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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.

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

Latest income
£30.3m
Latest spending
£34.1m
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 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 31/03/2025)

Total income
£30.3m
Total spending
£34.1m
Cost of raising funds
£10.3m
Reserves (reported)
£22.5m
Employees
538

Reported reserves equal ~7.9 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 34.1% 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: East Sussex · Hampshire · West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
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
31/03/2021£20.0m£18.5m

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, OPTIGENE FOUNDATION, THE OPENWORK FOUNDATION, THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITED, The Patricia Routledge Foundation.

Known funders

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

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

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 TRUST6£160k
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED3£49k
SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION3£6k
THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUST2£16k
THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATION2£7k
GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUST2£3k
THE ELIZABETH AND PRINCE ZAIGER TRUST1£671k
THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION1£220k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ST BARNABAS HOSPICE TRUST (LINCOLNSHIRE).

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
Southern Hospice Group£30.3m£200,001 - £210,000—above—no doubt
ST BARNABAS HOSPICE TRUST (LINCOLNSHIRE) FY2025£13.7m——below—no doubt
SOUTH BUCKS HOSPICE FY2024£1.9m——unclear—no doubt
THE NORTH NORTHUMBERLAND HOSPICE FY2025£1.2m—0unclear—no doubt
ST MARGARET'S SOMERSET HOSPICE FY2025£15.4m——unclear—no doubt
ST BENEDICT'S HOSPICE, SUNDERLAND FY2025£1.9m—0above—no doubt

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