THE WORLDWIDE HOSPICE PALLIATIVE CARE ALLIANCE

Registered charity 1127569 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE WORLDWIDE PALLIATIVE CARE ALLIANCE

The WHPCA works through the collaboration and partnership with its member organisations to:a) Improve access to, and the quality of, palliative care worldwide b) Build a worldwide network of international and national palliative care organisations c) Provide or facilitate education and training in palliative care d) Increase awareness and understanding of hospice and palliative care

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Latest income

£81k

Latest spending

£175k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a deficit of £93,365 for the year, resulting in total funds falling to £52,451. The trustees report that free reserves of £31,818 are inadequate against their stated policy target of at least £50,000. Despite this shortfall, the trustees confirm the charity remains a going concern for the next twelve months.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least £50,000 (held: £32k)

“The trustees aim to hold reserves of at least £50,000”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Received £31,960 from EAPC for staff recharges; Julie Ling (Chair of WHPCA) is CEO of EAPC.

“During the year, the charity received £31,960 (2024: £30,033) from EAPC for staff recharges. The chair, Julie Ling, is chief exeucitve of EAPC.” — page 28

“During the year, Stephen Connor, the executive director, donated £420 to WHPCA (2024: £630)” — page 28

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Executive Director Stephen Connor donated £420 to the charity.

“During the year, the charity received £31,960 (2024: £30,033) from EAPC for staff recharges. The chair, Julie Ling, is chief exeucitve of EAPC.” — page 28

“During the year, Stephen Connor, the executive director, donated £420 to WHPCA (2024: £630)” — page 28

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 06735120

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.

BRENNAN, Joanne — director, appointed 10/10/2025on trustee list
AGGARWAL, Ghaury, Dr — director, appointed 30/09/2025not on trustee list
PORTER, Toby Hugh — director, appointed 07/09/2023on trustee list
CRISPIM, Douglas, Dr — director, appointed 07/09/2023on trustee list
ALSIRAFI, Samy, Dr — director, appointed 01/05/2022not on trustee list
GAOLEBALE, Babe Eunice, Dr — director, appointed 01/05/2022on trustee list
GILLESPIE, Laurel — director, appointed 01/05/2022not on trustee list
AGAR, Meera, Dr — director, appointed 01/10/2020not on trustee list
KIZAWA, Yoshiyuki, Dr — director, appointed 01/10/2020on trustee list
MARROQUIN, Maria — director, appointed 01/08/2020on trustee list
WATITI, Stephen, Dr — director, appointed 01/12/2018on trustee list
DOWNING, Julia, Dr — director, appointed 30/10/2017on trustee list
CLEARY, James F, Dr — director, appointed 30/10/2017on trustee list
BRENNEN, Frank, Dr — director, appointed 30/10/2017not on trustee list
HARDING-SWALE, Richard, Professor — director, appointed 14/10/2016on trustee list
LUYIRIKA, Emmanuel Bruce Kaweeri, Dr — director, appointed 13/11/2012not on trustee list

Official officers record.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Cheryl Spencer
DR James Francis Cleary
DR Julia Dorothy Downing
Dr Babe Eunice Gorata Gaolebale
Dr Douglas Crispim
Dr Eve Namisango · trustee of 1 other charity
Dr Frank Patrick Brennan
Dr Ghauri Aggarwal
Dr Raghu Thota
Dr Stephen Watiti
Dr Yoshiyuki Kizawa
Joanne Brennan
Maria Mercedes Marroquin
Professor Richard Harding-Swale · trustee of 2 other charities
Toby Porter

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

Operates in: Argentina · Armenia · Australia · Bangladesh · Canada · Ethiopia · Greece · India · Ireland · Jordan · Kazakhstan · Kenya

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£81k	£175k
31/03/2024	£206k	£201k
31/03/2023	£194k	£257k
31/03/2022	£181k	£156k
31/03/2021	£327k	£309k

Common questions

Is THE WORLDWIDE HOSPICE PALLIATIVE CARE ALLIANCE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded a deficit of £93,365 for the year, resulting in total funds falling to £52,451. The trustees report that free reserves of £31,818 are inadequate against their stated policy target of at least £50,000. Despite this shortfall, the trustees confirm the charity remains a going concern for the next twelve months. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE WORLDWIDE HOSPICE PALLIATIVE CARE ALLIANCE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE WORLDWIDE HOSPICE PALLIATIVE CARE ALLIANCE as a grant recipient include MISS E F RATHBONE CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
MISS E F RATHBONE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£1k