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CRANSLEY HOSPICE TRUST

Registered charity 1151018 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CRANSLEY HOSPICE

Latest income
£3.1m
Latest spending
£1.3m
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net decrease in funds of £342,000 for the year ended 31 March 2024, driven by a significant drawdown from reserves to support service delivery amid fundraising challenges. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £346,000, which is below the stated policy target of £700,000 required to cover closure costs. The charity maintains adequate resources for the foreseeable future with no material uncertainties identified by the auditors.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“At the end of 2023-24 the figure was calculated as £700k.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Ellacotts Audit Services Limited.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Cransley Hospice (matched by registered charity number).

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

Total income
£3.1m
Total spending
£1.3m
Cost of raising funds
£575k
Reserves (reported)
£2.7m
Employees
13

Reported reserves equal ~24.8 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Northamptonshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£3.1m£1.3m
31/03/2024£861k£1.2m
31/03/2023£1.0m£1.3m
31/03/2022£1.1m£1.3m
31/03/2021£898k£944k

Common questions

Is CRANSLEY HOSPICE TRUST financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported a net decrease in funds of £342,000 for the year ended 31 March 2024, driven by a significant drawdown from reserves to support service delivery amid fundraising challenges. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £346,000, which is below the stated policy target of £700,000 required to cover closure costs. The charity maintains adequate resources for the foreseeable future with no material uncertainties identified by the auditors. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Ellacotts Audit Services Limited.

Who funds CRANSLEY HOSPICE TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CRANSLEY HOSPICE TRUST as a grant recipient include THE BENHAM CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT, MICHAEL GUEST CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE DAVIDGE USHER TRUST, BURTON LATIMER BAPTIST CHURCH, ST GILES’ CHURCH, DESBOROUGH.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmount
THE BENHAM CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2023£2k
MICHAEL GUEST CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£2k
THE DAVIDGE USHER TRUSTFY2025£2k
BURTON LATIMER BAPTIST CHURCHFY2023£250
ST GILES’ CHURCH, DESBOROUGHFY2024£0
BURTON LATIMER BAPTIST CHURCHFY2022£0
THE DAVIDGE USHER TRUSTFY2024£0

Funders of similar charities

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FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
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THE VALENTINE CHARITABLE TRUST1£10k
ELLINGHAM AND RINGWOOD AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY1£7k
THE CHARLOTTE BONHAM-CARTER CHARITABLE TRUST1£6k
LORD BARNBY'S FOUNDATION1£5k

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