ROWCROFT HOUSE FOUNDATION LIMITED

Registered charity 282723 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ROWCROFT HOSPICE

The delivery of the following services:12 bedded inpatient unit24/7 Hospice at Home serviceSpecialist Palliative Care (Multi- Professional) Community Team - Out Patient clinics and support groupsPhysiotherapyOccupational TherapyComplementary TherapiesMusic TherapyBereavement SupportEducational programmes to Health and Social care professionals

Objects

TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AMONGST ADULTS AND PERSONS TRANSITIONING TO ADULTHOOD, ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY DECIDE, SUFFERING FROM LIFE LIMITING ILLNESSES AND SUPPORT FOR THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH THE PROVISION OF A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY, SPECIALIST PALLIATIVE CARE TEAM IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT COVERING, IN PARTICULAR, THE AREAS OF TORBAY AND SOUTH DEVON.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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

Registered contact address: Torbay, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£12.0m

Latest spending

£11.1m

Registered

1981

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity delivered a surplus of £0.9 million, resulting in total funds of £16.8 million and unrestricted reserves of £16.3 million. The trustees report that reserves represent 8 months of expenditure, which is above the stated policy target of 6 months. The charity maintains a positive financial position with no material uncertainties regarding its going concern status.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £110,001 - £120,000 — below the median for charities its size (£130k)

“In the band £110,001 - £120,000” — page 41

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Largest income source: Legacy income (29% of income)

“Legacy income £3.5m 29%”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Fundraising cost ratio: 37.0% of fundraised income, as disclosed

“Expenditure on raising funds: 37% of total [2023/24: 38%]” — page 13

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: A minimum of 6 months of total operating costs of the group in the budget for the following year [FY25/26 £5.8m], plus initiatives proposed by the Executive and approved by the Trustees Total reserves of £6.0m for the year to 31 March 2026 (reserves figure: £16.3m)

“A minimum of 6 months of total operating costs of the group in the budget for the following year [FY25/26 £5.8m], plus initiatives proposed by the Executive and approved by the Trustees Total reserves of £6.0m for the year to 31 March 2026” — page 17

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by PKF Francis Clark. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Care Quality Commission. This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

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)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

Volunteers: 622
Government income: £2,749,147 — grants £2,749,147 (3); 23% of the £12,020,755 total gross income on the same return
Employees paid over £60,000: 3 (£60,001–£70,000: 1; £80,001–£90,000: 1; £110,001–£120,000: 1)
Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

Volunteers: 350
Government income: £2,687,938 — grants £2,687,938 (1); 28% of the £9,688,625 total gross income on the same return
Employees paid over £60,000: 4 (£60,001–£70,000: 1; £80,001–£90,000: 2; £100,001–£110,000: 1)
Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

Volunteers: 570
Government income: £2,400,000 — grants £2,400,000 (1); 24% of the £10,144,162 total gross income on the same return
Employees paid over £60,000: 4 (£60,001–£70,000: 1; £70,001–£80,000: 1; £80,001–£90,000: 1; £90,001–£100,000: 1)
Has a trading subsidiary

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 01561601 · Financial health read from its filings

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

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

OneDevon — “We are so thankful for the continued financial support from the NHS, through OneDevon .” (source page)

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.

LYTTLE, Jacqueline Susan — director, appointed 08/12/2025not on trustee list
MOORE, John Robert — director, appointed 08/12/2025not on trustee list
WILLIAMS, Karen Elizabeth — director, appointed 25/03/2024on trustee list
BOYD, Helen Elizabeth — director, appointed 22/06/2021on trustee list
KARAKUSEVIC, Caroline Anne — director, appointed 04/01/2021on trustee list
BRANT, Christopher James — director, appointed 04/01/2021on trustee list
HOWARD, Tessa Kathleen — director, appointed 15/06/2020on trustee list
HALE, Ian Nevil — director, appointed 03/06/2020on trustee list
MOFFAT, James Alexander Hayward — director, appointed 26/05/2020on trustee list
TAPSON, Andrew Michael Ebsworthy — director, appointed 25/03/2019on trustee list
WALLWORK, Helen Louise — director, appointed 25/03/2019on trustee list
SCOTT-BRYANT, Sally — director, appointed 23/01/2017on trustee list
EDWARDS, Cathryn Mary, Dr — director, appointed 12/03/2015on trustee list
PEARCE, Graham Robert, Colonel — secretary, appointed 22/03/2024

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

20 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (5 freehold); recorded price paid £3.3m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: Rowcroft House Foundation Limited — Registered, 1 registered location, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 11/10/2021.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

£12.0m

Total spending

£11.1m

Cost of raising funds

£4.0m

Reserves (reported)

£7.8m

Employees

186

Reported reserves equal ~8.4 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 33.4% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 3.7%) (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).

