CORNWALL HOSPICE CARE LIMITED
Cornwall Hospice Care provides help and relief to people suffering from cancer and other life threatening illnesses by providing and promoting specialist palliative care to the people of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.The charity achieves this by providing In Patient and Out Patient specialist palliative care at its two hospices, Mount Edgcumbe Hospice,St Austell and St Julia's Hospice,Hayle
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported an overall surplus of £353,499 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income rising 14% to £13.4m. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £6.6m, which the Board considers sufficient to cover six months of running costs given strategic risks and economic uncertainties.
What the accounts disclose
“Eight employees had annualised emoluments for the year in excess of £60,000” — page 35
“Total free reserves of £6.6m were held by the charity at 31st March 2025. This comprises a general reserve equating to 6 months running costs, which the Trustees believe it is necessary to retain given the strategic risk factors identified above” — page 17
“The charity has two wholly owned trading subsidiaries: Cornwall Hospice Care Trading Limited whose sole purpose is to raise funds for the charity by reselling purchased goods for profit, and Cornwall Hospice Care Lottery Limited, which raises funds through the operation of a lottery.” — page 7
Year-over-year changes
- Employees paid over £60,000: 4 (FY2024) → 8 (FY2025).
Corporate structure
- Registered company of the charity Companies House 05660401
- Trading subsidiary: CORNWALL HOSPICE CARE LOTTERY LIMITED Companies House 05724116
- Trading subsidiary: CORNWALL HOSPICE CARE TRADING LIMITED Companies House 05724233
- Turnover: £927k
- Profit before tax: £513k
- Donated/gift-aided to the charity: £480k
- Note 7 discloses amounts due from the parent company of £456,066 (2024: £472,077). Note 4 discloses interest receivable on loan to parent company of £31,938 (2024: £20,014). Note 7 states: 'Interest is charged at 2% above the Bank of England base rate on the amount due from the parent undertaking.' Note 8 states: 'The parent undertaking has a debenture over the assets of the company.'
“Charitable distribution to parent company under gift aid (480,000)”
- Turnover: £171k
- Profit before tax: £41k
- Donated/gift-aided to the charity: £80k
- Creditors include £139,805 due to the parent undertaking (Cornwall Hospice Care Limited).
“During the year, £80k of profit was donated to Cornwall Hospice Care Limited by Gift Aid donation.”
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Jane Stubberfield — Chair of the Board of Trustees
- Paul Brinsley — Chief Executive Officer
- Sarah Machin — Director of Clinical Services
- Will Hood — Director of Finance and Resources
- Frazer Hopkins — Director of Income Generation
Company officers (Companies House)
- MURPHY, Edmond on trustee list
- THOMAS, Nikki on trustee list
- DAVIS, Martin John on trustee list
- BAMFORD, Sharon Marie on trustee list
- GODZICZ, Susan Mary on trustee list
- PIERCY, Graham on trustee list
- STUBBERFIELD, Lesley Jane on trustee list
- PHILIP, Colin John, Dr on trustee list
- HOOD, William Alan
Property (HM Land Registry)
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Care Quality Commission ratings
- Mount Edgcumbe Hospice: Outstanding
- St Julia's Hospice: Good
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (04/11/2022)
- Received assets from another charity (04/01/2017)
Trustees
- Dr Colin John Philip
- Edmond Murphy
- Graham Piercy
- Lesley Jane Stubberfield
- Martin John Davis
- Nikki Thomas
- Sharon Bamford
- Susan Mary Godzicz
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £13.4m | £13.0m |
| 31/03/2024 | £11.8m | £11.7m |
| 31/03/2023 | £12.5m | £11.1m |
| 31/03/2022 | £11.3m | £10.3m |
| 31/03/2021 | £9.7m | £10.1m |
Common questions
Is CORNWALL HOSPICE CARE LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an overall surplus of £353,499 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income rising 14% to £13.4m. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £6.6m, which the Board considers sufficient to cover six months of running costs given strategic risks and economic uncertainties. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by RRL LLP.
Who funds CORNWALL HOSPICE CARE LIMITED?
Funders whose own accounts filings name CORNWALL HOSPICE CARE LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE ELWYN THOMAS MEMORIAL FUND, DUCHY HEALTH CHARITY LIMITED, THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED, THE HEATHCOAT TRUST, THE GRACE TRUST.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE ELWYN THOMAS MEMORIAL FUND | FY2022 | £1.0m | |
| DUCHY HEALTH CHARITY LIMITED | FY2022 | £5k | |
| THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED | FY2022 | £4k | Hospice |
| THE HEATHCOAT TRUST | FY2022 | £2k | |
| THE GRACE TRUST | FY2021 | £2k | |
| THE HEATHCOAT TRUST | FY2023 | £2k | General |
| W G EDWARDS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | FY2022 | £1k | DASH |
| THE HEATHCOAT TRUST | FY2025 | £1k | Charitable organisations and general |
| THE GRAND CHARITY | FY2022 | £1k | Core Funding (Matched Provincial donation) |
| LISKEARD AND DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION | FY2024 | £100 | |
| LISKEARD AND DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION | FY2025 | £0 |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE HADFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST | 2 | £20k |
| SIR JOHN BARROW PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION | 1 | £17.9m |
| PARTNERS IN SERVICE | 1 | £250k |
| M J CAMP CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £217k |
| KESWICK TO BARROW WALK | 1 | £82k |
| THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITED | 1 | £70k |
| THE DAVID SNOWDON TRUST | 1 | £57k |
| FRANK BRAKE CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £53k |
Charities like this
- CORNWALL CARE LIMITED
- HOSPICE AT HOME CARLISLE AND NORTH LAKELAND
- PILGRIMS HOSPICES IN EAST KENT
- HOSPICE OF ST MARY OF FURNESS
- THE PLYMOUTH AND CORNWALL CANCER FUND
- EDEN VALLEY HOSPICE, CARLISLE
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CORNWALL HOSPICE CARE LIMITED | £13.4m | — | 8 | within | — | no doubt |
| CORNWALL CARE LIMITED | £34.6m | — | 0 | unclear | — | not going concern |
| HOSPICE AT HOME CARLISLE AND NORTH LAKELAND | £2.0m | £80,001 - £90,000 | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| PILGRIMS HOSPICES IN EAST KENT | £18.9m | £160,001 - £170,000 | — | above | 25.9% | no doubt |
| HOSPICE OF ST MARY OF FURNESS | £5.6m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE PLYMOUTH AND CORNWALL CANCER FUND | £148k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |