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ST RAPHAEL'S HOSPICE

Registered charity 1182636 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

AS SPECIALISTS IN END OF LIFE CARE, OUR PRIMARY OBJECTIVE IS THE CARE AND SUPPORT OF OUR PATIENTS, THEIR FAMILIES AND THEIR FRIENDS. THIS TAKES PLACE IN BOTH OUR EXTENSIVE COMMUNITY AND WITHIN OUR PURPOSE BUILT HOSPICE. EDUCATION AND RESEARCH ARE IMPORTANT SECONDARY OBJECTIVES IN OUR WORK, AND LIKE OUR PATIENT CARE THEY ARE SUPPORTED THROUGH OUR FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES AND OUR HIGH STREET SHOPS.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY IS THE RELIEF OF ILLNESS AND SUFFERING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEACHING, RITES AND PRACTICES OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH:3.1 BY THE PROVISION OF PALLIATIVE CARE, TREATMENT OR RELIEF OF PEOPLE OF ALL AGES WITH ACTIVE, PROGRESSIVE AND ADVANCED ILLNESS ON THE BASIS OF NEED AND REGARDLESS OF THEIR RELIGIOUS, CULTURAL OR ETHNIC BACKGROUND;3.2 BY THE PROVISION OF CARE AND SUPPORT TO THOSE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED LOSS AND BEREAVEMENT, IN PARTICULAR FAMILIES, FRIENDS AND CARERS;3.3 BY CONDUCTING, PROMOTING OR COMMISSIONING RESEARCH INTO THE CARE, TREATMENT AND RELIEF OF PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM ACTIVE, PROGRESSIVE AND ADVANCED ILLNESS AND BY PROVIDING FOR THE DISSEMINATION OF THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH; AND3.4 BY THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR PROFESSIONALS AND VOLUNTEERS ENGAGED IN PALLIATIVE CARE;AND (SAVE FOR PURPOSES INCIDENTAL AND ANCILLARY TO THE OBJECT) NO OTHER PURPOSES.

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

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Sutton, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£9.5m
Latest spending
£9.2m
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £334k for the year ended 31 March 2025, an improvement from the previous year's shortfall. Total income rose by 27% to £9.52m, driven by significant increases in donations and commercial income, while total costs increased by 4% to £9.2m. The charity holds free reserves of £3.6m, which the Trustees consider sufficient to meet foreseeable needs and maintain going concern status.

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

What the accounts disclose

Fundraising cost ratio: 10.2% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“The fundraising team and costs (part of our Income Generation costs) rose £60k to £969k (2023-24: £909k).” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: between three- and six-months’ operating expenditure which is between £2.3m and £4.6m (held: £3.6m)
“The Trustees have decided that the required level of free reserves should be between three- and six-months’ operating expenditure which is between £2.3m and £4.6m.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grant received from DoC.
“A grant of £1m was given in June 2024 to support the ongoing work of the charity as it reduced costs in the face of increased inflationary impact.” — page 32
“The leases are valued at £315k per annum and a gift-in-kind is recognised in these financial statements for this amount (2024: £315k).”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Gift in kind (lease value) from DoC.
“A grant of £1m was given in June 2024 to support the ongoing work of the charity as it reduced costs in the face of increased inflationary impact.” — page 32
“The leases are valued at £315k per annum and a gift-in-kind is recognised in these financial statements for this amount (2024: £315k).”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. 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)

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Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 743
  • Government income: £2,094,000 — contracts £1,932,000 (1), grants £162,000 (2); 22% of the £9,518,000 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 13 (£60,001–£70,000: 7; £70,001–£80,000: 2; £80,001–£90,000: 1; £90,001–£100,000: 2; £100,001–£110,000: 1)

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 770
  • Government income: £1,697,000 — contracts £1,667,000 (1), grants £30,000 (1); 23% of the £7,516,000 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 11 (£60,001–£70,000: 2; £70,001–£80,000: 4; £80,001–£90,000: 3; £90,001–£100,000: 1; £100,001–£110,000: 1)
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

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

  • Volunteers: 735
  • Government income: £1,698,000 — contracts £1,632,000 (1), grants £66,000 (1); 23% of the £7,467,000 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 10 (£60,001–£70,000: 3; £70,001–£80,000: 4; £80,001–£90,000: 2; £90,001–£100,000: 1)
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

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

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Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — St Raphael's Hospice (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

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Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

6 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: St. Raphael's Hospice — Registered, 1 registered location, 1 regulated activity.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

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

Total income
£9.5m
Total spending
£9.2m
Cost of raising funds
£3.4m
Reserves (reported)
£3.6m
Employees
181

Reported reserves equal ~4.7 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 35.3% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 5.3%) (benchmarks).

