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FRANCIS HOUSE FAMILY TRUST

Registered charity 328659 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FRANCIS HOUSE, RAINBOW FAMILY TRUST

Francis House Family Trust exists to manage & fund Francis House & Francis Lodge Children & Young Peoples Hospice. Providing respite & end of life care for children & young people with life limiting conditions, and the necessary support and short term care for their families. Care is available to families regardless of cultural or religious backgrounds. Care is family and child /young person led.

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Latest income
£6.0m
Latest spending
£7.9m
Registered
1990
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operated with a significant deficit of £2.22 million, which is being funded from reserves. The trustees recognize that income must increase significantly over the next five years to address this shortfall, citing uncertainty around government funding and rising operational costs. Despite the deficit, the charity maintains substantial unrestricted reserves of £11.6 million and holds a cash reserve of £500,000 to manage cashflow and capital projects.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: one year of operating costs (held: £11.6m)
“The Trustees feel that it is prudent to target a minimum level of free unrestricted reserves sufficient to cover the full operating costs of the hospice for at least one year.” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Francis House Families Ltd
“Francis House Families Ltd provides Residential Care with 24-hour nursing cover at 2 properties, 463 Parrswood Road ((463’) and 92 Barcicroft Road (‘92’).” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Champion Accountants LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

FRANCIS HOUSE FAMILIES LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts

    Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Francis House Children's 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)

    4 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold); recorded price paid £820k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

    CQC provider record: Francis House Family Trust — Registered, 4 registered locations, 3 regulated activities, last inspected 17/11/2021.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
    £6.0m
    Total spending
    £7.9m
    Cost of raising funds
    £370k
    Reserves (reported)
    £24.6m
    Employees
    125

    Reported reserves equal ~37.4 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

    Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 6.2% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

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    Trustees · trustee networks

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

    Operates in: Throughout England

    Income and spending

    Financial year endIncomeSpending
    31/03/2025£6.0m£7.9m
    31/03/2024£5.5m£7.1m
    31/03/2023£5.3m£6.0m
    31/03/2022£4.2m£5.1m
    31/03/2021£4.4m£5.0m

    Common questions

    Is FRANCIS HOUSE FAMILY TRUST financially healthy?

    Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity operated with a significant deficit of £2.22 million, which is being funded from reserves. The trustees recognize that income must increase significantly over the next five years to address this shortfall, citing uncertainty around government funding and rising operational costs. Despite the deficit, the charity maintains substantial unrestricted reserves of £11.6 million and holds a cash reserve of £500,000 to manage cashflow and capital projects. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Champion Accountants LLP.

    Who funds FRANCIS HOUSE FAMILY TRUST?

    Funders whose own accounts filings name FRANCIS HOUSE FAMILY TRUST as a grant recipient include MRS WATERHOUSE CHARITABLE TRUST, BAKER FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUST, MILLS AND REEVE CHARITABLE TRUST, DUCHY OF LANCASTER BENEVOLENT FUND.

    Known funders

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

    FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
    MRS WATERHOUSE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2026£100k
    MRS WATERHOUSE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£15k
    MRS WATERHOUSE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£15k
    MRS WATERHOUSE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£15k
    MRS WATERHOUSE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£15k
    BAKER FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£10kGrant making to Institutions
    THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUSTFY2024£9k
    MILLS AND REEVE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£8k
    THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUSTFY2023£8k
    THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUSTFY2022£8k
    DUCHY OF LANCASTER BENEVOLENT FUNDFY2022£5kHandicapped, elderly and infirm
    THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF MELLORFY2025£2kWomen’s Evening Fellowship
    THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARGARET, BURNAGEFY2022£1k
    WILMSLOW UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITYFY2025£1kDonations
    SSP FOUNDATIONFY2022£500
    THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANDREW ECCLES MANCHESTERFY2025£33Mission giving and donations
    THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUSTFY2025£0

    Government & lottery funding

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

    FunderDateAmountPurpose
    UK government01/06/2022£634kFrancis House Children's Hospice
    UK government14/09/2021£613kFrancis House Children's Hospice

    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
    CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUST3£37k
    THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUST3£14k
    SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION3£5k
    CBRE UK CHARITABLE TRUST2£87k
    THE LIGHT FUND COMPANY2£11k
    THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED2£10k
    THE FRANK LITCHFIELD GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST2£10k
    BELVEDERE TRUST2£5k

    Charities like this

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

    Side by side with its peers

    CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
    FRANCIS HOUSE FAMILY TRUST£6.0m——unclear—no doubt
    RICHARD HOUSE TRUST FY2024£4.8m——unclear46.5%no doubt
    HOSPICE OF ST FRANCIS (BERKHAMSTED) LTD FY2025£8.7m£120,001 - £130,000—below—no doubt
    HAVEN HOUSE FOUNDATION FY2025£5.9m——above—no doubt
    THE SICK CHILDREN'S TRUST FY2025£2.7m£70,001 - £80,000—unclear—no doubt
    The Family Trust FY2024£4.8m—0unclear—no doubt

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