SWAFFHAM AND LITCHAM HOME HOSPICE SUPPORT LIMITED
Providing home hospice services and related care.
Objects
RELIEF OF PERSONS LIVING IN SWAFFHAM AND ITS SURROUNDING AREA WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM CHRONIC OR TERMINAL ILLNESS BY PROVIDING FOR, ASSISTING AND PROMOTING AND ENCOURAGING THE TREATMENT, NURSING AND CARE OF SUCH PERSONS IN THEIR OWN HOMES.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £44,745 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total net assets decreasing from £500,149 to £455,404. The trustees confirm the charity has sufficient reserves and future income streams to cover outgoing commitments for the foreseeable future. The organization relies on NHS funding, donations, and fundraising to meet its costs.
What the accounts disclose
“Grants receivable 54,699” — page 18
“There is a reserve fund of £115,000 to cover liabilities should the company cease to carry out is objectives.” — page 6
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 35
- Government income: £54,699 — grants £54,699 (1); 45% of the £120,710 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 35
- Government income: £54,373 — grants £54,373 (1); 33% of the £164,692 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Volunteers: 35
- Government income: £54,373 — grants £54,373 (1); 36% of the £153,061 total gross income on the same return
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2023 (received 28/02/2024, 28 days after the 31/01/2024 due date).
Trustees
- Dr IAN HACZEWSKIchair
- Dr Nicola Karen Holmes
- MAVIS WHITE
- MERVYN THOMPSON GRIBBON
- Simon Fowler
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £121k | £165k |
| 31/03/2024 | £165k | £144k |
| 31/03/2023 | £153k | £139k |
| 31/03/2022 | £110k | £129k |
| 31/03/2021 | £116k | £114k |
Common questions
Is SWAFFHAM AND LITCHAM HOME HOSPICE SUPPORT LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £44,745 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total net assets decreasing from £500,149 to £455,404. The trustees confirm the charity has sufficient reserves and future income streams to cover outgoing commitments for the foreseeable future. The organization relies on NHS funding, donations, and fundraising to meet its costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 23/05/2012 | £1k | Recliner Chair with Massage facilities |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE JONES 1986 CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £150k |
| BNA CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION | 1 | £65k |
| SIDMOUTH VICTORIA HOSPITAL COMFORTS FUND | 1 | £51k |
| STAND AGAINST MND | 1 | £30k |
| THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUST | 1 | £24k |
| BOOTS CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £20k |
| LILIAN FRANCES HIND BEQUEST (TRUSTEES OF LADY HIND) | 1 | £11k |
| THE JESSIE SPENCER TRUST | 1 | £11k |
Charities like this
- SHALOM HOUSE
- STROUD & DISTRICT HOMES FOUNDATION LIMITED
- THE NOTTINGHAMSHIRE HOSPICE LIMITED
- Sidmouth Hospice at Home
- ANNIE BERTHA LLOYD
- WATERMOOR HOUSE RCH
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWAFFHAM AND LITCHAM HOME HOSPICE SUPPORT LIMITED | £121k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SHALOM HOUSE | £303k | — | 0 | unclear | — | noted |
| STROUD & DISTRICT HOMES FOUNDATION LIMITED | £2.6m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE NOTTINGHAMSHIRE HOSPICE LIMITED | £3.7m | £90,001 - £100,000 | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| Sidmouth Hospice at Home | £988k | £80,640 | 1 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ANNIE BERTHA LLOYD | £49k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |