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THE HEART OF KENT HOSPICE

Registered charity 298164 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE MAIDSTONE HOSPICE APPEAL

The main areas of charitable activity are the provision of inpatient sevices, day care and support therapies, counselling and community services.

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

Latest income
£11.4m
Latest spending
£7.6m
Registered
1988
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the hospice reported a surplus of £3.85m for the year ended 31 March 2025, significantly improving its financial position compared to the previous year. Free reserves increased to £4.3m, exceeding the trustees' policy target range of £1.8m to £2.7m, which is based on estimated closure costs. The trustees confirm that the going concern basis remains appropriate due to adequate cash reserves and a five-year forward-looking plan to manage costs and secure future funding.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £100,001 - £110,000 — below the median for charities its size (£130k)
“In the band £100,001 - £110,000 1”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: between £1.8m to £2.7m (held: £4.3m)
“The target for the reserves (as measured by the unrestricted general fund, including undesignated fixed assets offset by long term creditors) was last reviewed in 2024 and was set to a target of between £1.8m to £2.7m based on estimated costs of closure for the hospice and its trading subsidiaries.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee donations
“Trustee donations were £8,753 (2024: £4,214) in aggregate.” — page 67
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Heart of Kent Hospice Promotions Limited, Heart of Kent Hospice Trading Limited
“The charity also has investments of £3 (2024: £3), representing holdings of 100% of the ordinary share capital in Heart of Kent Hospice Promotions Limited and Heart of Kent Hospice Trading Limited.” — page 62
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Lindeyer Francis Ferguson Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Heart Of Kent Hospice (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

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Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold); recorded price paid £132k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: The Heart of Kent Hospice — Registered, 1 registered location, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 21/02/2017.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

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

Total income
£11.4m
Total spending
£7.6m
Cost of raising funds
£3.1m
Reserves (reported)
£4.3m
Employees
173

Reported reserves equal ~6.8 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 27.2% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 3.8%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£11.4m£7.6m
31/03/2024£6.9m£6.6m
31/03/2023£6.1m£6.1m
31/03/2022£6.4m£5.5m
31/03/2021£6.0m£5.0m

Common questions

Is THE HEART OF KENT HOSPICE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the hospice reported a surplus of £3.85m for the year ended 31 March 2025, significantly improving its financial position compared to the previous year. Free reserves increased to £4.3m, exceeding the trustees' policy target range of £1.8m to £2.7m, which is based on estimated closure costs. The trustees confirm that the going concern basis remains appropriate due to adequate cash reserves and a five-year forward-looking plan to manage costs and secure future funding. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Lindeyer Francis Ferguson Limited.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE HEART OF KENT HOSPICE earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £100,001 - £110,000 band.

Who funds THE HEART OF KENT HOSPICE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE HEART OF KENT HOSPICE as a grant recipient include AKO FOUNDATION, THE THOMPSON6 CHARITABLE TRUST, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. PETER AD VINCULA, DITTON, THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUST, THE W H AND A HAWKINS CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
AKO FOUNDATIONFY2024£96kOther
THE THOMPSON6 CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£24k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. PETER AD VINCULA, DITTONFY2024£19kChristmas Card Scheme and Carols on the Green support
THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUSTFY2024£11k
THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUSTFY2023£11k
THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUSTFY2025£11k
THE THOMPSON6 CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£10k
THE W H AND A HAWKINS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£10k
THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUSTFY2022£10k
THE LAWSON TRUST CIOFY2022£8k
ARDONAGH COMMUNITY TRUSTFY2025£5kHealthcare-adult
THE FRANCIS WINHAM FOUNDATIONFY2024£5k
THE LAWSON TRUST CIOFY2024£5kOther grants
THE COLYER-FERGUSSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£5k
THE CHRISTOPHER AND HENRY OLDFIELD TRUSTFY2023£5k
THE CHRISTOPHER AND HENRY OLDFIELD TRUSTFY2022£5k
JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£5k
THE LAWSON TRUST CIOFY2025£5k
THE FRANCIS WINHAM FOUNDATIONFY2026£5k
THE FRANCIS WINHAM FOUNDATIONFY2025£5k
CANTIACORUM FOUNDATIONFY2023£3k
THE GREEN HALL FOUNDATIONFY2025£3k
THE GREEN HALL FOUNDATIONFY2023£3k
CANTIACORUM FOUNDATIONFY2024£3k
SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£3k
THE GREEN HALL FOUNDATIONFY2024£2k
The William Brake FoundationFY2022£2k
CANTIACORUM FOUNDATIONFY2022£2k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. LUKE THE EVANGELIST, MAIDSTONEFY2022£2kHome Mission and other Church Societies
WHITEHEAD MONCKTON CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£2k
CANTIACORUM FOUNDATIONFY2025£1k
JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1k
JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£1k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. LUKE THE EVANGELIST, MAIDSTONEFY2023£825Institutional Grant
SSP FOUNDATIONFY2022£500
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WROTHAMFY2023£160Mission giving and donations
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. PETER AD VINCULA, DITTONFY2023£159Home
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER, IGHTHAMFY2022£118
THE ANTON JURGENS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022—

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund01/03/2024£19kWelfare Advisor Assistant
The National Lottery Community Fund20/05/2022£9kHearing for all
The National Lottery Community Fund22/10/2014£10kReducing rural & social isolation patients by providing transport
The National Lottery Community Fund30/03/2006£5kCreate new play and out patient areas

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 EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION2£1.8m
FRANK BRAKE CHARITABLE TRUST2£243k
FRAZER TRUST2£16k
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED2£15k
THE LANCASHIRE FOUNDATION2£7k
THE HILARY AWDRY CHARITABLE TRUST2£4k
GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUST2£4k
THE CHRISTOPHER LAING FOUNDATION2£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HOSPICE IN THE WEALD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE HEART OF KENT HOSPICE£11.4m£100,001 - £110,000—unclear—no doubt
HOSPICE IN THE WEALD FY2025£15.9m——above—no doubt
PILGRIMS HOSPICES IN EAST KENT FY2025£18.9m£160,001 - £170,000—above25.9%no doubt
ST KENTIGERN HOSPICE FY2025£3.9m£70,001 - £80,0001above—no doubt
ISABEL HOSPICE LIMITED FY2025£10.4m——above—no doubt
THAMES HOSPICE FY2025£21.2m——above—no doubt

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