ST LUKE'S HOSPICE PLYMOUTH
Registered charity 280681 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
The principal object of the charity is to promote the relief of sickness amongst people suffering from terminal illness.
Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £648,886 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a reduction of total reserves to £12,976,971. The trustees acknowledge an underlying budget deficit of approximately £1m per annum due to rising staff costs and have implemented a Deficit Recovery Plan to return to break-even by 2027/28. Despite the deficit, the charity holds free and uncommitted reserves equivalent to nine months of expenditure, which is in line with its stated minimum risk requirement of £3m.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: £3m minimum risk requirement (held: £12.9m)
“It is now at a level of £3m minimum risk requirement as we address the perceived risks within the hospice's finances.” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: SLH Ventures Limited
“Three trustees are also directors of the wholly owned trading subsidiary: i. SLH Ventures Ltd” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Bishop Fleming LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
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Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — St Luke's Hospice Plymouth (matched by registered charity number).
Company officers (Companies House)
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- SPENCER, Richard Damian — director, appointed 21/07/2026on trustee list
- KILLORAN, David — director, appointed 13/07/2026on trustee list
- BUDGE, Lee James — director, appointed 24/03/2026on trustee list
- GRIMSHAW, Karen Julie — director, appointed 14/10/2025on trustee list
- BARRETT, James Alexander — director, appointed 14/10/2025on trustee list
- GREEN, Nicholas John — director, appointed 21/05/2024on trustee list
- THOMAS, David Nicholas — director, appointed 06/02/2024on trustee list
- ANNEAR, Lesa Jane — director, appointed 23/05/2023on trustee list
- EDGE, Jemma Louise — director, appointed 25/05/2022on trustee list
- HOCKING, Helen — director, appointed 19/07/2021on trustee list
- HENNIKER, Jack Peter — director, appointed 23/03/2021on trustee list
- HENNIKER, James Mervyn — director, appointed 23/03/2021on trustee list
- CANNON, Susan — secretary, appointed 01/02/2018
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.
Property (HM Land Registry)
22 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (9 freehold); recorded price paid £638k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
CQC provider record: St. Luke's Hospice Plymouth — Registered, 3 registered locations, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 09/06/2016.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£6.0m
Reported reserves equal ~3.2 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 45.8% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 3.8%) (benchmarks).
Care Quality Commission ratings
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- St Luke's Hospice -Turnchapel: Outstanding (16/01/2025) · CQC record
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (28/07/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- DAVID NICHOLAS THOMASchair
- David Killoran
- Helen Hocking
- Jack Peter Henniker
- James Alexander Barrett
- James Henniker
- Jemma Edge
- Karen Julie Grimshaw
- Lee James Budge
- Lesa Jane Annear
- Nicholas John Green
- Richard Damian Spencer
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Cornwall · Devon · Plymouth City
Income and spending
Common questions
Is ST LUKE'S HOSPICE PLYMOUTH financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £648,886 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a reduction of total reserves to £12,976,971. The trustees acknowledge an underlying budget deficit of approximately £1m per annum due to rising staff costs and have implemented a Deficit Recovery Plan to return to break-even by 2027/28. Despite the deficit, the charity holds free and uncommitted reserves equivalent to nine months of expenditure, which is in line with its stated minimum risk requirement of £3m. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Bishop Fleming LLP.
Who funds ST LUKE'S HOSPICE PLYMOUTH?
Funders whose own accounts filings name ST LUKE'S HOSPICE PLYMOUTH as a grant recipient include CLARK FOUNDATION, SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE DAVID GIBBONS FOUNDATION, SSP FOUNDATION, Moto Foundation.
Known funders
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