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ST LUKE'S HOSPICE

Registered charity 254402 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

St Luke's exists to give free, expert care to local people aged 18 and over who have active, progressive and advanced life-threatening illness - with extended support to families and carers.

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Latest income
£14.5m
Latest spending
£15.6m
Registered
1967
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a net deficit of over £1.0m for the year ended 31 March 2025, marking the third consecutive year of significant deficit which the trustees describe as unsustainable. Despite this, the charity held £4.0m in free reserves, which is within its stated target range of £3.5m to £7.0m, and the auditors confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Employees paid over £60,000: 11
“As shown above, St Luke's has employed 11 individuals who earned over £60,000.” — page 44
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: Charity shops (29% of income)
“Retail income from our chain of charity shops was £4.2m, up by £0.3m from the previous financial year.” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Fundraising cost ratio: 24.6% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“Please note that for every £1 spent on fundraising, we generated £4.07 (2023-24 £3.25) and for every £1 spent on our charity shops, we generated £1.18 in income (2023-24 £1.31).” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £3.5m to £7m (held: £4.0m)
“the Board considers the need for a target range of free reserves of £3.5m to £7m.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Gift aid distribution from subsidiary
“During the year, a gift aid distribution totalling £13,571 (2024: £19,819) was received from St Luke’s Options Limited. St Luke’s Options Limited is 100% subsidiary of the charity.” — page 57
“Louisa Harrison-Walker, a Trustee, is also the Chief Executive of Sheffield Chamber of Commerce. The charity incurred expenses of £8,000 (2024: £8,000) to Sheffield Chamber Commerce in relation to annual Patron memberships” — page 57
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee connected business expenses
“During the year, a gift aid distribution totalling £13,571 (2024: £19,819) was received from St Luke’s Options Limited. St Luke’s Options Limited is 100% subsidiary of the charity.” — page 57
“Louisa Harrison-Walker, a Trustee, is also the Chief Executive of Sheffield Chamber of Commerce. The charity incurred expenses of £8,000 (2024: £8,000) to Sheffield Chamber Commerce in relation to annual Patron memberships” — page 57
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by BHP LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

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

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

11 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (4 freehold); recorded price paid £180k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: St. Luke's Hospice — Registered, 1 registered location, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 18/10/2016.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

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

Total income
£14.5m
Total spending
£15.6m
Cost of raising funds
£4.9m
Reserves (reported)
£4.0m
Employees
296

Reported reserves equal ~3.1 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 33.4% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 3.8%) (benchmarks).

Care Quality Commission ratings

CQC inspection ratings for services run by a provider matching this charity’s name (matched by name; verify provider identity on CQC’s site).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Sheffield City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£14.5m£15.6m
31/03/2024£13.2m£13.9m
31/03/2023£11.5m£12.4m
31/03/2022£13.7m£10.1m
31/03/2021£12.8m£9.8m

Common questions

Is ST LUKE'S HOSPICE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded a net deficit of over £1.0m for the year ended 31 March 2025, marking the third consecutive year of significant deficit which the trustees describe as unsustainable. Despite this, the charity held £4.0m in free reserves, which is within its stated target range of £3.5m to £7.0m, and the auditors confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by BHP LLP.

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
SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION3£7k
CHARITY OF RICHARD CLOUDESLEY1£189k
THE SAM AND BELLA SEBBA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£140k
ST ALDATES PAROCHIAL CHARITY1£109k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY WITH SAINT PAUL ONSLOW SQUARE AND SAINT AUGUSTINE SOUTH KENSINGTON1£105k
THE TOLKIEN TRUST1£48k
CRIPPLEGATE FOUNDATION1£45k
THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUST1£40k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ST LUKE'S HOSPICE (BASILDON AND DISTRICT) LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ST LUKE'S HOSPICE£14.5m—11unclear24.6%no doubt
ST LUKE'S HOSPICE (BASILDON AND DISTRICT) LIMITED FY2025£16.1m—4unclear80.0%no doubt
ST LUKE'S HOSPICE PLYMOUTH FY2025£13.0m——above—no doubt
ST LUKE'S CHESHIRE HOSPICE FY2025£8.7m——unclear—no doubt
ST LUKE'S COMMUNITY AND REGENERATION ENTERPRISES FY2025£744k—0unclear—no doubt
ST LUKE'S PAROCHIAL TRUST FY2024£1.5m——below—no doubt

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