THE HARTLEPOOL HOSPICE LIMITED

Registered charity 510824 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ALICE HOUSE HOSPICE, HARTLEPOOL AND DISTRICT HOSPICE

Established in 1980 Alice House Hospice is an independent registered charity providing free specialist palliative care for adults diagnosed with severe and progressive life limiting illnesses. Registered as Hartlepool Hospice Ltd (known locally as Alice House Hospice and formerly Hartlepool & District Hospice), is a charity within England and Wales.

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Latest income

£3.8m

Latest spending

£3.6m

Registered

1980

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £230,722 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £3.84m and total expenditure of £3.6m. Per the trustees' report, free reserves of £852k exceed the stated policy target of approximately £622k, and the charity maintains an A credit rating.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £70,001 - £80,000 — above the median for charities its size (£70k)

“In the band £70,001 - £80,000 2” — page 52

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: two months running costs (held: £852k)

“Two months running costs would be approximately £622k.” — page 22

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Rent and insurance paid to a Council Member

“During the year the charity paid £15,643 (2024: £14, 167) for rent and insurance to a Council Member.” — page 63

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Pension scheme deficit: £1k

“The Charity is also making deficit payments and has included the net present value of these payments, £1,248 (2024: £546) in provisions.” — page 61

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Waltons Business Advisers Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Top pay band moved from £60,001 - £70,000 (FY2024) to £70,001 - £80,000 (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Alice House Hospice (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: Hartlepool Hospice Limited — Registered, 1 registered location, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 04/10/2023.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

£3.8m

Total spending

£3.6m

Cost of raising funds

£834k

Reserves (reported)

£852k

Employees

109

Reported reserves equal ~2.8 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 21.7% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (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).

Alice House Hospice: Good (04/12/2023) · CQC record

Register events

Received assets from another charity (26/01/2017) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

RAYMOND PRIESTMANchair
Clair Dunkerley
Dr Angela Brown
Dr James Druce
JOANNE REGAN
LORNA JONES
Peter Bowes
Vikki Jackson Smith

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

Operates in: Durham · Hartlepool · Stockton-on-tees

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£3.8m	£3.6m
31/03/2024	£3.8m	£3.5m
31/03/2023	£3.8m	£4.1m
31/03/2022	£3.8m	£4.0m
31/03/2021	£3.7m	£3.4m

Common questions

Is THE HARTLEPOOL HOSPICE LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £230,722 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £3.84m and total expenditure of £3.6m. Per the trustees' report, free reserves of £852k exceed the stated policy target of approximately £622k, and the charity maintains an A credit rating. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Waltons Business Advisers Limited.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE HARTLEPOOL HOSPICE LIMITED earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £70,001 - £80,000 band.

Who funds THE HARTLEPOOL HOSPICE LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE HARTLEPOOL HOSPICE LIMITED as a grant recipient include PINK RIBBON FOUNDATION, THE DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND'S CHARITY, ODIN CHARITABLE TRUST, SIR JOHN PRIESTMAN CHARITY TRUST, THE JGW PATTERSON FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
PINK RIBBON FOUNDATION	FY2024	£416k
THE DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND'S CHARITY	FY2022	£10k
ODIN CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£8k
SIR JOHN PRIESTMAN CHARITY TRUST	FY2024	£8k	Section 2(e)
SIR JOHN PRIESTMAN CHARITY TRUST	FY2022	£8k	Section 2 e Employment and payment of nurses
THE JGW PATTERSON FOUNDATION	FY2023	£7k	Hospice and cancer patient care
THE JGW PATTERSON FOUNDATION	FY2024	£7k	Hospice and cancer patient care
THE JGW PATTERSON FOUNDATION	FY2022	£6k	Hospices and cancer patient care
SIR JOHN PRIESTMAN CHARITY TRUST	FY2021	£6k	Charitable Or anisations
THE GREEN HALL FOUNDATION	FY2022	£5k
THE GREEN HALL FOUNDATION	FY2023	£4k
HOSPICE AID UK	FY2025	£4k	Grants made to provide facilities to hospices
HOSPICE AID UK	FY2023	£3k
The Teesside Charity	FY2025	£3k	Direct costs
The Teesside Charity	FY2024	£3k
HOSPICE AID UK	FY2022	£2k	Grants made to provide facilities to hospices
HOSPICE AID UK	FY2024	£2k	Grants made to provide facilities to hospices
The Teesside Charity	FY2023	£2k
The Teesside Charity	FY2022	£2k	Direct costs
PINK RIBBON FOUNDATION	FY2025	£2k
THE SYLVIA AND COLIN SHEPHERD CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£1k
THE SYLVIA AND COLIN SHEPHERD CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£1k
THE SYLVIA AND COLIN SHEPHERD CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£1k
THE HILARY AWDRY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£1k
TEES VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	FY2023	£1k
THE GREEN HALL FOUNDATION	FY2024	—

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Community Foundation North East	15/10/2018	£3k	Alice House Hospice Specialist Bed Replacement Project
The National Lottery Community Fund	03/08/2018	£10k	Alice House Hospice Patient Enrichment Programme
The National Lottery Community Fund	09/11/2016	£10k	Activity Programme for Alice House Day Hospice
Community Foundation North East	04/11/2016	£2k	Towards Day Hospice at Hartlepool & District Hospice
Community Foundation North East	06/11/2015	£2k	Support for specialist palliative care in the In Patient Unit
Northern Rock Foundation	10/11/1998	£25k	Grant awarded to Hartlepool and District Hospice (Tees Valley)

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 HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED	3	£56k
THE DIXIE ROSE FINDLAY CHARITABLE TRUST	3	£12k
SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	3	£8k
SSP FOUNDATION	3	£7k
THE GRAND LODGE OF MARK MASTER MASONS' FUND OF BENEVOLENCE	2	£36k
THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITED	2	£20k
THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£7k
Evelyn Partners Charitable Trust	2	£0

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HARLINGTON HOSPICE ASSOCIATION LIMITED.

HARLINGTON HOSPICE ASSOCIATION LIMITED income £6.2m
PRINCESS ALICE HOSPICE income £19.1m
DOROTHY HOUSE income £18.3m
HOSPICE AT HOME CARLISLE AND NORTH LAKELAND income £2.0m
ST OSWALD'S HOSPICE LIMITED income £17.6m
ST ANDREWS HOSPICE LIMITED income £7.3m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE HARTLEPOOL HOSPICE LIMITED	£3.8m	£70,001 - £80,000	—	above	—	no doubt
HARLINGTON HOSPICE ASSOCIATION LIMITED FY2025	£6.2m	—	—	below	—	no doubt
PRINCESS ALICE HOSPICE FY2025	£19.1m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
DOROTHY HOUSE FY2024	£18.3m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HOSPICE AT HOME CARLISLE AND NORTH LAKELAND FY2025	£2.0m	£80,001 - £90,000	0	above	—	no doubt
ST OSWALD'S HOSPICE LIMITED FY2025	£17.6m	—	10	unclear	—	no doubt

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