SHIPSTON HOME NURSING

Registered charity 1162586 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The relief of persons suffering from a terminal illness by the provision of nursing care in the homes of such persons.

Objects

(i) The relief of persons suffering from terminal illness (or where hospital admission would normally be required) by the provision of nursing care in the homes of such persons;(ii) the advancement of education of nurses by the provision of training for such nurses in the care of terminally ill persons;(iii) The relief of the mental and physical sickness of persons suffering from bereavement or loss by the provision of counselling and support for such persons; and(iv) the furtherance of such other charitable purposes as the trustees may in their absolute discretion determinein the towns of Shipston on Stour Wellesbourne and Kineton and in other parishes and places in the administrative districts of Stratford on Avon and Cotswold and Cherwell or such other area as the Trustees in their absolute discretion determine.Nothing in this constitution shall authorise an application of the property of the CIO for purposes which are not charitable in accordance with section 2 of the Charities Act 2011

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

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Latest income
£873k
Latest spending
£695k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £140,972 for the year ended 30 June 2025, with unrestricted reserves standing at £2,123,203. The trustees consider the balance sheet reflects a healthy provision for two years of operating costs plus an assumption for closure costs. The charity is funded primarily through donations, legacies, and grants, with no disclosed material uncertainties regarding its financial health.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: two years operating costs plus an assumption for closure costs (held: £2.1m)
“The trustees consider the balance sheet reflects a healthy provision for two years operating costs plus an assumption for closure costs in the unlikely event that the Charity had to cease trading.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Shipston Home Nursing (matched by registered charity number).

CQC provider record: Shipston Home Nursing Charitable Incorporated Organisation — Registered, 2 registered locations, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 25/09/2019.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

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

Total income
£873k
Total spending
£695k
Cost of raising funds
£151k
Reserves (reported)
£2.1m
Employees
25

Reported reserves equal ~36.9 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 17.3% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

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

Operates in: Gloucestershire · Oxfordshire · Warwickshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£873k£695k
30/06/2024£620k£649k
30/06/2023£534k£573k
30/06/2022£831k£387k
30/06/2021£681k£314k

Common questions

Is SHIPSTON HOME NURSING financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £140,972 for the year ended 30 June 2025, with unrestricted reserves standing at £2,123,203. The trustees consider the balance sheet reflects a healthy provision for two years of operating costs plus an assumption for closure costs. The charity is funded primarily through donations, legacies, and grants, with no disclosed material uncertainties regarding its financial health. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund19/01/2024£10kSpecialist Bereavement Counselling Service