Rowans Hospice

Registered charity 299731 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PORTSMOUTH AREA HOSPICE, THE ROWANS, THE ROWANS (PORTSMOUTH AREA HOSPICE), THE ROWANS - THE ROWANS HOSPICE, THE ROWANS HOSPICE

Specialist care and support across Portsmouth and SE Hants is provided to those aged 16 and above diagnosed with progressive life limiting illnesses and their families and carers. The service is free of charge irrespective of the nature of the illness, the patients' creed or financial means. Education programmes are run to enhance the skills base of other local health professionals.

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

Latest income

£10.7m

Latest spending

£9.8m

Registered

1988

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved an operating surplus of £891k, a significant turnaround from a budgeted deficit, driven by strong legacy income and cost-saving measures. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £5.099m, which exceeds its stated policy target of £3.7m, providing a buffer against income volatility. The trustees confirm the charity is a going concern with adequate resources to continue operations for at least 18 months.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 6 months operating costs less guaranteed income (ICB) (held: £5.1m)

“Our target for general reserves is 6 months operating costs less guaranteed income (ICB). Due to the significant increase in ICB funding from April 2025 our target reserves have been lowered to £3.7m (previously £4.2m).”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Trading subsidiary: The Rowans Hospice Trading Company Limited

“Rowans Hospice owns 100% of the share capital of a trading subsidiary: The Rowans Hospice Trading Company.” — page 16

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Hopper Williams & Bell Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 02275068
Trading subsidiary: THE ROWANS HOSPICE TRADING COMPANY LIMITED Companies House 02300646

THE ROWANS HOSPICE TRADING COMPANY LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts

Turnover: £138k
Profit before tax: £42k
Donated/gift-aided to the charity: £41k
SLA payments for Finance, HR, IT and strategic management services: £81,943 (2024/25); £81,897 (2023/24). Amount owed by group: £32,574 (2025). Amount owed to group: £6,481 (2024).

“The Rowans Hospice Trading Company generated a profit for 2024/25 of £40,943 (2023/24 profit of £40,072) as shown tn the profit and loss account, this was donated to the Hospice after the year end”

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Rowans 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.

GEORGE, Alexander Christian Wallis — director, appointed 13/05/2026on trustee list
KNIGHTON, John, Dr — director, appointed 13/05/2026on trustee list
POWER, Mark — director, appointed 25/09/2024on trustee list
YOUNGS, Peter Maurice — director, appointed 25/09/2024on trustee list
PARIS, Deborah Ann — director, appointed 07/09/2022on trustee list
WATKINS, John, Dr — director, appointed 25/04/2019on trustee list
GRACE, Georgina Bridget — secretary, appointed 18/09/2025

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

CQC provider record: The Rowans Hospice — Registered, 1 registered location, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 28/09/2016.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

£10.7m

Total spending

£9.8m

Cost of raising funds

£2.8m

Reserves (reported)

£5.1m

Employees

244

Reported reserves equal ~6.2 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 26.4% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 3.8%) (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).

The Rowans Hospice: Outstanding (06/05/2025) · CQC record

Register events

Received assets from another charity (07/05/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (25/10/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Deborah Parischair
Alexander Christian Wallis George
Dr John Knighton
Dr John Watkins
Mark Power
Peter Youngs

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

Operates in: Hampshire · Portsmouth City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£10.7m	£9.8m
31/03/2024	£9.2m	£10.3m
31/03/2023	£8.1m	£9.7m
31/03/2022	£9.6m	£8.3m
31/03/2021	£10.4m	£9.0m

Common questions

Is Rowans Hospice financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved an operating surplus of £891k, a significant turnaround from a budgeted deficit, driven by strong legacy income and cost-saving measures. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £5.099m, which exceeds its stated policy target of £3.7m, providing a buffer against income volatility. The trustees confirm the charity is a going concern with adequate resources to continue operations for at least 18 months. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Hopper Williams & Bell Limited.

Who funds Rowans Hospice?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Rowans Hospice as a grant recipient include M J CAMP CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED, THE GERALD MICKLEM CHARITABLE TRUST, THE GRAND LODGE OF MARK MASTER MASONS' FUND OF BENEVOLENCE, THE ANTHONY AND ELIZABETH MELLOWS CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
M J CAMP CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2024	£100k
M J CAMP CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2025	£95k
M J CAMP CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2022	£20k
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED	FY2025	£15k	Hospice
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED	FY2022	£10k	Hospice
THE GERALD MICKLEM CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£8k	Hospices
THE GRAND LODGE OF MARK MASTER MASONS' FUND OF BENEVOLENCE	FY2025	£7k	Grant to other charities
THE GERALD MICKLEM CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2021	£7k
THE GERALD MICKLEM CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£7k	Hospices
THE ANTHONY AND ELIZABETH MELLOWS CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT	FY2025	£3k	The advancement of health or saving of lives
SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2023	£3k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST LUKE AND ST PETER	FY2025	£2k
YORKSHIRE BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2023	£2k
M J CAMP CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2023	£2k
THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£2k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST LUKE AND ST PETER	FY2024	£2k	Charitable Giving
EXTRA MILE CHALLENGES	FY2025	£1k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST BARNABAS, SWANMORE	FY2025	£1k	From Barnaby's
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD, CROOKHORN	FY2025	£1k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS, DENMEAD	FY2023	£900	Financial support from Sanctuary Guild funds
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST BARNABAS, SWANMORE	FY2024	£675	By donations from Barnaby's
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST BARNABAS, SWANMORE	FY2024	£546	Fundraising Events for Church Funds (Open Gardens)
THE PARTNERSHIP FOUNDATION	FY2025	£500
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY, HOOK-WITH-WARSASH	FY2024	£500
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST, FAREHAM	FY2025	£400
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS, DENMEAD	FY2022	£180	Sanctuary Guild donations from flower arranging

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 GREEN HALL FOUNDATION	3	£14k
THE MICHAEL AND ANNA WIX CHARITABLE TRUST	3	£600
THE ARDWICK TRUST	3	£600
THE HILARY AWDRY CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£8k
Evelyn Partners Charitable Trust	2	£700
OGLESBY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£295k
THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£250k
TOM AND SHEILA SPRINGER CHARITY	1	£140k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ST LUKE'S HOSPICE (HARROW AND BRENT) LTD.

ST LUKE'S HOSPICE (HARROW AND BRENT) LTD income £13.0m
PILGRIMS HOSPICES IN EAST KENT income £18.9m
NIGHTINGALE HOUSE HOSPICE income £6.0m
Havens Hospices income £20.6m
ISABEL HOSPICE LIMITED income £10.4m
Moya Cole Hospice income £15.5m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
Rowans Hospice	£10.7m	—	—	above	—	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	—	above	25.9%	no doubt
NIGHTINGALE HOUSE HOSPICE FY2024	£6.0m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
Havens Hospices FY2025	£20.6m	£110,000 - £119,999	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ISABEL HOSPICE LIMITED FY2025	£10.4m	—	—	above	—	no doubt

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