HOSPICE AT HOME WEST CUMBRIA

Registered charity 1086837 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HOSPICE AT HOME - WEST CUMBRIA, WEST CUMBRIA HOSPICE AT HOME

To provide palliative and supportive care, including pain and symptom control to persons of either sex, any age, without regard to race or creed, who are suffering from any chronic or terminal illness or from any disability or disease attributable to old age or from any other physical or mental infirmity, disability or disease, in such ways as the Trustees shall from time to time think fit.

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Latest income
£2.3m
Latest spending
£2.1m
Registered
2001
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £247,639 for the year, with total incoming resources of £2,312,619 and total expenditure of £2,064,980. Per the trustees' report, the financial position is considered satisfactory, with total funds at the balance sheet date of £3,608,098, of which £40,282 are restricted. The charity notes it is financially dependent on National Health Funding but maintains that it has adequate resources to continue in operational existence.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Legacies (27% of income)
“Legacies £616,540 27%”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Fundraising cost ratio: 16.0% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“Cost of Raising Income £330,756 16%”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: 12 months operating costs (held: £3.3m)
“The Reserves Policy sets out to hold £2.3m of free reserves. The aim of the Reserves Policy is to hold 12 months operating costs (currently £2.1m, of which £450k is working capital) as investments which are accessible within 12 months.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Hospice at Home West Cumbria Trading Ltd
“The charity has one trading subsidiary undertaking; Hospice at Home West Cumbria Trading Ltd (Company Registration Number 06199137).” — page 31
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Hospice at Home West Cumbria (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.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: Hospice at Home West Cumbria — Registered, 1 registered location, 3 regulated activities, last inspected 15/11/2023.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

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

Total income
£2.3m
Total spending
£2.1m
Cost of raising funds
£442k
Reserves (reported)
£3.3m
Employees
57

Reported reserves equal ~19.2 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 19.1% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cumbria

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£2.3m£2.1m
31/03/2024£1.7m£1.8m
31/03/2023£2.1m£1.4m
31/03/2022£1.5m£1.2m
31/03/2021£2.3m£1.2m

Common questions

Is HOSPICE AT HOME WEST CUMBRIA financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £247,639 for the year, with total incoming resources of £2,312,619 and total expenditure of £2,064,980. Per the trustees' report, the financial position is considered satisfactory, with total funds at the balance sheet date of £3,608,098, of which £40,282 are restricted. The charity notes it is financially dependent on National Health Funding but maintains that it has adequate resources to continue in operational existence. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Saint & Co.

Who funds HOSPICE AT HOME WEST CUMBRIA?

Funders whose own accounts filings name HOSPICE AT HOME WEST CUMBRIA as a grant recipient include THE HERD LAWSON AND MURIEL LAWSON CHARITABLE TRUST, THE JGW PATTERSON FOUNDATION, THE INMAN CHARITY, THE HILARY AWDRY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE HADFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST.

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 Fund12/05/2009£111kLiving for Today

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HOSPICE OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD LTD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HOSPICE AT HOME WEST CUMBRIA£2.3m——above16.0%no doubt
HOSPICE OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD LTD FY2025£6.1m—0above32.0%no doubt
Moya Cole Hospice FY2025£15.5m——unclear—no doubt
HOSPICE AT HOME CARLISLE AND NORTH LAKELAND FY2025£2.0m£80,001 - £90,0000above—no doubt
NIGHTINGALE HOUSE HOSPICE FY2024£6.0m——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.