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

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS BY SUCH CHARITABLE MEANS AS THE ASSOCIATION SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT. FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 3 OF THE MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION.

Area of benefit: NORTH HUMBERSIDE

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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

Registered contact address: Kingston upon Hull, City of, Yorkshire and The Humber, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£12.8m
Latest spending
£12.0m
Registered
1980
Accounts read
FY2025

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.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Care Quality Commission. This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 770
  • Government income: £1,153,621 — grants £1,153,621 (3); 9% of the £12,752,850 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 4 (£60,001–£70,000: 1; £70,001–£80,000: 2; £90,001–£100,000: 1)
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 900
  • Government income: £1,074,898 — grants £1,074,898 (3); 9% of the £12,173,058 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 4 (£60,001–£70,000: 1; £70,001–£80,000: 1; £80,001–£90,000: 1; £100,001–£110,000: 1)
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 900
  • Government income: £1,059,292 — grants £1,059,292 (3); 10% of the £10,911,359 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 3 (£60,001–£70,000: 1; £70,001–£80,000: 1; £80,001–£90,000: 1)
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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.

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.

BuyerContractAwardedValue
Kingston Upon Hull City CouncilProvision for support for those with life-limiting conditions——
Kingston Upon Hull City CouncilSupport for those diagnosed with life-limiting conditions——

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)

Total income
£12.8m
Total spending
£12.0m
Cost of raising funds
£6.6m
Reserves (reported)
£4.4m
Employees
313

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 3.7%) (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: East Riding Of Yorkshire · Kingston Upon Hull City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£12.8m£12.0m
31/03/2024£12.2m£11.2m
31/03/2023£10.9m£10.2m
31/03/2022£10.9m£9.7m
31/03/2021£11.3m£9.2m

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

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE SIR JAMES RECKITT CHARITYFY2025£30kMedical
THE PENNIES FOUNDATIONFY2025Unverified read£28kGrant to institution
THE SIR JAMES RECKITT CHARITYFY2024£27kMedical
THE SIR JAMES RECKITT CHARITYFY2022£27kMedical
THE SIR JAMES RECKITT CHARITYFY2023£27kMedical
THE SIR JAMES RECKITT CHARITYFY2022£26kCentenary
THE PENNIES FOUNDATIONFY2024£24k
THE SIR JAMES RECKITT CHARITYFY2021£20kHospice support
ANN WATSON'S TRUSTFY2024£20k
ANN WATSON'S TRUSTFY2025£20k
THE PENNIES FOUNDATIONFY2023Unverified read£13k
THE HULL AND EAST RIDING CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021Unverified read£10k
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITEDFY2025£8kHospice
THE NORTHWICK TRUSTFY2022£8k
THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUSTFY2022£7k
THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUSTFY2023£7k
THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUSTFY2024£7k
THE DANSON FOUNDATIONFY2021£5k
MATTHEW GOOD FOUNDATIONFY2025£3k
THE DANSON FOUNDATIONFY2022£2k
MATTHEW GOOD FOUNDATIONFY2023£2k
MATTHEW GOOD FOUNDATIONFY2022£1k
CBRE UK CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023Unverified read£1k
THE NORTHWICK TRUSTFY2021amount not stated
THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUSTFY2025amount not stated

Grants marked “Unverified read” were flagged by automated checks as possibly misread from the funder’s filed accounts. They are listed, but left out of the totals, counts and funder relationships this site computes.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund23/01/2020£810Friday Friends

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with DERWENTSIDE HOSPICE CARE FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
DOVE HOUSE HOSPICE LIMITED£12.8m——unclear69.6%no doubt
DERWENTSIDE HOSPICE CARE FOUNDATION FY2025£2.0m—0above—no doubt
THE DOVE SERVICE FY2025£562k—0above—no doubt
DERIAN HOUSE CHILDRENS HOSPICE FY2025£7.7m——above—no doubt
BEAUMOND HOUSE COMMUNITY HOSPICE FY2025£1.8m£60,000 - £69,9991below—no doubt
HOSPICE AID UK FY2025£115k—0unclear—no doubt

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