ST. LEONARD'S HOSPICE YORK
Registered charity 509294 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST LEONARD'S HOSPICE YORK, ST LEONARD'S HOSPICE YORK LIMITED
St Leonard's Hospice's mission is to provide excellent care and support to those living with life-limiting illness and to the people they are about, to enrich their lives and to contribute to the ongoing development of end-of-life care.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a total surplus of £51k for the year, driven by investment gains despite an operational deficit of £153k. The trustees confirm the charity remains in a resilient financial position with free reserves of £9.23m, representing 16 months of forward expenditure. The charity has no borrowings and relies on voluntary income and statutory grants to fund its operations.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: six months of forecast expenditure (held: £9.2m)
“St Leonard’s Hospice aims to maintain free reserves sufficient to cover future total forecast expenditure for at least 6 months.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: St. Leonard's Hospice Enterprises Limited
“The trading subsidiary company, St. Leonard's Hospice Enterprises Limited, did not trade during the year.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by BHP LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Year-over-year changes
- Reserves position vs the charity's own policy moved from "within" (FY2024) to "above" (FY2025).
Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — St Leonard's Hospice, York (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.
- PARKER, Shaun — director, appointed 17/06/2024on trustee list
- SMITH, David John — director, appointed 11/03/2024on trustee list
- KAY, Melanie Anne — director, appointed 10/10/2022on trustee list
- TAYLOR, Anthony John — director, appointed 07/06/2021on trustee list
- HOLMES, Michael Alan, Dr — director, appointed 09/09/2019not on trustee list
- FALCUS, Sandra Elizabeth — director, appointed 09/09/2019on trustee list
- KEOGH, Eamonn Mary Patrick — director, appointed 03/09/2018on trustee list
- MYERS, Jacqueline Patricia — director, appointed 20/02/2017on trustee list
- NORTON, Lavinia Jane, Dr — director, appointed 20/02/2017on trustee list
- SPINKS, Tony Simon — secretary, appointed 17/11/2025
Official officers record.
Public-sector contracts awarded
From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.
Property (HM Land Registry)
10 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold); recorded price paid £548k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
CQC provider record: St. Leonard's Hospice York — Registered, 1 registered location, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 21/04/2022.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)
Cost of raising funds
£4.0m
Reserves (reported)
£20.2m
Reported reserves equal ~23.2 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 38.4% of total income — above the 90th percentile 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).
- St Leonard's Hospice: Good (22/07/2022) · CQC record
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (20/02/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Anthony John Taylor
- DAVID SMITH · trustee of 1 other charity
- DR KATE FLEMMING
- Dr Lavinia Jane Norton
- Eamonn Mary Patrick Keogh
- Jacqueline Patricia Myers
- Melanie Kay · trustee of 1 other charity
- Prof Michael Holmes FRCGP
- Sandra Elizabeth Falcus
- Shaun Parker · trustee of 1 other charity
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: City Of York · East Riding Of Yorkshire · North Yorkshire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is ST. LEONARD'S HOSPICE YORK financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a total surplus of £51k for the year, driven by investment gains despite an operational deficit of £153k. The trustees confirm the charity remains in a resilient financial position with free reserves of £9.23m, representing 16 months of forward expenditure. The charity has no borrowings and relies on voluntary income and statutory grants to fund its operations. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by BHP LLP.
Who funds ST. LEONARD'S HOSPICE YORK?
Funders whose own accounts filings name ST. LEONARD'S HOSPICE YORK as a grant recipient include THE LIZ AND TERRY BRAMALL FOUNDATION.
Known funders
Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.
Funders of similar charities
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Side by side with its peers
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