ST MICHAEL'S HOSPICE (INCORPORATING THE FREDA PEARCE FOUNDATION)
Registered charity 511179 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FREDA PEARCE FOUNDATION LIMITED, ST MICHAEL'S HOSPICE
The Charity provides a range of palliative care to people with progressive life-limitingillness and support to their carers and aims to promote the development of knowledgeand understanding of all aspects of palliative care by delivering training andprofessional support to professional carers
Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a small financial surplus of £117,275 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income increasing to £12.8 million. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £9.6 million, which is marginally below the stated policy target of nine months of operating costs.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Fundraising cost ratio: 48.1% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“We generated £10,323,794 (2023/24: £7,954,645) from voluntary and other income sources (excluding income directly related to our charitable activities). The cost of raising funds, including the reallocation of support cost, was £4,977,151 (2023/24: £3,824,398).”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: A management charge was made by the charitable company to SMH Trading Limited of £284,216 excluding VAT. At the end of the year gift aid of £16,356 was payable by SMH Trading Limited to the charitable company.
“During the year, a management charge was made by the charitable company to SMH Trading Limited of £284,216 excluding VAT (2023/24: £139,279). At the end of the year gift aid of £16,356 (2023/24: £6,283) was payable by SMH Trading Limited to the charitable company.” — page 38
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: SMH Trading Limited
“The charitable company owns the whole of the issued ordinary share capital of SMH Trading Limited, a company registered in England, company number 06545386. St Michael's uses the subsidiary for non-primary purpose trading activities.” — page 41
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
SMH TRADING LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
- Turnover: £489k
- Profit before tax: £16k
- Donated/gift-aided to the charity: £16k
- Creditors include £231,180 owed to group undertakings (2024: £124,479).
“All profits are gifted aided to the company’s parent undertaking, St Michael’s Hospice within 9 months of the year end.”
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — St Michael's Hospice (Hereford) (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.
- RAYBOULD, Louise Rebecca — director, appointed 01/08/2026on trustee list
- DIXON, Tina Louise — director, appointed 01/08/2026on trustee list
- BEAUMONT, Emily Sarah Kimberley — director, appointed 01/05/2026on trustee list
- HOLLOWAY, Diana Wendy Louise — director, appointed 01/05/2026on trustee list
- DAVIES, Catherine Elizabeth — director, appointed 11/06/2025on trustee list
- MOLYNEUX, Mark — director, appointed 11/06/2025on trustee list
- JAMES, Gavin Hugh — director, appointed 11/06/2025on trustee list
- AKLE, Charles Assad — director, appointed 15/06/2022on trustee list
- DRUMMOND, Eric Dixon — director, appointed 14/12/2020on trustee list
- TEAGUE, David Robert — director, appointed 20/10/2006on trustee list
- FELLOWS, Matthew James David — secretary, appointed 01/04/2024
Official officers record.
Property (HM Land Registry)
18 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (9 freehold); recorded price paid £1.7m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
CQC provider record: St Michael's Hospice (Incorporating The Freda Pearce Foundation) — Registered, 1 registered location, 4 regulated activities, last inspected 31/03/2016.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£5.0m
Reported reserves equal ~9.0 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 38.9% 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 Michael's Hospice: Good (28/06/2016) · CQC record
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (27/11/2012) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Catherine Elizabeth Davies
- Charles Assad Akle
- DIANA HOLLOWAY
- David Robert Teague
- Emily Beaumont
- Eric Dixon Drummond
- Gavin Hugh James
- Louise Rebecca Raybould
- Mark Molyneux
- Tina Louise Dixon
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Gloucestershire · Herefordshire · Monmouthshire · Powys · Shropshire · Worcestershire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is ST MICHAEL'S HOSPICE (INCORPORATING THE FREDA PEARCE FOUNDATION) financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a small financial surplus of £117,275 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income increasing to £12.8 million. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £9.6 million, which is marginally below the stated policy target of nine months of operating costs. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.
Who funds ST MICHAEL'S HOSPICE (INCORPORATING THE FREDA PEARCE FOUNDATION)?
Funders whose own accounts filings name ST MICHAEL'S HOSPICE (INCORPORATING THE FREDA PEARCE FOUNDATION) as a grant recipient include THE JORDAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED, COLEFAX CHARITABLE TRUST.
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