SOUTH BUCKS HOSPICE
Registered charity 1128881 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Providing a day hospice and clinical facilities of a non-denominational character for the care of the terminally ill, patients with chronic illnesses, counselling services and patients suffering from lymphoedema.
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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £224,115 for the year ended 31 March 2024, primarily due to planned recruitment and investment in new shops. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £1,517,855, which is above the stated policy target of 40% of projected annual operational expenditure, though the trustees note that reserves are projected to decrease significantly in the next two years.
Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: at least 40% of projected annual operational expenditure (held: £1.5m)
“Our policy on reserves for the year was to hold free reserves of at least 40% of projected annual operational expenditure.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Payments to subsidiary
“Payments of nil were made to the South Bucks Hospice Development Company Limited during the year (2023: nil). Other related party payments during the year: nil (2023 £nil). Total donations from trustees were £2,692 (2023: £1,882). There were no other related party transactions in the current or previous year.” — page 28
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by HaysMac LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
Insolvency history (Companies House)
The charity’s company has insolvency history on the Companies House record (company status: liquidation).
members-voluntary-liquidation — 2026-01-28, 2026-01-28
Corporate structure
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.
- PROCTER, Susan — director, appointed 28/07/2021on trustee list
- LANGLEY, Caroline Alexia — director, appointed 27/09/2018on trustee list
- ELLIS, David Richard — director, appointed 25/09/2018on trustee list
- KERRIDGE, Joanna Lynden — director, appointed 08/08/2018on trustee list
- WATKINS, Philip James — director, appointed 09/11/2016on trustee list
Official officers record.
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title 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.
CQC provider record: South Bucks Hospice — Registered, 1 registered location, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 06/07/2022.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2024)
Cost of raising funds
£1.3m
Reported reserves equal ~8.5 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (70% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 68.6% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).
Care Quality Commission ratings
CQC inspection ratings for services run by a provider matching this charity’s name (matched by name; verify provider identity on CQC’s site).
- South Bucks Hospice: Good (17/08/2022) · CQC record
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Buckinghamshire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is SOUTH BUCKS HOSPICE financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £224,115 for the year ended 31 March 2024, primarily due to planned recruitment and investment in new shops. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £1,517,855, which is above the stated policy target of 40% of projected annual operational expenditure, though the trustees note that reserves are projected to decrease significantly in the next two years. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by HaysMac LLP.
Who funds SOUTH BUCKS HOSPICE?
Funders whose own accounts filings name SOUTH BUCKS HOSPICE as a grant recipient include THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED, THE ROGER AND JEAN JEFCOATE TRUST, THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUST, PINK RIBBON FOUNDATION, THE INLIGHT TRUST.
Known funders
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