Rowcroft Hospice: Good (21/12/2021) · CQC record

Register events

Received assets from another charity (10/07/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (21/10/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (23/12/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (29/10/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Helen Elizabeth Boydchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Andrew Michael Ebsworthy Tapson
Christopher James Brant
Dr Caroline Anne Karakusevic
Dr Cathryn Mary Edwards
Helen Louise Wallwork
Ian Nevil Hale
Jacqueline Lyttle
James Moffat
John Moore
Karen Elizabeth Williams
Rachel Banks
Sally Anne Scott-Bryant · trustee of 1 other charity
Tessa Kathleen Howard

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Devon · Torbay

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£12.0m	£11.1m
31/03/2024	£9.7m	£11.1m
31/03/2023	£10.1m	£10.3m
31/03/2022	£10.6m	£9.3m
31/03/2021	£10.6m	£9.4m

Common questions

Is ROWCROFT HOUSE FOUNDATION LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity delivered a surplus of £0.9 million, resulting in total funds of £16.8 million and unrestricted reserves of £16.3 million. The trustees report that reserves represent 8 months of expenditure, which is above the stated policy target of 6 months. The charity maintains a positive financial position with no material uncertainties regarding its going concern status. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by PKF Francis Clark.

What does the highest-paid employee of ROWCROFT HOUSE FOUNDATION LIMITED earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £110,001 - £120,000 band.

Who funds ROWCROFT HOUSE FOUNDATION LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ROWCROFT HOUSE FOUNDATION LIMITED as a grant recipient include UBS UK Donor-Advised Foundation, THE LEAGUE OF FRIENDS OF THE NEWTON ABBOT HOSPITALS, THE CLARE MILNE TRUST, THE INLIGHT TRUST, DARTMOUTH UNITED CHARITIES.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
WHEELER MILL FOUNDATION	FY2025	Unverified read£59k
UBS UK Donor-Advised Foundation	FY2020	£48k	Charitable activities
THE LEAGUE OF FRIENDS OF THE NEWTON ABBOT HOSPITALS	FY2025	£30k	reclining chairs
THE CLARE MILNE TRUST	FY2024	£30k
THE INLIGHT TRUST	FY2022	£18k
DARTMOUTH UNITED CHARITIES	FY2026	£13k	provide in-home palliative and end of life services to residents of Dartmouth
THE LEAGUE OF FRIENDS OF THE NEWTON ABBOT HOSPITALS	FY2022	£10k	grant for PPE
THE LEAGUE OF FRIENDS OF THE NEWTON ABBOT HOSPITALS	FY2022	£10k	grant to assist because of lack of funds due to Covid
THE INLIGHT TRUST	FY2025	£10k
THE LEAGUE OF FRIENDS OF THE NEWTON ABBOT HOSPITALS	FY2021	£10k	grant to assist because of lack of funds due to Covid
DARTMOUTH UNITED CHARITIES	FY2024	£10k	General grant
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED	FY2025	£8k	Hospice
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED	FY2022	£6k	Hospice
THE CLARE MILNE TRUST	FY2022	£5k
SANDRA CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£4k
THE DAVID GIBBONS FOUNDATION	FY2022	£4k
THE DAVID GIBBONS FOUNDATION	FY2023	£3k
SANDRA CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£3k
FOREST HILL CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£3k
THE ELMGRANT TRUST	FY2022	£3k
CHELTENHAM ROUND TABLE CHARITABLE TRUST FUND	FY2025	£3k
THE DAVID GIBBONS FOUNDATION	FY2025	£2k
THE GREEN HALL FOUNDATION	FY2022	£2k
SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2023	£2k
FOREST HILL CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2021	£1k	Category Header
FOREST HILL CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£1k	General
SSP FOUNDATION	FY2021	£1k
THE MASON BIBBY 1981 TRUST	FY2025	£1k
THE LEAGUE OF FRIENDS OF THE NEWTON ABBOT HOSPITALS	FY2021	£500	purchase of equipment
THE ARDWICK TRUST	FY2024	£200
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BRIXHAM ST MARY	FY2025	£200	Charity Giving

Grants marked “Unverified read” were flagged by automated checks as possibly misread from the funder’s filed accounts. They are listed, but left out of the totals, counts and funder relationships this site computes.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	17/12/2021	£850	Rowcroft Hospice Beekeeping Group - Bees in Schools

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUST	3	£71k
THE MICHAEL COWAN FOUNDATION	1	£600k
THE ALBERT GUBAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£374k
THE VALIANT CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£275k
DAVID & RUTH LEWIS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£225k
THE BLOOM FOUNDATION	1	£170k
THE SIR JAMES RECKITT CHARITY	1	£157k
THE REVERE CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£150k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with DERWENTSIDE HOSPICE CARE FOUNDATION.

DERWENTSIDE HOSPICE CARE FOUNDATION income £2.0m
DOVE HOUSE HOSPICE LIMITED income £12.8m
HAVEN HOUSE FOUNDATION income £7.3m
RUTLAND HOUSE COMMUNITY TRUST LIMITED income £1.5m
HARLINGTON HOSPICE ASSOCIATION LIMITED income £6.2m
Garden House Hospice Care income £8.4m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ROWCROFT HOUSE FOUNDATION LIMITED	£12.0m	£110,001 - £120,000	—	above	37.0%	no doubt
DERWENTSIDE HOSPICE CARE FOUNDATION FY2025	£2.0m	—	0	above	—	no doubt
DOVE HOUSE HOSPICE LIMITED FY2025	£12.8m	—	—	unclear	69.6%	no doubt
HAVEN HOUSE FOUNDATION FY2026	£7.3m	£90,000 - £99,999	—	above	—	no doubt
RUTLAND HOUSE COMMUNITY TRUST LIMITED FY2025	£1.5m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
HARLINGTON HOSPICE ASSOCIATION LIMITED FY2025	£6.2m	—	—	below	—	no doubt

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