ST JOSEPH'S HOSPICE ASSOCIATION
Registered charity 1090151 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as JOSPICE, JOSPICE INTERNATIONAL
Runs a hospice in Thornton near Liverpool to care for terminally-ill people and raises money to support and sustain it.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity recorded an operating deficit of £101,686 for the year, reducing its general reserves to £1,523,717. Per the trustees' report, the charity remains in a strong financial position with free reserves equal to around one-third of annual operating costs and maintains a very solvent and healthy financial picture despite inflationary pressures.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £1.5m; policy: £2m)
“The hospice aims to have free reserves of £2m– equivalent to approximately six months running costs. Current levels are below this figure and now stand at £1,523,717” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: St Joseph's Academy Services Limited
“The wholly owned trading subsidiary St Joseph's Academy Services Limited (company registration number 04271430) is incorporated in the United Kingdom and pays all of its profits to the charitable company by gift aid. St Joseph's Academy Services Limited sell merchandise for fundraising purposes.” — page 36
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Lonsdale and Marsh. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
ST JOSEPH'S ACADEMY SERVICES LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — St Joseph’s Hospice (Liverpool) (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Cardinal Vincent Nichols — President (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- The Big Give — “We’re excited to share that the Big Give Christmas Campaign is officially underway! From 2nd to 9th December, every donation you make to St …” (source page)
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.
- NIXON, Anne-Marie — director, appointed 04/12/2025on trustee list
- GUY, Kevin Andrew — director, appointed 25/06/2020on trustee list
- MOORE, Lydia — director, appointed 17/09/2019on trustee list
- WELCH, Judith Anne, Dr — director, appointed 27/01/2014on trustee list
- BRICKNELL, David John — director, appointed 22/03/2011on trustee list
- ATKINSON, Yvonne Elizabeth — director, appointed 19/01/2011on trustee list
- DALY, Jane Hampton — director, appointed 01/06/2009on trustee list
- PARR, Michael Andrew — secretary, appointed 01/12/2015
Official officers record.
Public-sector contracts awarded
From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.
Property (HM Land Registry)
7 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
CQC provider record: St Joseph's Hospice Association — Registered, 1 registered location, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 09/08/2018.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)
Cost of raising funds
£1.0m
Reported reserves equal ~4.3 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 25.0% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (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).
- St Joseph's Hospice Association: Good (10/02/2026) · CQC record
- Anne-Marie Nixon
- DR JUDITH ANNE WELCH
- David Bricknell · trustee of 3 other charities
- JANE DALY · trustee of 1 other charity
- Kevin Guy
- Lydia Moore
- YVONNE ELIZABETH ATKINSON
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Knowsley · Lancashire · Liverpool City · Sefton
Income and spending
Common questions
Is ST JOSEPH'S HOSPICE ASSOCIATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded an operating deficit of £101,686 for the year, reducing its general reserves to £1,523,717. Per the trustees' report, the charity remains in a strong financial position with free reserves equal to around one-third of annual operating costs and maintains a very solvent and healthy financial picture despite inflationary pressures. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Lonsdale and Marsh.
Who funds ST JOSEPH'S HOSPICE ASSOCIATION?
Funders whose own accounts filings name ST JOSEPH'S HOSPICE ASSOCIATION as a grant recipient include THE REED FOUNDATION, THE HEMBY CHARITABLE TRUST, SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE GREEN HALL FOUNDATION, THE MASON BIBBY 1981 TRUST.
Known funders
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Government & lottery funding
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