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HOSPICE IN THE WEALD

Registered charity 280276 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE CARE FOUNDATION LIMITED

Hospice services provided to patients, carers and their families in West Kent and East Sussex

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

Latest income
£15.9m
Latest spending
£15.4m
Registered
1980
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £691k for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income increasing to £15.9m. Free reserves stood at £11.8m, which is above the Board's target range of £8.5m-£10.5m, and the trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the group's 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

Largest income source: Gifts in Wills (46% of income)
“Our fundraising community donated £7,261k in 2024/25, including £3,465k from Gifts in Wills, which made up 46% of our total income” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £8.5m-£10.5m (held: £11.8m)
“The Board have defined free reserves as cash and market investments less restricted and designated funds. As at 31 March 2025, the value of free reserves stood at £11,753k, which is above the target range of £8.5m-£10.5m set by the Board.” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Administration charge of £482k from Charity to Trading Company.
“£516,424 (2024: £525,820) is the procurement charge in regard to sales made under the gift aid scheme referred to in note 5 and an administration charge of £482,000 (2024: £458,183) from the Charity to the Trading Company.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Hospice in the Weald (Trading) Limited
“The subsidiary (trading) company has a Board of Directors and operates at arm’s length from the charity.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Saffery LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

In the news

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Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Hospice in the Weald (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.

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)

24 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (4 freehold); recorded price paid £1.9m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: Hospice in the Weald — Registered, 2 registered locations, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 02/08/2021.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
£15.9m
Total spending
£15.4m
Cost of raising funds
£4.8m
Reserves (reported)
£11.8m
Employees
248

Reported reserves equal ~9.2 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 30.0% of total income — in the top quarter 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 · Kent

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£15.9m£15.4m
31/03/2024£13.9m£12.6m
31/03/2023£13.0m£11.5m
31/03/2022£11.0m£11.1m
31/03/2021£10.9m£10.4m

Common questions

Is HOSPICE IN THE WEALD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £691k for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income increasing to £15.9m. Free reserves stood at £11.8m, which is above the Board's target range of £8.5m-£10.5m, and the trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the group's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Saffery LLP.

Who funds HOSPICE IN THE WEALD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name HOSPICE IN THE WEALD as a grant recipient include THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION, THE FREDDIE GREEN AND FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE CLARKSON FOUNDATION, THE THOMPSON6 CHARITABLE TRUST, THE HOSKING CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATIONFY2025£180kGrant
THE FREDDIE GREEN AND FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£70k
THE CLARKSON FOUNDATIONFY2023£68k
THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATIONFY2024£40k
THE FREDDIE GREEN AND FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£30k
THE THOMPSON6 CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£24k
THE FREDDIE GREEN AND FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£20k
THE HOSKING CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£20k
The Johnson Family Charitable TrustFY2025£18kMedical
The Johnson Family Charitable TrustFY2024£15kMedical
THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUSTFY2023£11k
THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUSTFY2024£11k
THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUSTFY2025£11k
THE HOSKING CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£10k
THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUSTFY2022£10k
THE HOSKING CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£10k
THE FREDDIE GREEN AND FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£10k
The Johnson Family Charitable TrustFY2022£10kMedical
THE THOMPSON6 CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£10k
MOORE KINGSTON SMITH COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2024£7kUnrestricted
THE BRIAN MITCHELL CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2022£5k
THE BRIAN MITCHELL CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2024£5k
THE LAWSON TRUST CIOFY2024£5kOther grants
THE LAWSON TRUST CIOFY2025£5k
THE LAWSON TRUST CIOFY2023£5k
THE LAWSON TRUST CIOFY2022£5k
FRIENDS OF SUSSEX HOSPICESFY2023£4k
FRIENDS OF SUSSEX HOSPICESFY2025£3k
SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£3k
THE S M B TRUSTFY2025£3k
THE S M B TRUSTFY2023£3k
THE S M B TRUSTFY2024£3k
THE S M B TRUSTFY2022£3k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARK, TUNBRIDGE WELLSFY2022£3kChristmas Charities
FRIENDS OF SUSSEX HOSPICESFY2022£3k
FRAZER TRUSTFY2024£3kHospitals and home (and connected activities)
THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATIONFY2025£2k
THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATIONFY2024£2k
CANTIACORUM FOUNDATIONFY2024£2k
FRAZER TRUSTFY2025£2kHospitals and home (and connected activities)
FRAZER TRUSTFY2023£2kChildren
MOORE KINGSTON SMITH COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2023£2kHonouring Robin Long
FRAZER TRUSTFY2022£2k
FRIENDS OF SUSSEX HOSPICESFY2024£1k
THE IAN ASKEW CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£1kGrant
THE IAN ASKEW CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1kEstate Fund
THE IAN ASKEW CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£1k
GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1k
The William Brake FoundationFY2022£1k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY KIPPINGTONFY2024£800Tithing

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
ARCADIA25/12/2024£25kTowards core costs
ARCADIA25/12/2023£25kTowards core costs
ARCADIA01/12/2022£25kTowards core costs
ARCADIA15/12/2021£25kTowards core costs

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
FRANK BRAKE CHARITABLE TRUST2£243k
THE FRANCIS WINHAM FOUNDATION2£40k
THE GREEN HALL FOUNDATION2£15k
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED2£15k
THE MASON BIBBY 1981 TRUST2£3k
THE ANTON JURGENS CHARITABLE TRUST1—
THE DORSET HEALTH TRUST LIMITED1£200k
THE GRANT FOUNDATION1£160k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE HEART OF KENT HOSPICE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HOSPICE IN THE WEALD£15.9m——above—no doubt
THE HEART OF KENT HOSPICE FY2025£11.4m£100,001 - £110,000—unclear—no doubt
PILGRIMS HOSPICES IN EAST KENT FY2025£18.9m£160,001 - £170,000—above25.9%no doubt
WESTON HOSPICECARE LIMITED FY2025£6.2m——unclear—no doubt
FRIENDS OF SUSSEX HOSPICES FY2025£212k—0above—no doubt
ST KENTIGERN HOSPICE FY2025£3.9m£70,001 - £80,0001above—no doubt

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