Sidmouth Hospice at Home

Registered charity 1153338 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SIDMOUTH HOSPISCARE TRUST

Caring for people in the Sid Valley with life limiting illnesses

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£988k

Latest spending

£928k

Registered

2013

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income decreased to £988,268 from £1,198,798 in the prior year, while total expenditure increased to £927,791. Despite a loss on investment valuation, the charity reported a net surplus for the year and holds unrestricted reserves of £4,409,522, which the trustees designate to cover five years of nursing and clinical costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £80,640 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £60k)

“The total employee benefits of the key management personnel of the charity were £80,640 (2024 - £71,119).” — page 24

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Employees paid over £60,000: 1

“The total employee benefits of the key management personnel of the charity were £80,640” — page 24

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: five years of nursing and clinical costs in restricted reserves (held: £4.4m)

“the Trustees have decided that it is prudent to aim to hold the equivalent of five years of nursing and clinical costs in restricted reserves.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Westcotts (SW) LLP. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Sidmouth Hospice at Home (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)

Total income

£988k

Total spending

£928k

Cost of raising funds

£9k

Reserves (reported)

£2.0m

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~25.9 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.9% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (24/06/2020) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

David Alan Hancock Cookchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Catherine Suzanne Walden · trustee of 1 other charity
DAVID HAROLD LEE · trustee of 1 other charity
Dr Jane Elisabeth Coop · trustee of 1 other charity
Hilary Anne Elizabeth Nelson · trustee of 2 other charities
Ian Barlow · trustee of 4 other charities
Janet Patricia Webber · trustee of 1 other charity
Keith Wilson Gillanders · trustee of 2 other charities
PHILIP CRANCH · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Devon

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/06/2025	£988k	£928k
30/06/2024	£1.2m	£870k
30/06/2023	£1.1m	£755k
30/06/2022	£261k	£642k
30/06/2021	£597k	£515k

Common questions

Is Sidmouth Hospice at Home financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income decreased to £988,268 from £1,198,798 in the prior year, while total expenditure increased to £927,791. Despite a loss on investment valuation, the charity reported a net surplus for the year and holds unrestricted reserves of £4,409,522, which the trustees designate to cover five years of nursing and clinical costs. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Westcotts (SW) LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of Sidmouth Hospice at Home earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £80,640 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds Sidmouth Hospice at Home?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Sidmouth Hospice at Home as a grant recipient include SIDMOUTH VICTORIA HOSPITAL COMFORTS FUND, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SIDMOUTH PARISH CHURCH ST GILES & ST NICHOLAS.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
SIDMOUTH VICTORIA HOSPITAL COMFORTS FUND	FY2023	£39k	specialist bathroom
SIDMOUTH VICTORIA HOSPITAL COMFORTS FUND	FY2023	£12k	car parking facilities
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SIDMOUTH PARISH CHURCH ST GILES & ST NICHOLAS	FY2022	£136	Outward Giving

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE REED FOUNDATION	2	£11k
THE WOLFSON FOUNDATION	1	£80k
Salisbury Hospice Charity Limited	1	£61k
THE VALENTINE CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£25k
THE SUNRISE (SIDMOUTH) CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£25k
THE THOMAS FARR CHARITY	1	£11k
ELLINGHAM AND RINGWOOD AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY	1	£7k
BNA CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION	1	£6k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE SID VALE ASSOCIATION CIO.

THE SID VALE ASSOCIATION CIO income £319k
SIDMOUTH LIFEBOAT income £638k
SidLife Limited income £1.2m
BEAUMOND HOUSE COMMUNITY HOSPICE income £1.8m
SINCERE SUPPORT income £122k
Salisbury Hospice Charity Limited income £2.7m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
Sidmouth Hospice at Home	£988k	£80,640	1	unclear	—	no doubt
THE SID VALE ASSOCIATION CIO FY2025	£319k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
SIDMOUTH LIFEBOAT FY2025	£638k	—	0	above	10.0%	no doubt
SidLife Limited FY2025	£1.2m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BEAUMOND HOUSE COMMUNITY HOSPICE FY2025	£1.8m	£60,000 - £69,999	1	below	—	no doubt
SINCERE SUPPORT FY2025	£122k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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