Garden House Hospice Care

Registered charity 295257 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GARDEN HOUSE HOSPICE, NORTH HERTS HOSPICE CARE ASSOCIATION

To provide a wide range of services for patients, their carers and families facing life limiting illness through: the Hospice Inpatient Unit; Hawthorne Centre providing day services; Hospice at Home and Continuing Health Care team caring for patients in their own homes; Family Support Services providing support and counselling; 24/7 advice line for patients, families and healthcare professionals.

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Latest income

£8.4m

Latest spending

£10.5m

Registered

1986

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net operating loss of £2.05 million for the year ended 31 March 2025, which was mitigated by releasing £1.81 million from designated reserves. Per the trustees' report, the charity's free reserves were adjusted to meet the stated policy target of three months' operating costs, resulting in a total reserve position of £8.26 million.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: NHS Funding (34% of income)

“Total income increased by 7.4% to £8.41 million. Total Income from NHS funding experienced a significant increase of 35% amounting to £2.85 million.” — page 22

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three months of operating costs, excluding costs relating to retail activities (held: £8.3m)

“GHHC’s reserves policy requires that free reserves should not be less than 3 months’ operating costs, excluding costs relating to retail activities.” — page 23

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Interest charged by the charity on the loan agreement in place of £19,424 (2024: £8,628).

“Transactions between the parent charity and its subsidiary comprised: a) Interest charged by the charity on the loan agreement in place of £19,424 (2024: £8,628). b) Donations collected by the subsidiary on behalf of the charity were £8,645 (2024: £2,321). c) Salary and other costs recharged by the charity to the trading subsidiary of £1,266,407 (2024: £1,246,261)” — page 46

“Transactions between the parent charity and its subsidiary comprised: a) Interest charged by the charity on the loan agreement in place of £19,424 (2024: £8,628). b) Donations collected by the subsidiary on behalf of the charity were £8,645 (2024: £2,321). c) Salary and other costs recharged by the charity to the trading subsidiary of £1,266,407 (2024: £1,246,261)” — page 46

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Donations collected by the subsidiary on behalf of the charity were £8,645.

“Transactions between the parent charity and its subsidiary comprised: a) Interest charged by the charity on the loan agreement in place of £19,424 (2024: £8,628). b) Donations collected by the subsidiary on behalf of the charity were £8,645 (2024: £2,321). c) Salary and other costs recharged by the charity to the trading subsidiary of £1,266,407 (2024: £1,246,261)” — page 46

“Transactions between the parent charity and its subsidiary comprised: a) Interest charged by the charity on the loan agreement in place of £19,424 (2024: £8,628). b) Donations collected by the subsidiary on behalf of the charity were £8,645 (2024: £2,321). c) Salary and other costs recharged by the charity to the trading subsidiary of £1,266,407 (2024: £1,246,261)” — page 46

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Salary and other costs recharged by the charity to the trading subsidiary of £1,266,407.

“Transactions between the parent charity and its subsidiary comprised: a) Interest charged by the charity on the loan agreement in place of £19,424 (2024: £8,628). b) Donations collected by the subsidiary on behalf of the charity were £8,645 (2024: £2,321). c) Salary and other costs recharged by the charity to the trading subsidiary of £1,266,407 (2024: £1,246,261)” — page 46

“Transactions between the parent charity and its subsidiary comprised: a) Interest charged by the charity on the loan agreement in place of £19,424 (2024: £8,628). b) Donations collected by the subsidiary on behalf of the charity were £8,645 (2024: £2,321). c) Salary and other costs recharged by the charity to the trading subsidiary of £1,266,407 (2024: £1,246,261)” — page 46

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Donations received from Trustees during the year were £2,923.

“Transactions between the parent charity and its subsidiary comprised: a) Interest charged by the charity on the loan agreement in place of £19,424 (2024: £8,628). b) Donations collected by the subsidiary on behalf of the charity were £8,645 (2024: £2,321). c) Salary and other costs recharged by the charity to the trading subsidiary of £1,266,407 (2024: £1,246,261)” — page 46

“Transactions between the parent charity and its subsidiary comprised: a) Interest charged by the charity on the loan agreement in place of £19,424 (2024: £8,628). b) Donations collected by the subsidiary on behalf of the charity were £8,645 (2024: £2,321). c) Salary and other costs recharged by the charity to the trading subsidiary of £1,266,407 (2024: £1,246,261)” — page 46

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Trading subsidiary: Garden House Hospice Trading Limited

“TRADING COMPANY Garden House Hospice Trading Limited (Company no. 02671267)”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by HaysMac LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Reserves position vs the charity's own policy moved from "above" (FY2024) to "within" (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

In the news

Recent coverage mentioning this charity by name (automated match; headlines belong to their publishers).

Two Garden House Hospice Care stores set to close after performance review thecomet.net · 27/08/2026
Garden House Hospice Care announces service closures to protect end-of-life care thecomet.net · 15/01/2026
PM responds to Garden House Hospice Care funding crisis at PMQs thecomet.net · 12/11/2025
Hitchin Swimming and Fitness Centre partners with Garden House Hospice Care for charity fundraiser north-herts.gov.uk · 20/03/2025
Stevenage cyclists hit the road in aid of Garden House Hospice Care thecomet.net · 05/06/2024
Exemplary: Chairman of Garden House Hospice Care pays warm tribute to highly-regraded outgoing chief executive Sue Plummer hitchin.nub.news · 28/07/2022
Garden House Hospice Care: 'Tree-mendous Tree-cycling' Christmas tree recycling service returns! hitchin.nub.news · 30/04/2022
Friends of Garden House Hospice Care gear up to host Christmas Fayre after lockdown hitchin.nub.news · 24/04/2022

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 02040989

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Garden House 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.

