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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.

Objects

2.1 The Objects of the Charity are the relief of the needs of those who are suffering from a chronic or terminal illness, disability or disease and in particular, but not so as to limit the generality of the foregoing, by:2.1.1 the provision of an in-patient unit, outpatient centre, community service and bereavement service in the Kent and Medway area for such patients, relatives and carers; 2.1.2 to conduct, promote or encourage research into the care and treatment of patients with progressive life-threatening diseases and to publish the beneficial results of any research undertaken by the Charity;2.1.3 to promote the principles and practices of palliative care throughout the wider community by assisting in multi-professional training and education;2.1.4 to provide and facilitate the provision of physical, social and psychological care and spiritual help for patients, relatives or carers under the care of the Charity and for the colleagues and volunteers working with them.

Area of benefit: THE KENT AND MAIDSTONE STRATEGIC HEALTH AUTHORITY AREA

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

Registered contact address: Tonbridge and Malling, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

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.

Year-over-year changes

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

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Care Quality Commission. This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 630
  • Government income: £1,419,063 — grants £1,419,063 (3); 12% of the £11,413,860 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 6 (£60,001–£70,000: 1; £70,001–£80,000: 2; £80,001–£90,000: 1; £90,001–£100,000: 1; £100,001–£110,000: 1)
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 600
  • Government income: £1,268,767 — grants £1,268,767 (2); 18% of the £6,927,260 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 6 (£60,001–£70,000: 1; £70,001–£80,000: 3; £90,001–£100,000: 2)
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 545
  • Government income: £1,128,812 — grants £1,128,812 (5); 18% of the £6,120,776 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 5 (£60,001–£70,000: 2; £70,001–£80,000: 1; £80,001–£90,000: 1; £90,001–£100,000: 1)
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

In the news

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Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Heart Of Kent 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)

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 3.7%) (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: 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 TRUSTFY2023£11k
THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUSTFY2025£11k
THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUSTFY2024£11k
THE THOMPSON6 CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£10k
THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUSTFY2022£10k
THE W H AND A HAWKINS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£10k
THE W H AND A HAWKINS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£10k
THE W H AND A HAWKINS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2026£9k
THE LAWSON TRUST CIOFY2022£8k
THE CHRISTOPHER AND HENRY OLDFIELD TRUSTFY2022£5k
THE FRANCIS WINHAM FOUNDATIONFY2024£5k
THE LAWSON TRUST CIOFY2021£5k
THE LAWSON TRUST CIOFY2024£5kOther grants
THE FRANCIS WINHAM FOUNDATIONFY2026Unverified read£5k
THE COLYER-FERGUSSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£5k
ARDONAGH COMMUNITY TRUSTFY2025£5kHealthcare-adult
JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£5k
THE CHRISTOPHER AND HENRY OLDFIELD TRUSTFY2023£5k
JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£5k
THE LAWSON TRUST CIOFY2025£5k
THE FRANCIS WINHAM FOUNDATIONFY2025£5k
CANTIACORUM FOUNDATIONFY2023£3k
CANTIACORUM FOUNDATIONFY2024£3k
THE GREEN HALL FOUNDATIONFY2025£3k
THE GREEN HALL FOUNDATIONFY2023£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 TRUSTFY2022amount not stated

Grants marked “Unverified read” were flagged by automated checks as possibly misread from the funder’s filed accounts. They are listed, but left out of the totals, counts and funder relationships this site computes.

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 MICHAEL MARSH CHARITABLE TRUST2£15k
THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATION2£9k
The Squire Patton Boggs Charitable Trust2£6k
THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION1£220k
ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIES1£178k
THE FREDDIE GREEN AND FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£130k
LILLIE JOHNSON CHARITABLE TRUST1£111k
MOONDANCE FOUNDATION1£73k

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
ST KENTIGERN HOSPICE FY2025£3.9m£70,001 - £80,0001above—no doubt
ST LUKE'S HOSPICE (HARROW AND BRENT) LTD FY2025£13.0m£100,001 - £110,0009above—no doubt
THE MARY STEVENS HOSPICE FY2025£6.5m£80,001 - £90,000—below—no doubt
HEART OF ENGLAND MENCAP FY2025£7.2m——unclear—no doubt

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