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.

Objects

4.1. THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE CHARITY IS ESTABLISHED (THE "OBJECTS") ARE TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT, AND IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING): 4.1.1. TO ESTABLISH, MAINTAIN AND CONDUCT RESIDENTIAL HOME(S) AND OR DAY CARE CENTRE(S) IN THE UNITED KINGDOM FOR THE RECEPTION AND CARE OF PERSONS OF EITHER SEX (WITHOUT REGARD TO RACE, RELIGION OR CREED) WHO ARE SUFFERING (AT ANY AGE) FROM CHRONIC OR TERMINAL ILLNESS OR FROM ANY DISABILITY OR DISEASE WHETHER ATTRIBUTABLE TO OLD AGE OR OTHERWISE, AND TO PROVIDE MEDICAL OR OTHER TREATMENT AND ATTENTION FOR SUCH PERSONS AS AFORESAID IN THEIR OWN HOMES EITHER FREE OF CHARGE OR SUBJECT TO SUCH PAYMENT AS THE CHARITY MAY THINK FIT;4.1.2. TO CONDUCT, PUBLISH, PROMOTE OR ENCOURAGE RESEARCH INTO THE CARE AND TREATMENT OF PERSONS SUFFERING FROM ANY SUCH ILLNESS, DISABILITY, DISEASE OR INFIRMITY AS AFORESAID, AND PARTICULARLY (BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING) INTO THE CARE AND TREATMENT OF PERSONS SUFFERING FROM CANCER OR TERMINAL ILLNESS, AND TO PUBLISH THE RESULTS THEREOF TO THE PUBLIC;4.1.3. TO PROMOTE, ENCOURAGE OR ASSIST IN THE TEACHING OR TRAINING OF DOCTORS, NURSES, PHYSIOTHERAPISTS AND OTHER PERSONS ENGAGED IN ANY BRANCH OF MEDICINE, SURGERY, NURSING OR ALLIED SERVICES, AND IN THE TEACHING OR TRAINING OF STUDENTS IN ANY BRANCH OF MEDICINE, SURGERY, NURSING OR ALLIED SERVICES; 4.1.4. TO ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTE THE EDUCATION AND AWARENESS OF THE PUBLIC IN THE UNITED KINGDOM CONCERNING THE CARE AND TREATMENT OF PERSONS SUFFERING FROM ANY SUCH ILLNESS, DISABILITY, DISEASE OR INFIRMITY AS AFORESAID, AND PARTICULARLY (BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING) INTO THE CARE AND TREATMENT OF PERSONS SUFFERING FROM CANCER OR TERMINAL ILLNESS, AND TO PROVIDE INFORMATION SERVICES FOR THOSE PATIENTS AND THEIR CARERS, FAMILIES AND FRIENDS IN CONNECTION WITH THEIR CARE AND TREATMENT; 4.1.5. TO PROVIDE, ASSIST OR ENCOURAGE THE PROVISION OF SPIRITUAL HELP, GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT FOR ANY SUCH PATIENTS AND THEIR CARERS, FAMILIES AND/OR FRIENDS, AND PERSONS WORKING IN ANY SUCH DAY CENTRE(S), HOME OR HOMES AS AFORESAID AND TO INCLUDE THE PROVISION OF A PLACE OF WORSHIP.

Area of benefit: THE UNITED KINGDOM

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: St Albans, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

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.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Care Quality Commission. This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 1,600
  • Government income: £2,713,714 — contracts £2,573,184 (4), grants £140,530 (1); 27% of the £10,234,652 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 5 (£60,001–£70,000: 2; £70,001–£80,000: 1; £80,001–£90,000: 1; £120,001–£130,000: 1)
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 42.4% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 5.3%) (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 TRUSTFY2021£10kCare of Cancer Patients
THE FRANK LITCHFIELD GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£10k
THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£10kCancer Care
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 ST PETER'S, ST ALBANSFY2021£4kSecular charities
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL'S, ST ALBANSFY2021£4k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HARPENDEN ST. JOHNFY2021£3kRelief and development agencies
THE SIMON GIBSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£3k
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 Caledonia Investments Charitable FoundationFY2024£1k
THE CHAMPNISS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£1k
THE FRANK LITCHFIELD GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£1k
The Caledonia Investments Charitable FoundationFY2023£1k
THE CHAMPNISS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£1k
THE FRANK LITCHFIELD GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1k
THE CHRISTOPHER LAING FOUNDATIONFY2023£1k
THE CHRISTOPHER LAING FOUNDATIONFY2022£1k
THE CHAMPNISS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1k
ANSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£1kCharitable Donation
THE CARRINGTON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£500
THE CARRINGTON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£500
THE CARRINGTON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£500
The Squire Patton Boggs Charitable TrustFY2022£500The Advancement of Health or Saving of Lives
THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUSTFY2025amount not stated

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 IAIN RENNIE HOSPICE AT HOME.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
RENNIE GROVE HOSPICE CARE£2.0m—0unclear—no doubt
IAIN RENNIE HOSPICE AT HOME FY2025£31k—0below—no doubt
RENNIE GROVE PEACE HOSPICE CARE FY2025£17.6m——within—no doubt
PEACE HOSPICE CARE FY2025£988k—0unclear—no doubt
ST ALBANS AND DACORUM DAY HOSPICE FY2025£30k—0unclear—no doubt
WILLEN HOSPICE FY2026£11.4m——unclear—no doubt

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