Care Quality Commission ratings

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Merton · Sutton

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£9.5m£9.2m
31/03/2024£7.5m£8.9m
31/03/2023£7.5m£7.8m
31/03/2022£7.6m£7.0m
31/03/2021£8.1m£3.0m

Common questions

Is ST RAPHAEL'S HOSPICE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £334k for the year ended 31 March 2025, an improvement from the previous year's shortfall. Total income rose by 27% to £9.52m, driven by significant increases in donations and commercial income, while total costs increased by 4% to £9.2m. The charity holds free reserves of £3.6m, which the Trustees consider sufficient to meet foreseeable needs and maintain going concern status. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.

Who funds ST RAPHAEL'S HOSPICE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ST RAPHAEL'S HOSPICE as a grant recipient include THE CONGREGATION OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE CROSS OF LIEGE, TOM AND SHEILA SPRINGER CHARITY, THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED, THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUST, THE JOHN HORSEMAN TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE CONGREGATION OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE CROSS OF LIEGEFY2021£3.6mGrant to assist in early phases of the 5-year plan and upon separation
THE ABDALLA FOUNDATIONFY2025Unverified read£45k
TOM AND SHEILA SPRINGER CHARITYFY2021£35k
TOM AND SHEILA SPRINGER CHARITYFY2022£35k
TOM AND SHEILA SPRINGER CHARITYFY2025£35k
TOM AND SHEILA SPRINGER CHARITYFY2024£35k
TOM AND SHEILA SPRINGER CHARITYFY2023£35k
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITEDFY2022£10kHospice
THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUSTFY2023£8k
THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUSTFY2024£8k
THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUSTFY2025£8k
THE FRANCIS WINHAM FOUNDATIONFY2022Unverified read£5k
THE JOHN HORSEMAN TRUSTFY2024£5k
THE CHARLES LEWIS FOUNDATIONFY2025£2kFunding for four Community Palative Care home visitsand some other organisational overheads.
W G EDWARDS CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£2kAge UK Bath
TRINITY UNITED REFORMED CHURCH (WIMBLEDON) CHARITYFY2025£500
TRINITY UNITED REFORMED CHURCH (WIMBLEDON) CHARITYFY2023£500
TRINITY UNITED REFORMED CHURCH (WIMBLEDON) CHARITYFY2022£500
TRINITY UNITED REFORMED CHURCH (WIMBLEDON) CHARITYFY2021£500
TRINITY UNITED REFORMED CHURCH (WIMBLEDON) CHARITYFY2024£500
THE CHARLES LEWIS FOUNDATIONFY2026£500Part funding of new syringe drivers for palliative care.
THE ABDALLA FOUNDATIONFY2024£301
THE MICHAEL AND ANNA WIX CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2026£200
THE ARDWICK TRUSTFY2024£200
THE JOHN HORSEMAN TRUSTFY2025amount not stated

Grants marked “Unverified read” were flagged by automated checks as possibly misread from the funder’s filed accounts. They are listed, but left out of the totals, counts and funder relationships this site computes.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund25/11/2022£9kWellBeing Centre Access Project

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
THE INLIGHT TRUST3£66k
The Squire Patton Boggs Charitable Trust3£7k
THE ROGER & DOUGLAS TURNER CHARITABLE TRUST2£142k
THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST2£83k
THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUST2£35k
DUMBRECK CHARITY2£10k
THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATION2£9k
SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION2£6k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ST MICHAEL'S HOSPICE (INCORPORATING THE FREDA PEARCE FOUNDATION).

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ST RAPHAEL'S HOSPICE£9.5m——unclear10.2%no doubt
ST MICHAEL'S HOSPICE (INCORPORATING THE FREDA PEARCE FOUNDATION) FY2025£12.8m——unclear48.1%no doubt
RAPHAEL CENTRE FY2025£503k—0unclear—no doubt
SAINT FRANCIS HOSPICE FY2025£13.5m£100,001 - £110,000—above—no doubt
ST GABRIEL'S PARISH HOUSE FY2025£300k—0unclear—no doubt
ST NICHOLAS HOSPICE SUFFOLK FY2025£8.8m——unclear—no doubt

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