GILLAN, Tamsyn — director, appointed 28/10/2025on trustee list
MEDLEY, Charles — director, appointed 11/02/2025on trustee list
SUNNER, Inderjit — director, appointed 21/08/2024on trustee list
MCFARLANE, Joanna — director, appointed 26/03/2024on trustee list
MATTIN, Jennie Susan — director, appointed 07/06/2022on trustee list
WILLIAMS, Pauline Margaret, Doctor — director, appointed 04/10/2021on trustee list
DEARDEN, Richard — director, appointed 26/07/2021on trustee list
CHATFIELD, Simon, Dr — director, appointed 26/07/2021on trustee list
YEMBRA, Edith — secretary, appointed 29/11/2023

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 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: Garden House Hospice Care — Registered, 1 registered location, 3 regulated activities, last inspected 10/05/2022.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

£8.4m

Total spending

£10.5m

Cost of raising funds

£3.6m

Reserves (reported)

£1.3m

Employees

225

Reported reserves equal ~1.5 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 43.3% 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).

Garden House Hospice: Good (19/07/2022) · CQC record

Register events

Received assets from another charity (31/03/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (01/12/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (24/11/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Charles Medley
Dr Pauline Margaret Williams
Dr Simon Chatfield
Inderjit Sunner
Jennifer Susan Mattin
Joanna Sarah McFarlane
Richard Dearden
Tamsyn Gillan

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

Operates in: Central Bedfordshire · Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£8.4m	£10.5m
31/03/2024	£7.8m	£8.5m
31/03/2023	£6.5m	£7.3m
31/03/2022	£7.0m	£6.4m
31/03/2021	£7.7m	£5.5m

Common questions

Is Garden House Hospice Care financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net operating loss of £2.05 million for the year ended 31 March 2025, which was mitigated by releasing £1.81 million from designated reserves. Per the trustees' report, the charity's free reserves were adjusted to meet the stated policy target of three months' operating costs, resulting in a total reserve position of £8.26 million. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by HaysMac LLP.

Who funds Garden House Hospice Care?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Garden House Hospice Care as a grant recipient include THE MICHAEL COWAN FOUNDATION, THE VALIANT CHARITABLE TRUST, THE REED FOUNDATION, THE REVERE CHARITABLE TRUST, THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE MICHAEL COWAN FOUNDATION	FY2024	£500k
THE VALIANT CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£250k	fund the development of the Inpatient Unit
THE MICHAEL COWAN FOUNDATION	FY2023	£100k	Medical Research/Aid
THE REED FOUNDATION	FY2022	£78k	Christmas Challenge
THE REVERE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£50k
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED	FY2022	£50k	Hospice
THE REVERE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£50k
THE VALIANT CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£25k	toward the training of paramedics
HOSPICE AID UK	FY2023	£5k
ARDONAGH COMMUNITY TRUST	FY2025	£5k	Healthcare-adult
THE SIMON GIBSON CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£5k
BEDFORDSHIRE AND LUTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	FY2022	£5k	Luton Rising Small Grants Fund
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY, STEVENAGE	FY2023	£2k	Home Missionary and charitable giving
W G EDWARDS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2022	£2k	Insight
THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATION	FY2022	£2k
THE FRANK LITCHFIELD GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£1k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY, STEVENAGE	FY2024	£37	Home
THE SIMON GIBSON CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£0

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	13/11/2025	£20k	Garden House Hospice Community Programmes
The National Lottery Community Fund	26/11/2021	£10k	Children's and Young People's Bereavement Service
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation	13/09/2021	£10k	Specialist Dementia Nurse Salary
The National Lottery Community Fund	30/01/2019	£495k	Compassionate Neighbours and Community Hubs
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation	07/12/2017	£10k	GHHC Admiral Nurse

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 ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITED	3	£90k
THE GREEN HALL FOUNDATION	3	£14k
SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	3	£6k
THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£50k
THE INMAN CHARITY	2	£10k
THE HILARY AWDRY CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£8k
THE DIXIE ROSE FINDLAY CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£6k
THE MASON BIBBY 1981 TRUST	2	£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NIGHTINGALE HOUSE HOSPICE.

NIGHTINGALE HOUSE HOSPICE income £6.0m
KATHARINE HOUSE HOSPICE income £9.2m
ASHGATE HOSPICECARE income £15.6m
ISABEL HOSPICE LIMITED income £10.4m
DOROTHY HOUSE income £18.3m
ROWCROFT HOUSE FOUNDATION LIMITED income £12.0m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
Garden House Hospice Care	£8.4m	—	—	within	—	no doubt
NIGHTINGALE HOUSE HOSPICE FY2024	£6.0m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
KATHARINE HOUSE HOSPICE FY2025	£9.2m	—	—	above	37.7%	no doubt
ASHGATE HOSPICECARE FY2025	£15.6m	—	—	unclear	—	noted
ISABEL HOSPICE LIMITED FY2025	£10.4m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
DOROTHY HOUSE FY2024	£18.3m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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