HOSPICE AT HOME VOLUNTEERS

Registered charity 294259 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

A confidential voluntary service offering extra care to sufferers of life limiting illness and support to their carers.

Objects

The relief of sickness in particular by the provision of hospice type community care in Dunstable, Houghton Regis and surrounding areas, by means of a volunteer home care service for the relief of families, carers and friends of those individuals who are suffering from life limiting illnesses.For the purposes of this clause "life-limiting illnesses" are defined as life limiting illnesses including, but not restricted to, Cancer, Leukaemia, Parkinson?s, Heart Failure, Kidney Failure, Dementia.

Area of benefit: DUNSTABLE, HOUGHTON REGIS AND SURROUNDING AREAS

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

Latest income

£34k

Latest spending

£25k

Registered

1986

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £8,534 for the year, bringing unrestricted reserves to £50,713. The trustees consider the charity financially stable and able to continue operations for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 150% of the average of the previous three years expenses (held: £51k)

“Hospice at Home should aim to maintain a minimum of unrestricted reserves equivalent to 150% of the average of the previous three years expenses.” — page 3

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves 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

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

ELIZABETH JONESchair
CYNTHIA MARY GRESHAM · trustee of 3 other charities
Christine Whatman
Dr TALIB ABUBACKER
LYNDA MARGARET WALMSLEY
Nicola Abubacker
Roger Kelly
Sally Kimondo · trustee of 2 other charities
Trudi Kleanthous · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Central Bedfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£34k	£25k
31/03/2024	£19k	£25k
31/03/2023	£17k	£23k
31/03/2022	£17k	£22k
31/03/2021	£22k	£21k

Common questions

Is HOSPICE AT HOME VOLUNTEERS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £8,534 for the year, bringing unrestricted reserves to £50,713. The trustees consider the charity financially stable and able to continue operations for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation	04/06/2020	£5k	Grant to Hospice at Home Volunteers
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation	20/07/2018	£3k	Grant to Hospice at Home Volunteers