RENNIE GROVE HOSPICE CARE

Registered charity 1140386 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as IAIN RENNIE GROVE HOUSE HOSPICE CARE

Rennie Grove Hospice Care provides palliative care for adults and children who have been diagnosed with cancer or another life limiting illness in Herts and Bucks. Through our 24/7 responsive hospice at home service, our specialist nurses give patients the choice to be cared for at home. We also offer support services for families and, in Herts, a range of day services for patients & families.

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Latest income
£2.0m
Latest spending
£5.1m
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's total funds decreased to £2.9 million from £4.6 million in the prior year, driven by a significant donation of £3.4 million to its parent company, Rennie Grove Peace. The charity reports no long-term borrowing obligations and maintains unrestricted funds of £0.8 million, which the trustees consider adequate to support operational activities for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Pension scheme deficit: £18k
“In 2025, RG withdrew from this Plan which resulted in a payment of £18k for the estimated share of the debt on withdrawal.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by HaysMac LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

13 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.

CQC provider record: Rennie Grove Hospice Care — Deregistered, 4 registered locations, last inspected 18/05/2016.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£2.2m
Total spending
£5.1m
Cost of raising funds
£941k
Reserves (reported)
£670k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~1.6 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 42.4% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Buckinghamshire · Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£2.0m£5.1m
31/03/2024£8.3m£18.9m
31/03/2023£10.2m£9.9m
31/03/2022£13.1m£9.4m
31/03/2021£11.9m£8.8m

Common questions

Is RENNIE GROVE HOSPICE CARE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's total funds decreased to £2.9 million from £4.6 million in the prior year, driven by a significant donation of £3.4 million to its parent company, Rennie Grove Peace. The charity reports no long-term borrowing obligations and maintains unrestricted funds of £0.8 million, which the trustees consider adequate to support operational activities for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by HaysMac LLP.

Who funds RENNIE GROVE HOSPICE CARE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name RENNIE GROVE HOSPICE CARE as a grant recipient include THE PEPPER FOUNDATION, THE REED FOUNDATION, THE SIMON GIBSON CHARITABLE TRUST, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER'S, ST ALBANS, THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE PEPPER FOUNDATIONFY2022£252kFunding the children’s hospice at home service
THE REED FOUNDATIONFY2022£92kChristmas Challenge
THE SIMON GIBSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£20k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER'S, ST ALBANSFY2022£17kincluded within grants issued
THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£10kCancer Care
THE FRANK LITCHFIELD GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£10k
THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUSTFY2023£9k
THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUSTFY2024£9k
THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUSTFY2022£9k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HARPENDEN ST. JOHNFY2021£3kRelief and development agencies
THE SIMON GIBSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£3k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHALFONT ST GILESFY2023£1kLent lunches
THE CHRISTOPHER LAING FOUNDATIONFY2024£1k
THE CHAMPNISS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£1k
THE CHRISTOPHER LAING FOUNDATIONFY2023£1k
THE FRANK LITCHFIELD GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1k
The Caledonia Investments Charitable FoundationFY2023£1k
ANSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£1kCharitable Donation
THE CHAMPNISS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1k
THE CHAMPNISS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£1k
The Caledonia Investments Charitable FoundationFY2024£1k
THE CHRISTOPHER LAING FOUNDATIONFY2022£1k
THE FRANK LITCHFIELD GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£1k
THE CARRINGTON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£500
THE CARRINGTON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£500
The Squire Patton Boggs Charitable TrustFY2022£500The Advancement of Health or Saving of Lives
THE CARRINGTON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£500
THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUSTFY2025£0

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government01/04/2019£94kRennie Grove Hospice Care
The National Lottery Community Fund28/02/2019£65kSupporting Hands (roll-out) in Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Rowans Hospice.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
RENNIE GROVE HOSPICE CARE£2.0m—0unclear—no doubt
Rowans Hospice FY2025£10.7m——above—no doubt
Garden House Hospice Care FY2025£8.4m——within—no doubt
WILLEN HOSPICE FY2025£11.8m——unclear—no doubt
HOSPICE AT HOME CARLISLE AND NORTH LAKELAND FY2025£2.0m£80,001 - £90,0000above—no doubt
DERIAN HOUSE CHILDRENS HOSPICE FY2025£7.7m——above—no doubt

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