PHYLLIS TUCKWELL MEMORIAL HOSPICE LTD
Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice Care (Phyllis Tuckwell Memorial Hospice Ltd) provides specialist supportive and end of life care to adult patients, their carers and families, living with an advanced or terminal illness, including cancer, neurological conditions, heart and lung disease, etc
Objects
TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF ILLNESS AND SUFFERING IN SUCH WAYS AS THE HOSPICE SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.
- FRIENDS OF THE BEACON (charity 1024925) — merger registered 29/07/2026
- HOSPICE HOME SUPPORT (charity 1024866) — merger registered 06/05/2014
Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts
The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year with a net surplus of £9.05m, bringing total reserves to £36.98m. The General Reserve balance was £10.1m, which is above the stated policy target of £8.5m to £10m. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.
What the accounts disclose
“£180,000 - £189,999 1 1”
“The employees above include 9 medical/clinical staff, the CEO and six other members of the SLT, with the highest paid employee being from the medical team”
“The target for 2026/27 is £8.5m to £10m, which equates to nine to ten months of budgeted charitable expenditure.”
“Phyllis Tuckwell owns the whole of the issued ordinary share capital of PTH Trading Limited. (Company number 06906850). The subsidiary is used for non-primary purpose trading activities.”
Year-over-year changes
- Top pay band moved from £170,000 - £179,999 (FY2025) to £180,000 - £189,999 (FY2026).
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2026
- Volunteers: 715
- Government income: £6,247,435 — contracts £124,939 (1), grants £6,122,496 (3); 25% of the £24,915,255 total gross income on the same return
- Employees paid over £60,000: 23 (£60,001–£70,000: 8; £70,001–£80,000: 4; £80,001–£90,000: 5; £90,001–£100,000: 2; £100,001–£110,000: 1; £120,001–£130,000: 2; £200,001–£250,000: 1)
- Has a trading subsidiary
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 659
- Government income: £4,208,032 — contracts £94,258 (1), grants £4,113,774 (4); 22% of the £19,181,855 total gross income on the same return
- Employees paid over £60,000: 30 (£60,001–£70,000: 13; £70,001–£80,000: 7; £80,001–£90,000: 2; £90,001–£100,000: 2; £100,001–£110,000: 3; £130,001–£140,000: 2; £200,001–£250,000: 1)
- Has a trading subsidiary
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 694
- Government income: £3,375,721 — contracts £124,888 (1), grants £3,250,833 (4); 20% of the £16,668,765 total gross income on the same return
- Employees paid over £60,000: 10 (£60,001–£70,000: 2; £70,001–£80,000: 5; £90,001–£100,000: 1; £110,001–£120,000: 1; £150,001–£200,000: 1)
- Has a trading subsidiary
Corporate structure
- Registered company of the charity Companies House 01063033
Company officers (Companies House)
- HARRIS, Milena Teixeira not on trustee list
- STANCOMBE, Kirsten on trustee list
- TOFFREY, Matthew John on trustee list
- MCLACHLAN, Emma on trustee list
- NSOMI-CAMPBELL, Lillian Joan Kaunda, Mrs. not on trustee list
- BROOKS, Andrew Richard, Dr on trustee list
- LAING, Robert, Dr on trustee list
- HUGGETT, Alison Jane on trustee list
- HUNT, Richard John not on trustee list
- WHELAN, Anne Vivien on trustee list
- RATCLIFF, Kenneth Maurice on trustee list
- BEALE, Mark Ernest
Property (HM Land Registry)
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)
Care Quality Commission ratings
- Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice: Good
- The Beacon Centre: Good
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (29/07/2026)
- Received assets from another charity (13/05/2025)
- Received assets from another charity (12/12/2022)
- Received assets from another charity (12/07/2022)
- Received assets from another charity (06/05/2014)
Trustees
- Dr Robert LAINGchair
- Alison Jane HUGGETT
- Dr Andrew Brooks
- Emma McLachlan
- Kenneth Ratcliff
- Kirsten Stancombe
- Lilian Nsomi-Campbell
- Matthew Toffrey
- Milena Teixeira Harris
- Richard Hunt CBE
- Vanessa AVLONTIS
- Yusuf Elisha KARU
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2026 | £24.9m | £16.2m |
| 31/03/2025 | £19.2m | £15.2m |
| 31/03/2024 | £16.7m | £16.5m |
| 31/03/2023 | £13.2m | £14.3m |
| 31/03/2022 | £12.8m | £12.3m |
Common questions
Is PHYLLIS TUCKWELL MEMORIAL HOSPICE LTD financially healthy?
Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year with a net surplus of £9.05m, bringing total reserves to £36.98m. The General Reserve balance was £10.1m, which is above the stated policy target of £8.5m to £10m. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2026 accounts were audited by Sayer Vincent LLP.
What does the highest-paid employee of PHYLLIS TUCKWELL MEMORIAL HOSPICE LTD earn?
Per its FY2026 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £180,000 - £189,999 band, and 16 employees earned over £60,000.
Who funds PHYLLIS TUCKWELL MEMORIAL HOSPICE LTD?
Funders whose own accounts filings name PHYLLIS TUCKWELL MEMORIAL HOSPICE LTD as a grant recipient include National Philanthropic Trust UK Limited, THE BARBERS' COMPANY GENERAL CHARITIES, THE BORROWS CHARITABLE TRUST, THE INLIGHT TRUST, THE LOCKWOOD CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.
Known funders
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 21/06/2018 | £4k | Mindfulness for Living Well |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 12/03/2008 | £8k | Volunteer workers training and development programme |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED | 5 | £36k |
| W G EDWARDS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 3 | £4k |
| THE DASHLIGHT FOUNDATION | 2 | £70k |
| THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUST | 2 | £30k |
| THE GREEN HALL FOUNDATION | 2 | £12k |
| THE HILARY AWDRY CHARITABLE TRUST | 2 | £5k |
| SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 2 | £3k |
| The Squire Patton Boggs Charitable Trust | 2 | £1k |
Charities like this
- ST MICHAEL'S HOSPICE (INCORPORATING THE FREDA PEARCE FOUNDATION)
- WAKEFIELD HOSPICE
- CORNWALL HOSPICE CARE LIMITED
- KIRKWOOD HOSPICE
- ST LUKE'S HOSPICE (HARROW AND BRENT) LTD
- FAMILY CARE TRUST
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHYLLIS TUCKWELL MEMORIAL HOSPICE LTD | £24.9m | £180,000 - £189,999 | 16 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ST MICHAEL'S HOSPICE (INCORPORATING THE FREDA PEARCE FOUNDATION) | £12.8m | — | — | unclear | 48.1% | no doubt |
| WAKEFIELD HOSPICE | £7.2m | — | — | unclear | — | noted |
| CORNWALL HOSPICE CARE LIMITED | £13.4m | — | 8 | within | — | no doubt |
| KIRKWOOD HOSPICE | £13.8m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ST LUKE'S HOSPICE (HARROW AND BRENT) LTD | £13.0m | £100,001 - £110,000 | 9 | above | — | no doubt |