DOVE HOUSE HOSPICE LIMITED
Registered charity 509551 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DOVE HOUSE HOSPICE, NORTH HUMBERSIDE HOSPICE PROJECT
Provide a range of clinical services for patients who suffer from life limiting illnesses as well as providing support and care for their family and friends during and after their period of illnessPromote and assist with teaching and training doctors, nurses and other persons engaged in the above clinical servicesPromote and conduct research into the above
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £815,086 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources of £12,752,850 against resources expended of £11,965,499. The trustees report that free reserves were £4,390,895, which is below the stated policy target of £5.98 million (equivalent to six months of operational running costs).
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Activity for Generating Funds (75% of income)
“Activity for Generating Funds £9,524,980”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Fundraising cost ratio: 69.6% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“Cost of Generating Funds £6,639,303”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: 6 months operational running costs (held: £4.4m)
“The Trustees have set a level to achieve 6 months operational running costs in reserve, which currently equates to £5.98million.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Dove House Trading Limited
“The charity has a wholly owned trading subsidiary, Dove House Trading Limited.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Smailes Goldie. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Dove House 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.
- BOOKER, Sally — director, appointed 11/05/2023on trustee list
- THOMAS, Claire Ann Margaret, Dr — director, appointed 11/05/2023on trustee list
- SALEH, Jae — director, appointed 11/05/2023on trustee list
- HARRIS, James Andrew — director, appointed 20/01/2022on trustee list
- ANTONS, Janet Irene — director, appointed 14/11/2019on trustee list
- HARMAN, Daniel Robert, Dr — director, appointed 08/09/2016on trustee list
- BUTT, Margaret Lesley — director, appointed 03/10/2014on trustee list
- DUNNING, Francis John Grove — director, appointed 31/01/2014on trustee list
- DANIELS, Philip Harry — director, appointed 04/11/1999on trustee list
- WALKER, Andrew — secretary, appointed 12/05/2022
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)
6 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold); recorded price paid £390k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
CQC provider record: Dove House Hospice Limited — Registered, 1 registered location, 2 regulated activities, last inspected 14/12/2023.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
£6.6m
Reported reserves equal ~4.4 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 52.1% 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).
- Dove House Hospice: Good (09/02/2024) · CQC record
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (21/07/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (26/04/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Daniel Robert Harman Dr
- Dr Claire Ann Margaret Thomas
- FRANCIS JOHN GROVE DUNNING
- Jae Saleh · trustee of 1 other charity
- James Andrew Harris
- Janet Irene Antons
- MARGARET BUTT
- PHILIP HARRY DANIELS
- Sally Booker
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: East Riding Of Yorkshire · Kingston Upon Hull City
Income and spending
Common questions
Is DOVE HOUSE HOSPICE LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £815,086 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources of £12,752,850 against resources expended of £11,965,499. The trustees report that free reserves were £4,390,895, which is below the stated policy target of £5.98 million (equivalent to six months of operational running costs). Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Smailes Goldie.
Who funds DOVE HOUSE HOSPICE LIMITED?
Funders whose own accounts filings name DOVE HOUSE HOSPICE LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE SIR JAMES RECKITT CHARITY, THE PENNIES FOUNDATION, ANN WATSON'S TRUST, THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED, THE NORTHWICK TRUST.
Known funders
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Government & lottery funding
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