricia — director, appointed 26/10/2009not on trustee list
WEBSTER, David Gerard — secretary, appointed 01/08/2016

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

CQC provider record: Douglas Macmillan Hospice — Registered, 2 registered locations, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 06/08/2014.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

£21.7m

Total spending

£21.0m

Cost of raising funds

£5.3m

Reserves (reported)

£29.4m

Employees

499

Reported reserves equal ~16.9 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 24.4% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 3.8%) (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).

The Donna Louise Trust: Good (23/01/2020) · CQC record
Douglas Macmillan Hospice: Outstanding (27/02/2026) · CQC record

Register events

Received assets from another charity (24/04/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

MRS S P EVANSchair
Dr Aideen Walsh
Janet Warren
Joanne Miller
Martin Tideswell · trustee of 1 other charity
Patricia Margaret Rathbone
Terry Stanway
Tony Pegg

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

Operates in: Staffordshire · Stoke-on-trent City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£21.7m	£21.0m
31/03/2024	£19.0m	£19.0m
31/03/2023	£17.7m	£17.5m
31/03/2022	£20.4m	£14.8m
31/03/2021	£18.9m	£11.6m

Common questions

Is DOUGLAS MACMILLAN HOSPICE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved an operating surplus of £1.03 million for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by a 14.7% increase in total income. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintains a balance sheet of £29.5 million and describes its financial position as having 'healthy reserves and healthy cash balances' with no material uncertainties affecting its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Geens Limited.

What does the highest-paid employee of DOUGLAS MACMILLAN HOSPICE earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £120,001 - £130,000 band.

Who funds DOUGLAS MACMILLAN HOSPICE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name DOUGLAS MACMILLAN HOSPICE as a grant recipient include DENISE COATES FOUNDATION, THE LINDER FOUNDATION, WILLIAM ADLINGTON CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE INLIGHT TRUST, THE FRANCIS WINHAM FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
DENISE COATES FOUNDATION	FY2024	£2.5m	To support the launch of a Specialist Out of Hours Hospice Rapid Response Service, expansion of Community Team for children and young adults, expansion of Demen
DENISE COATES FOUNDATION	FY2022	£2.2m	Support towards the merger between Douglas Macmillan Hospice and The Donna Louise Trust, and to provide care for patients.
DENISE COATES FOUNDATION	FY2025	£1.3m	To support the fourth (final) year of integration of The Donna Louise Trust into the Douglas Macmillan Hospice and to cover the cost of medical care for eleven
THE LINDER FOUNDATION	FY2022	£22k	General Charitable Causes
WILLIAM ADLINGTON CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£20k
THE INLIGHT TRUST	FY2024	£12k
THE INLIGHT TRUST	FY2022	£10k
THE FRANCIS WINHAM FOUNDATION	FY2025	£10k
THE LINDER FOUNDATION	FY2023	£10k	General Charitable Causes
THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUST	FY2024	£9k
THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUST	FY2022	£9k
THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUST	FY2025	£9k
THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUST	FY2023	£9k
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED	FY2025	£7k	Hospice
THE GRAND LODGE OF MARK MASTER MASONS' FUND OF BENEVOLENCE	FY2024	£7k
THE TOMPKINS FOUNDATION	FY2025	£5k
THE TOMPKINS FOUNDATION	FY2024	£5k
THE TOMPKINS FOUNDATION	FY2023	£5k
THE FRANCIS WINHAM FOUNDATION	FY2026	£5k
THE TOMPKINS FOUNDATION	FY2022	£5k
THE HILARY AWDRY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£4k
THE WILLIE AND MABEL MORRIS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£3k
THE LINMARDON TRUST	FY2024	£3k
THE WILLIE AND MABEL MORRIS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£3k
THE ANCHOR FOUNDATION	FY2022	£2k
DAVID LISTER CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£2k
DAVID LISTER CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£2k
THE W E DUNN TRUST	FY2025	£2k
HOSPICE AID UK	FY2024	£2k	Grants made to provide facilities to hospices
THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£2k
THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATION	FY2022	£2k
THE HARDING TRUST	FY2022	£2k	Other Donations
ISLAMIC CENTRE	FY2024	£1k
THE MASON BIBBY 1981 TRUST	FY2025	£1k
THE ASTOR FOUNDATION	FY2022	£1k	Carers and Carers groups
Moto Foundation	FY2022	£1k	Community Grant
THE MASON BIBBY 1981 TRUST	FY2023	£1k
ISLAMIC CENTRE	FY2025	£1k
SSP FOUNDATION	FY2022	£500
THE WILLIE AND MABEL MORRIS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£500
Moto Foundation	FY2021	£250	Community Grant
THE MICHAEL AND ANNA WIX CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2026	£200

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
UK government	04/04/2023	£417k	Children and Young Peoples Hospice Grant 2023-24 Demelza Hospice Care for Children
The National Lottery Community Fund	08/09/2016	£8k	The Dougie Mac Christmas Concert

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
SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	4	£8k
THE INMAN CHARITY	3	£15k
THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£260k
THE GREEN HALL FOUNDATION	2	£13k
DUCHY OF LANCASTER BENEVOLENT FUND	2	£12k
Evelyn Partners Charitable Trust	2	£700
THE ARDWICK TRUST	2	£600
THE ANTON JURGENS CHARITABLE TRUST	1	—

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Moya Cole Hospice.

Moya Cole Hospice income £15.5m
ISABEL HOSPICE LIMITED income £10.4m
HOSPICE OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD LTD income £6.1m
WAKEFIELD HOSPICE income £7.2m
ST LUKE'S HOSPICE (HARROW AND BRENT) LTD income £13.0m
HOSPICE AT HOME WEST CUMBRIA income £2.3m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
DOUGLAS MACMILLAN HOSPICE	£21.7m	£120,001 - £130,000	—	unclear	—	no doubt
Moya Cole Hospice FY2025	£15.5m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ISABEL HOSPICE LIMITED FY2025	£10.4m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
HOSPICE OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD LTD FY2025	£6.1m	—	0	above	32.0%	no doubt
WAKEFIELD HOSPICE FY2025	£7.2m	—	—	unclear	—	noted
ST LUKE'S HOSPICE (HARROW AND BRENT) LTD FY2025	£13.0m	—	—	above	—	no doubt

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