Moya Cole Hospice

Registered charity 258085 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST ANN'S HOSPICE, ST ANN'S HOSPICE LIMITED

To provide supportive and specialist palliative care services,both within hospices and community settings, enabling individuals with a life limiting illness and their families and carers to maximise the quality of their lives.

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Latest income
£15.5m
Latest spending
£14.0m
Registered
1969
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net increase in funds of £1.9 million, bringing the overall funds balance to £28.2 million. The hospice maintains free unrestricted reserves of £3.5 million, which the trustees confirm meets their stated policy target of three months' operating costs. The organization remains financially viable with sufficient resources to continue operations and support its capital building project.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of operating costs (held: £3.5m)
“For 2024/25, the minimum target for free reserves was set at the equivalent of three months’ operating costs.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Moya Cole Hospice (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

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Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: Moya Cole Hospice — Registered, 3 registered locations, 3 regulated activities, last inspected 15/11/2021.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

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

Total income
£15.5m
Total spending
£14.0m
Cost of raising funds
£2.9m
Reserves (reported)
£23.7m
Employees
247

Reported reserves equal ~20.4 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 18.7% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 3.8%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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Operates in: Bolton · Cheshire East · Manchester City · Salford City · Stockport · Trafford · Wigan

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£15.5m£14.0m
31/03/2024£13.1m£12.6m
31/03/2023£13.8m£12.3m
31/03/2022£16.0m£12.4m
31/03/2021£14.6m£12.2m

Common questions

Is Moya Cole Hospice financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net increase in funds of £1.9 million, bringing the overall funds balance to £28.2 million. The hospice maintains free unrestricted reserves of £3.5 million, which the trustees confirm meets their stated policy target of three months' operating costs. The organization remains financially viable with sufficient resources to continue operations and support its capital building project. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.

Who funds Moya Cole Hospice?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Moya Cole Hospice as a grant recipient include OGLESBY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUST, THE BEAVERBROOKS CHARITABLE TRUST, THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION, DUCHY OF LANCASTER BENEVOLENT FUND.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
OGLESBY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£295kBreast imaging centre manager
THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£150k
THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£100kExceptional Grants
THE BEAVERBROOKS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£50k
THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATIONFY2024£25k
THE BEAVERBROOKS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£10k
THE BEAVERBROOKS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£10k
DUCHY OF LANCASTER BENEVOLENT FUNDFY2025£5k
DUCHY OF LANCASTER BENEVOLENT FUNDFY2022£2kCommunity help
SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£2k
THE GORDON GRAY TRUSTFY2025£1k
Evelyn Partners Charitable TrustFY2025£700Employee charitable collections
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH WEST DIDSBURY AND ST CHRISTOPHER WITHINGTONFY2023£500
Moto FoundationFY2021£500Community Grant
WATES FAMILY ENTERPRISE TRUSTFY2021£500Minor Awards - Benefidary organisations of Match funding not otherwise listed above
The Squire Patton Boggs Charitable TrustFY2022£500The Advancement of Health or Saving of Lives
YESHURUN HEBREW CONGREGATIONFY2022£200
THE MICHAEL AND ANNA WIX CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2026£200
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANDREW ECCLES MANCHESTERFY2025£52Mission giving and donations

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund23/12/2024£77kHomeless Palliative Care Service Continuation
The National Lottery Community Fund25/03/2019£369kPalliative Care Coordinator for Homeless People

Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
Moya Cole Hospice£15.5m——unclear—no doubt
ISABEL HOSPICE LIMITED FY2025£10.4m——above—no doubt
NIGHTINGALE HOUSE HOSPICE FY2024£6.0m——above—no doubt
HOSPICE OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD LTD FY2025£6.1m—0above32.0%no doubt
ST LUKE'S HOSPICE (HARROW AND BRENT) LTD FY2025£13.0m——above—no doubt
HOSPICE AT HOME CARLISLE AND NORTH LAKELAND FY2025£2.0m£80,001 - £90,0000above—no doubt

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