NORTH LONDON HOSPICE

Registered charity 285300 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NORTH LONDON HOSPICE GROUP

The provision of specialist palliative care in inpatient, day care in health and wellbeing centre and community settings.Education and training of healthcare professionals and partnerships with other organisations that share our objects also form an important part of our work.

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Latest income
£14.7m
Latest spending
£16.6m
Registered
1982
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a total deficit of £1.5m for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by a £1.4m reduction in legacy income and increased costs. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves at year-end represented approximately 12 months of expenditure, which is above the stated policy target of nine months, indicating a buffer against financial pressures despite the current year's loss.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: nine months of unrestricted operating expenditure (held: £12.8m)
“The policy is to always maintain unrestricted reserves at a minimum of nine months of unrestricted operating expenditure”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — North London 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).

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.

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.

BuyerContractAwardedValue
NHS North Central London Integrated Care BoardEnd of Life - C405876——

Property (HM Land Registry)

20 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: North London Hospice — Registered, 5 registered locations, 3 regulated activities, last inspected 01/03/2023.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
£14.7m
Total spending
£16.6m
Cost of raising funds
£4.4m
Reserves (reported)
£17.7m
Employees
234

Reported reserves equal ~12.8 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 29.5% 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: Barnet · Camden · Enfield · Haringey · Islington

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£14.7m£16.6m
31/03/2024£15.3m£15.0m
31/03/2023£12.1m£14.5m
31/03/2022£15.0m£13.5m
31/03/2021£17.1m£12.9m

Common questions

Is NORTH LONDON HOSPICE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a total deficit of £1.5m for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by a £1.4m reduction in legacy income and increased costs. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves at year-end represented approximately 12 months of expenditure, which is above the stated policy target of nine months, indicating a buffer against financial pressures despite the current year's loss. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP.

Who funds NORTH LONDON HOSPICE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name NORTH LONDON HOSPICE as a grant recipient include THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE EIGHTY EIGHT FOUNDATION, SJP CHARITY TRUST LIMITED, EDITH MURPHY FOUNDATION, THE OPENWORK FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£123k
THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£75k
THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£30k
THE EIGHTY EIGHT FOUNDATIONFY2025£25k
SJP CHARITY TRUST LIMITEDFY2024£19k
SJP CHARITY TRUST LIMITEDFY2025£16k
EDITH MURPHY FOUNDATIONFY2022£15kWelfare
THE OPENWORK FOUNDATIONFY2022£14kSponsored Grant
HAMPSTEAD GARDEN SUBURB FELLOWSHIPFY2025£14k
SJP CHARITY TRUST LIMITEDFY2022£13k
SJP CHARITY TRUST LIMITEDFY2023£13k
THE EIGHTY EIGHT FOUNDATIONFY2023£10k
THE RAYNE TRUSTFY2025£10kTowards introducing a staff deployment platform into the hospice-at-home service.
THE FOSTER WOOD FOUNDATIONFY2022£10kGrant to related party (Trustee G.S. Hill)
THE OPENWORK FOUNDATIONFY2021£10kSponsored Grant
HAMPSTEAD GARDEN SUBURB FELLOWSHIPFY2024£5k
THE FRANCIS WINHAM FOUNDATIONFY2024£5k
THE FRANCIS WINHAM FOUNDATIONFY2022£5k
THE FRANCIS WINHAM FOUNDATIONFY2025£5k
THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£5k
THE FRANCIS WINHAM FOUNDATIONFY2023£5k
EDWARD HARVIST (ALSO KNOWN AS THE HARVIST ESTATE)FY2025£5kGrant
THE RAYNE TRUSTFY2024£4kTowards a general donation.
THE DAVID FAMILY FOUNDATIONFY2023£3k
HAMPSTEAD GARDEN SUBURB FELLOWSHIPFY2023£3kCharitable donations
THE FRANCIS WINHAM FOUNDATIONFY2026£3k
THE GREEN HALL FOUNDATIONFY2024£3k
The Dentons UK and Middle East LLP Charitable TrustFY2025£2k
THE DAVID FAMILY FOUNDATIONFY2024£2k
FRAZER TRUSTFY2023£2kChildren
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITEDFY2023£2kHospice
FRAZER TRUSTFY2022£2k
FRAZER TRUSTFY2024£2kHospitals and home (and connected activities)
FRAZER TRUSTFY2025£2kHospitals and home (and connected activities)
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITEDFY2022£2kHospice
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF FINCHLEYFY2025£1kChristmas 2024
THE BARNET RECREATIONAL TRUSTFY2023£1k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF FINCHLEYFY2025£1k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF FINCHLEYFY2023£1kChristmas 2022
The Dentons UK and Middle East LLP Charitable TrustFY2022£1k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF GOLDERS GREENFY2021£782
THE CHANDRIS FOUNDATIONFY2024£500
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL WITH ST LUKE FINCHLEYFY2022£207Mission and Other Giving
THE MICHAEL AND ANNA WIX CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2026£200
THE ARDWICK TRUSTFY2024£200
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL WITH ST LUKE FINCHLEYFY2023£175Mission Giving
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF FINCHLEYFY2025£97Funeral
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL WITH ST LUKE FINCHLEYFY2021£60Mission and Other Giving
THE EIGHTY EIGHT FOUNDATIONFY2024£0Stated amount (0)
SALOMAN FOUNDATIONFY2026—Provision of palliative and end of life care.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
City Bridge Foundation02/05/2023£119kGrant to North London Hospice
London Borough of Barnet03/02/2021£5kGrant to North London Hospice
London Borough of Barnet01/02/2017£5kGrant to North London Hospice
City Bridge Foundation12/03/2015£90kGrant to North London Hospice
The National Lottery Community Fund07/06/2012£10kThe North London Hospice in Enfield Day Services Equipment Campaign

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ST LUKE'S HOSPICE (HARROW AND BRENT) LTD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
NORTH LONDON HOSPICE£14.7m——unclear—no doubt
ST LUKE'S HOSPICE (HARROW AND BRENT) LTD FY2025£13.0m——above—no doubt
PILGRIMS HOSPICES IN EAST KENT FY2025£18.9m£160,001 - £170,000—above25.9%no doubt
HOSPICE OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD LTD FY2025£6.1m—0above32.0%no doubt
EAST CHESHIRE HOSPICE FY2025£7.8m——unclear—no doubt
THE END OF LIFE PARTNERSHIP LIMITED FY2025£1.2m—0above—no doubt

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