CICELY SAUNDERS INTERNATIONAL
Registered charity 1087195 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE CICELY SAUNDERS FOUNDATION
Our mission is to promote research to improve the care and treatment of all patients with progressive illness and to make high-quality palliative care available to everyone who needs it: be it in hospice, hospital or home. There is no other charity specifically concerned with carrying out work to identify and promote best practice in palliative care.
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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £206,549 for the year ended 31 December 2024, a significant reversal from the previous year's surplus. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds approximately 36 months of unrestricted expenditure in reserves, maintaining a strong financial position despite the current year's deficit.
Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: minimum of 18 months unrestricted expenditure (held: £1.2m)
“consider the desirable level of general reserves should be a minimum of 18 months unrestricted expenditure.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from Trustees
“Donations totalling £1,400 (2023: £19,060) were received from Trustees during the year.” — page 41
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Goodman Jones LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Cicely Saunders International (matched by registered charity number).
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2023)
Cost of raising funds
£13k
Reported reserves equal ~43.0 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is CICELY SAUNDERS INTERNATIONAL financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £206,549 for the year ended 31 December 2024, a significant reversal from the previous year's surplus. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds approximately 36 months of unrestricted expenditure in reserves, maintaining a strong financial position despite the current year's deficit. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Goodman Jones LLP.
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