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WISDOM HOSPICE SUPPORT

Registered charity 1155857 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WISDOM & HEART

The relief of sickness by the provision of funds to support the hospice care provided by The Friends of the Wisdom Hospice Limited

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

Latest income
£672k
Latest spending
£618k
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £53,320 against total income of £671,776, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £396,570. The Trustees consider this level of reserves appropriate given future plans and the ongoing support of the parent undertaking. The financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: appropriate minimum level taking into accounts our future plans (held: £397k)
“The Trustees regard the level of unrestricted reserves in the charitable company at 31 March 2025 as an appropriate minimum level taking into accounts our future plans” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Exempt from disclosure
“As a subsidiary undertaking of Wisdom Hospice Charity the charitable company has taken advantage of the exemption in FRS 102 from disclosing transactions with the parent charitable company.” — page 26
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by UHY Hacker Young. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

5 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.

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

Total income
£672k
Total spending
£618k
Cost of raising funds
£618k
Reserves (reported)
£397k
Employees
16

Reported reserves equal ~7.7 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (92% 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: 92.1% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£672k£618k
31/03/2024£539k£478k
31/03/2023£404k£408k
31/03/2022£417k£242k
31/03/2021£309k£275k

Common questions

Is WISDOM HOSPICE SUPPORT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £53,320 against total income of £671,776, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £396,570. The Trustees consider this level of reserves appropriate given future plans and the ongoing support of the parent undertaking. The financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by UHY Hacker Young.

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUST2£4k
THE MICHAEL AND ANNA WIX CHARITABLE TRUST2£400
THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION1£1.5m
FRANK BRAKE CHARITABLE TRUST1£190k
THE GRANT FOUNDATION1£160k
THE SHANLY FOUNDATION1£128k
THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST1£80k
THE CAMELLIA FOUNDATION1£78k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
WISDOM HOSPICE SUPPORT£672k—0above—no doubt
Wisdom Hospice Charity FY2025£2.1m—0unclear—no doubt
Birmingham Hospice FY2025£19.1m£90,001 - £100,000—above—no doubt
FOUNDATION FOR DEVELOPING COMPASSION AND WISDOM FY2025£110k—0unclear—no doubt
HOSPICE AID UK FY2025£115k—0unclear—no doubt
THE CONGREGATION OF THE DAUGHTERS OF WISDOM FY2024£1.1m——above—no doubt

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