KEMP HOUSE TRUST

Registered charity 511141 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as KEMP HOSPICE, KEMP HOSPICE - KEMP HOUSE HOSPICE

KEMP House Trust supports the charitable activities of KEMP Hospice (formerly KEMP House Trust Ltd) charity number 1146310

Objects

TO PROVIDE CLINICAL, EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL CARE WITH PRACTICAL SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE, THEIR FAMILIES, CARERS AND THE WIDER COMMUNITY WHO MAY BE AFFECTED BY SERIOUS AND LIFE LIMITING ILLNESS WITHIN KIDDERMINSTER AND DISTRICT.

Area of benefit: KIDDERMINSTER AND DISTRICT

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 · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Wyre Forest, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£108k
Latest spending
£302k
Registered
1981
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that net assets decreased to £2.01m from £2.24m in the prior year, driven by a net expenditure of £236,692 and investment losses. The trustees report that the financial position remains healthy with sufficient unrestricted funds to meet commitments, noting that the charity has no direct employees and creditors are covered by net assets.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

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

  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

CQC provider record: KEMP Hospice — Registered, 1 registered location, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 15/06/2016.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2022)

Total income
£554k
Total spending
£466k
Cost of raising funds
£22k
Reserves (reported)
£2.4m
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~62.6 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 3.9% of total income — above the median for charities its size (3.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Worcestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£108k£302k
31/03/2024£77k£377k
31/03/2023£215k£56k
31/03/2022£554k£466k
31/03/2021£54k£392k

Common questions

Is KEMP HOUSE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that net assets decreased to £2.01m from £2.24m in the prior year, driven by a net expenditure of £236,692 and investment losses. The trustees report that the financial position remains healthy with sufficient unrestricted funds to meet commitments, noting that the charity has no direct employees and creditors are covered by net assets. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds KEMP HOUSE TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name KEMP HOUSE TRUST as a grant recipient include THE ROGER & DOUGLAS TURNER CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund04/12/2009£10kKEMP Hospice Garden Access for all

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
WEST WILTSHIRE AND EAST SOMERSET AREA MEETING1£19k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
KEMP HOUSE TRUST£108k—0unclear—no doubt
KEMP HOSPICE FY2025£2.2m——unclear—no doubt
KENT COMMUNITY HEALTH CHARITABLE FUND AND OTHER RELATED CHARITIES FY2025£95k—0within—no doubt
THE KELTON TRUST FY2025£65k—0above—no doubt
QUAKER HOUSING TRUST LIMITED FY2025£153k——above—no doubt
SWAFFHAM AND LITCHAM HOME HOSPICE SUPPORT LIMITED FY2025£121k—0unclear—no doubt

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