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LONGFIELD HOSPICE CARE

Registered charity 298627 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as COTSWOLD CARE, COTSWOLD CARE HOSPICE, COTSWOLD CARE PROJECT LIMITED, LONGFIELD

Specialist Palliative and Supportive Care

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

Latest income
£5.4m
Latest spending
£6.0m
Registered
1988
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £551,301 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by a 13% increase in costs outpacing an 8% rise in income. Per the trustees' report, free reserves of £2,822,648 were maintained, which meets the charity's policy target of holding between four and eight months of planned expenditure. The trustees confirmed that resources are adequate to continue as a going concern with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £70,001 - £80,000 — above the median for charities its size (£70k)
“During the year, 1 employee received remuneration in the range of £70,001 to £80,000 (2024: two employees £70,001 to £80,000). All other employees received less than £60,000 per annum.” — page 32
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“During the year, 1 employee received remuneration in the range of £70,001 to £80,000 (2024: two employees £70,001 to £80,000). All other employees received less than £60,000 per annum.” — page 32
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: between four and eight months of planned expenditure (held: £2.8m)
“The reserves policy is time-based, aiming to hold free reserves equivalent to between four and eight months of planned expenditure.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Andrew Humphries, a trustee (resigned 20 June 2025), is also a trustee of St James Place Charitable Foundation. During the prior year the Foundation made a grant payment of £40,000 to the charity.
“Andrew Humphries, a trustee (resigned 20 June 2025), is also a trustee of St James Place Charitable Foundation. During the prior year the Foundation made a grant payment of £40,000 to the charity. There were no amounts outstanding at year end. The transaction was carried out at arms' length.” — page 39
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Godfrey Wilson Limited. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

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

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Longfield (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)

16 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: Longfield Hospice Care — Registered, 1 registered location, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 11/03/2016.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

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

Total income
£5.4m
Total spending
£6.0m
Cost of raising funds
£3.6m
Reserves (reported)
£2.8m
Employees
164

Reported reserves equal ~5.7 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 66.3% 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).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Gloucestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£5.4m£6.0m
31/03/2024£5.0m£5.3m
31/03/2023£5.7m£4.7m
31/03/2022£4.8m£4.0m
31/03/2021£4.2m£3.4m

Common questions

Is LONGFIELD HOSPICE CARE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £551,301 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by a 13% increase in costs outpacing an 8% rise in income. Per the trustees' report, free reserves of £2,822,648 were maintained, which meets the charity's policy target of holding between four and eight months of planned expenditure. The trustees confirmed that resources are adequate to continue as a going concern with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Godfrey Wilson Limited.

What does the highest-paid employee of LONGFIELD HOSPICE CARE earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £70,001 - £80,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds LONGFIELD HOSPICE CARE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name LONGFIELD HOSPICE CARE as a grant recipient include THE LINDER FOUNDATION, THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION, THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUST, COUNTY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE LINDER FOUNDATIONFY2023£55kGeneral Charitable Causes
THE LINDER FOUNDATIONFY2022£20kGeneral Charitable Causes
THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATIONFY2022£10k
THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£10kCancer Care
COUNTY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2023£10kCarers
THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUSTFY2025£7k
THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUSTFY2024£7k
THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUSTFY2023£7k
THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUSTFY2022£7k
COUNTY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2024£6kCarers
COUNTY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2024£5kPeople with disabilities and health difficulties
THE SAINTBURY TRUSTFY2024£3kRelief of those in Need by reason of Youth, Age, Ill-Health, Disability, Financial Hardship or other Disadvantage
THE MONTAL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£3k
THE SAINTBURY TRUSTFY2022£2kCare of the Dying
THE SAINTBURY TRUSTFY2023£2kThe Relief of those in Need by reason of Youth, Age, Ill-Health, Disability, Financial Hardship or Other Disadvantage
COUNTY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2023£2kPeople with disabilities and health difficulties
THE CHAMPNISS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£1k
THE CHAMPNISS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1k
THE NOTGROVE TRUSTFY2022£250
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MARY THE VIRGIN AND ST. MARY MAGDALEN, TETBURYFY2023£231Second Sunday Collection January
THE REED FOUNDATIONFY2021—

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund06/09/2005£180kHospice Redevelopment

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 HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED2£15k
SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION2£4k
THE MASON BIBBY 1981 TRUST2£4k
THE ARDWICK TRUST2£400
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. PETER, FORMBY1—
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF AINSDALE ST JOHN1—
TOM AND SHEILA SPRINGER CHARITY1£140k
THE SWALLOW TRUST1£105k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HOSPICE OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD LTD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
LONGFIELD HOSPICE CARE£5.4m£70,001 - £80,0001unclear—no doubt
HOSPICE OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD LTD FY2025£6.1m—0above32.0%no doubt
ST LUKE'S HOSPICE (HARROW AND BRENT) LTD FY2025£13.0m——above—no doubt
PILGRIMS HOSPICES IN EAST KENT FY2025£18.9m£160,001 - £170,000—above25.9%no doubt
QUEENSCOURT HOSPICE FY2025£5.8m——unclear—no doubt
WILLOWBROOK HOSPICE FY2025£6.3m——unclear—no doubt

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