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Southern Hospice Group

Registered charity 256789 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST BARNABAS NURSING HOME LIMITED, ST. BARNABAS HOSPICES (SUSSEX) LTD, ST. BARNABAS' HOSPICE (WORTHING), ST. BARNABAS' HOSPICE (WORTHING) LIMITED

Providing end of life care for adults in our local community, in their home or at our adult hospice - St Barnabas House and caring for life limited children throughout Sussex at our children's hospice - Chestnut Tree House.

Objects

THE RELIEF OF PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM CANCER AND OTHER TERMINAL CONDITIONS IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION BY:(A) CARING FOR AND SUPPORTING INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH A TERMINAL OR LIFE LIMITING CONDITION; (B) SUPPORTING INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR FAMILIES FACING OR EXPERIENCING BEREAVEMENT THROUGH THE PROVISION OF WELL BEING SERVICES, COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT; AND (C) ADVANCING RESEARCH AND EDUCATION INTO PALLIATIVE AND END OF LIFE CARE.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Worthing, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Received the assets of LEO HOUSE CHILDREN'S HOSPICE (charity 1091541) — merger registered 05/07/2024.
Source: Charity Commission register of merged charities (OGL v3.0).
Latest income
£34.9m
Latest spending
£33.7m
Registered
1968
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the group reported a net deficit of £3.3m for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by a £3.7m operating deficit partially offset by investment gains. The trustees note that post-merger deficits are expected to reduce free reserves, which stood at £22.5m, from the targeted range of £12.9m to £17.2m.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £200,001 - £210,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £130k)
“In the band £200,001 - £210,000 1”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £12.9m to £17.2m (held: £22.5m)
“The calculation results in a target free reserves range of £12.9m to £17.2m.” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Kreston Reeves Audit LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

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)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2026

  • Volunteers: 1,254
  • Government income: £8,018,000 — contracts £2,980,000 (6), grants £5,038,000 (3); 23% of the £34,934,000 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 26 (£60,001–£70,000: 7; £70,001–£80,000: 6; £80,001–£90,000: 4; £90,001–£100,000: 3; £100,001–£110,000: 2; £110,001–£120,000: 2; £120,001–£130,000: 1; £140,001–£150,000: 1)
  • Has a trading subsidiary

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

  • Volunteers: 1,448
  • Government income: £6,495,000 — contracts £1,701,000 (6), grants £4,794,000 (3); 21% of the £30,337,000 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 19 (£60,001–£70,000: 6; £70,001–£80,000: 3; £80,001–£90,000: 4; £90,001–£100,000: 1; £100,001–£110,000: 1; £110,001–£120,000: 2; £120,001–£130,000: 1; £200,001–£250,000: 1)
  • Has a trading subsidiary

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

  • Volunteers: 1,416
  • Government income: £3,279,020 — contracts £1,115,432 (4), grants £2,163,588 (2); 10% of the £33,031,000 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 15 (£60,001–£70,000: 6; £70,001–£80,000: 2; £80,001–£90,000: 3; £90,001–£100,000: 2; £110,001–£120,000: 1; £150,001–£200,000: 1)
  • Has a trading subsidiary

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

In the news

Recent coverage mentioning this charity by name (automated match; headlines belong to their publishers).

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Southern Hospice Group (matched by registered charity number).

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.

Public-sector contracts awarded

From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.

BuyerContractAwardedValue
NHS SUSSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD24/7 Children's and Young People (CYP) Specialist Palliative and End of Life Care (PEoLC) Sussex——

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.

CQC provider record: Southern Hospice Group — Registered, 4 registered locations, 2 regulated activities, last inspected 24/02/2016.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

Advertised salaries (public job ads)

Roles this charity has advertised on CharityJob, matched on the exact employer name. A different source from the statutory pay bands above: these are asking salaries for vacancies, not what anyone was paid.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)

Total income
£34.9m
Total spending
£33.7m
Cost of raising funds
£11.0m
Reserves (reported)
£51.4m
Employees
468

Reported reserves equal ~18.3 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 31.4% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 3.7%) (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: East Sussex · Hampshire · West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£34.9m£33.7m
31/03/2025£30.3m£34.1m
31/03/2024£33.0m£25.8m
31/03/2023£20.5m£22.6m
31/03/2022£18.8m£19.8m

Common questions

Is Southern Hospice Group financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the group reported a net deficit of £3.3m for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by a £3.7m operating deficit partially offset by investment gains. The trustees note that post-merger deficits are expected to reduce free reserves, which stood at £22.5m, from the targeted range of £12.9m to £17.2m. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Kreston Reeves Audit LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of Southern Hospice Group earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £200,001 - £210,000 band.

Who funds Southern Hospice Group?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Southern Hospice Group as a grant recipient include THE DERVIA FOUNDATION, THE OPENWORK FOUNDATION, THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITED, The Patricia Routledge Foundation, THE LAWSON TRUST CIO.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE DERVIA FOUNDATIONFY2025£1.0m
OPTIGENE FOUNDATIONFY2025Unverified read£238k
THE OPENWORK FOUNDATIONFY2023£15kSponsored Grant
THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2025£10k
THE OPENWORK FOUNDATIONFY2022£10kSponsored Grant
THE OPENWORK FOUNDATIONFY2021£10kSponsored Grant
The Patricia Routledge FoundationFY2025£5k
THE LAWSON TRUST CIOFY2023£5k
The Patricia Routledge FoundationFY2022£5k
The Patricia Routledge FoundationFY2024£3k
DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE'S CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£2k
The Patricia Routledge FoundationFY2021£2k
THE CHURCHILL FOUNDATIONFY2025£1k
SSP FOUNDATIONFY2022£500
THE BASSIL SHIPPAM AND ALSFORD TRUSTFY2024£50015.03.24 St Barnabas Hospices (Sussex) Ltd

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
UK government04/04/2023£680kChildren and Young Peoples Hospice Grant 2023-24 Richard House children's hospice
UK government01/06/2022£577kSt Barnabas Hospices (Sussex) Ltd (Chestnut Tree House Children's Hospices)
UK government14/09/2021£642kSt Barnabas Hospices (Sussex) Ltd (Chestnut Tree House Children's Hospices)
UK government15/06/2020£10kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund30/11/2016£10kSt Barnabas Hospices Library Upgrade

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 THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUST3£76k
THE JAMES TUDOR FOUNDATION2£96k
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED2£29k
CLARK FOUNDATION2£25k
THE DOROTHY WHITNEY ELMHIRST TRUST2£17k
THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUST2£11k
THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATION2£5k
THE HILARY AWDRY CHARITABLE TRUST2£4k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SOUTH BUCKS HOSPICE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
Southern Hospice Group£34.9m£200,001 - £210,000—above—no doubt
SOUTH BUCKS HOSPICE FY2024£1.9mover £60,0001above—no doubt
SWAFFHAM AND LITCHAM HOME HOSPICE SUPPORT LIMITED FY2025£121k—0unclear—no doubt
CHILDREN'S HOSPICE SOUTH WEST FY2025£22.4m£120,001 - £130,000—below12.0%no doubt
ST BARNABAS HOSPICE TRUST (LINCOLNSHIRE) FY2025£13.7m——below—no doubt
Sidmouth Hospice at Home FY2025£988k£80,6401unclear—no doubt

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