SOBELL HOUSE HOSPICE CHARITY LIMITED

Registered charity 1118646 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity operates to provide on-going funding to Sir Michael Sobell House (The Hospice). The fundraising effort concentrates on four main areas, which are:-- The Sobell Lottery- Community Fundraising- Financial Support - legacies, investments and grant income- Trading - shopsFunding is provided to The Hospice by way of grants and services provided.

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Latest income

£4.8m

Latest spending

£6.6m

Registered

2007

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds approximately 16 months of free reserves against a policy target of 12 months of budgeted running costs, resulting in a strong financial position. Per the trustees' report, this surplus allows for a deficit budget in the coming year to support retail investment and project work. The auditor confirmed that no material uncertainties exist regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £70,001 - £80,000 — above the median for charities its size (£70k)

“Two employees of the Charity received remuneration of £70,000 - £80,000 during the year (2024: one; £70,000 - £80,000).” — page 21

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Employees paid over £60,000: 2

“Two employees of the Charity received remuneration of £70,000 - £80,000 during the year (2024: one; £70,000 - £80,000).” — page 21

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: 12 months of budgeted running costs (held: £4.4m)

“The Trustees consider that the appropriate level of free reserves is equivalent to 12 months of budgeted running costs, with a designated fund covering a reasonable period of budgeted grant costs. At 31st March 2025, the estimate of running costs for the next year is £3.2 million. The Charity therefore currently holds approximately 16 months of free reserves on this basis.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Wenn Townsend. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (FY2024) → 2 (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Sobell House Hospice Charity (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

11 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)

Total income

£4.8m

Total spending

£6.6m

Cost of raising funds

£2.7m

Reserves (reported)

£4.2m

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~7.6 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 56.5% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (12/02/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (10/10/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

IAN MILESchair · trustee of 3 other charities
Bernard Gregory Birdseye
Caroline Jones
Dr Timothy Littlewood
Duncan Crine
Elizabeth Drew
Graham Daniel Brown
HUGH EVERARD DUNCAN FRASER · trustee of 1 other charity
Jane Maitland
MICHAEL WELLS · trustee of 1 other charity
MR JOHN HOLLORAN · trustee of 1 other charity
SANDRA NASH · trustee of 1 other charity
Sarah Wilson

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2026	£4.8m	£6.6m
31/03/2025	£5.0m	£6.7m
31/03/2024	£4.3m	£5.9m
31/03/2023	£4.9m	£4.8m
31/03/2022	£3.3m	£3.5m

Common questions

Is SOBELL HOUSE HOSPICE CHARITY LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds approximately 16 months of free reserves against a policy target of 12 months of budgeted running costs, resulting in a strong financial position. Per the trustees' report, this surplus allows for a deficit budget in the coming year to support retail investment and project work. The auditor confirmed that no material uncertainties exist regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Wenn Townsend.

What does the highest-paid employee of SOBELL HOUSE HOSPICE CHARITY LIMITED earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £70,001 - £80,000 band, and 2 employees earned over £60,000.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	08/08/2024	£18k	Sobell House Family Room Improvements
The National Lottery Community Fund	09/02/2011	£54k	The Transport Project

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE REED FOUNDATION	2	—
THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATION	2	£3k
Evelyn Partners Charitable Trust	2	£700
THE WOLFSON FOUNDATION	1	£80k
Salisbury Hospice Charity Limited	1	£61k
THE ANNANDALE CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£29k
THE VALENTINE CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£25k
THE JORDAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£22k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE MICHAEL SOBELL HOSPICE CHARITY.

THE MICHAEL SOBELL HOSPICE CHARITY income £1.2m
THE SOBELL FOUNDATION income £1.2m
OXFORD CENTRE FOR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH IN PALLIATIVE CARE: SOBELL HOUSE income £474k
ST LUKE'S HOSPICE (HARROW AND BRENT) LTD income £13.0m
Salisbury Hospice Charity Limited income £2.7m
ISABEL HOSPICE LIMITED income £10.4m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SOBELL HOUSE HOSPICE CHARITY LIMITED	£4.8m	£70,001 - £80,000	2	unclear	—	no doubt
THE MICHAEL SOBELL HOSPICE CHARITY FY2025	£1.2m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE SOBELL FOUNDATION FY2024	£1.2m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
OXFORD CENTRE FOR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH IN PALLIATIVE CARE: SOBELL HOUSE FY2026	£474k	£60,000 - £70,000	1	unclear	—	no doubt
ST LUKE'S HOSPICE (HARROW AND BRENT) LTD FY2025	£13.0m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
Salisbury Hospice Charity Limited FY2025	£2.7m	—	0	above	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.