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NORTH DEVON HOSPICE

Registered charity 286554 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HOSPICE CARE TRUST (NORTH DEVON), NORTH DEVON HOSPICE CARE TRUST

The provision of specialist care to patients with cancer or other life-threatening illnesses in order to help the patient have the best quality of life in the time left by responding appropriately to their physical,emotional and spiritual needs.To support family members both before death and during the period of bereavement.

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Latest income
£7.0m
Latest spending
£7.5m
Registered
1983
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded an operational deficit of £544k and a total reduction in reserves of £585k, bringing total reserves to £13.3 million. The trustees remain confident in the financial position as a going concern, noting that risk-based and designated reserves are sufficient to support current and future strategic objectives despite increased expenditure and cost pressures.

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

What the accounts disclose

Trading subsidiary: NDH Ventures Ltd
“The charity has a wholly owned trading subsidiary called NDH Ventures Ltd. The trading activities of this company are the hospice lottery and the sale of bought in goods through our shops.” — page 31
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by PKF Francis Clark. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

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

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)

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

CQC provider record: North Devon Hospice — Registered, 1 registered location, 2 regulated activities, last inspected 18/07/2017.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£7.0m
Total spending
£7.5m
Cost of raising funds
£2.7m
Reserves (reported)
£13.2m
Employees
194

Reported reserves equal ~21.0 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 39.1% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 5.2%) (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).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Devon

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£7.0m£7.5m
31/03/2024£7.1m£7.2m
31/03/2023£6.0m£6.6m
31/03/2022£6.3m£6.1m
31/03/2021£8.2m£5.5m

Common questions

Is NORTH DEVON HOSPICE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded an operational deficit of £544k and a total reduction in reserves of £585k, bringing total reserves to £13.3 million. The trustees remain confident in the financial position as a going concern, noting that risk-based and designated reserves are sufficient to support current and future strategic objectives despite increased expenditure and cost pressures. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by PKF Francis Clark.

Who funds NORTH DEVON HOSPICE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name NORTH DEVON HOSPICE as a grant recipient include THE PHILIP J MILTON AND COMPANY PLC CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE BRIDGE TRUST, THE CLARE MILNE TRUST, THE CADBURY FOUNDATION, THE HEATHCOAT TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE PHILIP J MILTON AND COMPANY PLC CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£120kA local charity based in Barnstaple providing specialist care and support to people who are affected by a life-limiting illness.
THE BRIDGE TRUSTFY2024£20k
THE BRIDGE TRUSTFY2023£17kOther local charitable and community organisations
THE CLARE MILNE TRUSTFY2025£15k
THE BRIDGE TRUSTFY2021£8k
THE CADBURY FOUNDATIONFY2021£5kSource Projects
THE HEATHCOAT TRUSTFY2023£5kGeneral
WILFRID AND CONSTANCE CAVE FOUNDATIONFY2022£3k
THE DAVID GIBBONS FOUNDATIONFY2023£3k
THE BRIDGE TRUSTFY2022£2k
THE HEATHCOAT TRUSTFY2022£1k
THE DAVID GIBBONS FOUNDATIONFY2026£1k
WILFRID AND CONSTANCE CAVE FOUNDATIONFY2025£1k
CLARK FOUNDATIONFY2022£750
THE JOHN COATES CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£0
THE PHILIP J MILTON AND COMPANY PLC CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022—Providing specialist care and support to people who are affected by a life-limiting illness
THE PHILIP J MILTON AND COMPANY PLC CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024—A local charity based in Barnstaple providing specialist care and support to people who are affected by a life-limiting illness.

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
THE MICHAEL AND ANNA WIX CHARITABLE TRUST4£800
THE ARDWICK TRUST4£800
THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUST2£47k
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED2£13k
PINK RIBBON FOUNDATION2£11k
THE HILARY AWDRY CHARITABLE TRUST2£8k
THE GREEN HALL FOUNDATION2£6k
SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION2£5k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
NORTH DEVON HOSPICE£7.0m——unclear—no doubt
ST RICHARDS HOSPICE FOUNDATION FY2025£10.6m——above—no doubt
ST CATHERINE'S HOSPICE LIMITED FY2025£13.3m——unclear24.4%noted
THE EAST LANCASHIRE HOSPICE FY2025£4.3m——above—no doubt
NORTH LONDON HOSPICE FY2025£14.7m——unclear—no doubt
HOSPICE AT HOME CARLISLE AND NORTH LAKELAND FY2025£2.0m£80,001 - £90,0000above—no doubt

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