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
Objects
THE HELP AND RELIEF OF PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM CANCER AND OTHER LIFE THREATENING ILLNESSES AND THE PROVISION AND PROMOTION OF SPECIALIST AND PALLIATIVE CARE.
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).
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: 1,400
- Government income: £1,413,511 — contracts £1,158,027 (1), grants £255,484 (2); 11% of the £13,443,098 total gross income on the same return
- Employees paid over £60,000: 7 (£60,001–£70,000: 2; £70,001–£80,000: 1; £80,001–£90,000: 3; £90,001–£100,000: 1)
- Has a trading subsidiary
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 1,150
- Government income: £1,158,109 — contracts £1,158,109 (1); 10% of the £11,777,084 total gross income on the same return
- Employees paid over £60,000: 4 (£60,001–£70,000: 1; £70,001–£80,000: 1; £80,001–£90,000: 1; £90,001–£100,000: 1)
- Has a trading subsidiary
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Volunteers: 450
- Government income: £1,102,884 — contracts £1,102,884 (1); 9% of the £12,523,198 total gross income on the same return
- Employees paid over £60,000: 6 (£60,001–£70,000: 2; £70,001–£80,000: 2; £80,001–£90,000: 1; £90,001–£100,000: 1)
- Has a trading subsidiary
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 Clarke
- Graham Piercy
- Lesley Jane Stubberfield
- 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, THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUST, DUCHY HEALTH CHARITY LIMITED, THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED, THE HEATHCOAT TRUST.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE ELWYN THOMAS MEMORIAL FUND | FY2022 | £1.0m | |
| THE ELWYN THOMAS MEMORIAL FUND | FY2021 | £250k | |
| THE PENNIES FOUNDATION | FY2025 | Unverified read£13k | Grant to institution |
| THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2021 | £10k | Care of Cancer Patients |
| 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 | amount not stated | |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF PADSTOW | FY2021 | amount not stated | Special Appeal Restricted Donations |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUST | 3 | £75k |
| THE FRANCIS WINHAM FOUNDATION | 2 | £105k |
| THE LINDER FOUNDATION | 2 | £30k |
| THE HISCOX FOUNDATION | 2 | £22k |
| THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUST | 2 | £20k |
| National Philanthropic Trust UK Limited | 1 | £800k |
| THE VALIANT CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £250k |
| THE BARBERS' COMPANY GENERAL CHARITIES | 1 | £140k |
Charities like this
- CORNWALL CARE LIMITED
- PENDLESIDE HOSPICE
- DERWENTSIDE HOSPICE CARE FOUNDATION
- PHYLLIS TUCKWELL MEMORIAL HOSPICE LTD
- CORBY AND DISTRICT CANCER CARE
- THE COUNTESS OF BRECKNOCK HOSPICE TRUST
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 |
| PENDLESIDE HOSPICE | £5.7m | — | — | above | — | no doubt |
| DERWENTSIDE HOSPICE CARE FOUNDATION | £2.0m | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| PHYLLIS TUCKWELL MEMORIAL HOSPICE LTD | £24.9m | £180,000 - £189,999 | 16 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| CORBY AND DISTRICT CANCER CARE | £433k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |