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OVERGATE HOSPICE

Registered charity 511619 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CALDERDALE CHARITABLE SOCIETY FOR CONTINUING CARE LIMITED, CALDERDALE SOCIETY FOR CONTINUING CARE LIMITED

To provide specialist palliative care services to the adult population of Calderdale

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Latest income
£9.8m
Latest spending
£7.7m
Registered
1979
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a financial surplus and is in a very good financial position, with unrestricted free reserves of £1.533m. However, the trustees note that the next few years will be financially challenging as they endeavor to achieve financial sustainability to cover increasing costs associated with the new build project.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £90,000 - £99,999 — above the median for charities its size (£70k)
“Between £90,000 and £99,999: 1 (2024: 0)” — page 47
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: Donations (36% of income)
“Our income from donations in 24/25 totalled £3.5m compared to £1.2m in the previous year.” — page 31
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £1.5m; policy: £1.786m)
“At the 31st of March 2025 the general unrestricted fund balance is £2.525m, after adjusting for the unrestricted and non-designated fixed asset balance of £0.992m this leaves an unrestricted free reserve total of £1.533m a shortfall of £253k against target.” — page 30
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Overgate Hospice Support Ltd
“The hospice has a wholly owned subsidiary, Overgate Hospice Support Ltd, whose main purpose is to sell goods to raise funds for the charity.” — page 51
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Walter Dawson & Son. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

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

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Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Overgate 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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold); recorded price paid £700k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: Overgate Hospice — Registered, 1 registered location, 2 regulated activities, last inspected 20/09/2016.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£9.8m
Total spending
£7.7m
Cost of raising funds
£3.7m
Reserves (reported)
£2.5m
Employees
192

Reported reserves equal ~3.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 38.0% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Calderdale

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£9.8m£7.7m
31/03/2024£8.3m£6.5m
31/03/2023£6.9m£5.9m
31/03/2022£7.5m£5.1m
31/03/2021£6.0m£4.5m

Common questions

Is OVERGATE HOSPICE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a financial surplus and is in a very good financial position, with unrestricted free reserves of £1.533m. However, the trustees note that the next few years will be financially challenging as they endeavor to achieve financial sustainability to cover increasing costs associated with the new build project. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Walter Dawson & Son.

What does the highest-paid employee of OVERGATE HOSPICE earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £90,000 - £99,999 band.

Who funds OVERGATE HOSPICE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name OVERGATE HOSPICE as a grant recipient include THE DWF FOUNDATION, THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION, THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED, COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR CALDERDALE, HOSPICE AID UK.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE DWF FOUNDATIONFY2024£26k
THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATIONFY2025£25kGrant
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITEDFY2023£10kHospice
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR CALDERDALEFY2024£10kGeneral Flow Through Grants
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR CALDERDALEFY2022£9kGrants from Foundation Funds
HOSPICE AID UKFY2023£6k
THE LIZ AND TERRY BRAMALL FOUNDATIONFY2022£5k
THE GREEN HALL FOUNDATIONFY2025£4k
THE GREEN HALL FOUNDATIONFY2024£3k
THE GREEN HALL FOUNDATIONFY2023£3k
THE GREEN HALL FOUNDATIONFY2022£3k
W G EDWARDS CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£2kSt Gemma's Hospice
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR CALDERDALEFY2022£2kOvenden Windfarm Fund
HOSPICE AID UKFY2022£1kGrants made to provide facilities to hospices
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR CALDERDALEFY2022£720Calderdale Business Hub

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund23/04/2021£9kSitting Comfortably
The National Lottery Community Fund16/11/2016£10kImproving engagement in activities for people with hearing Loss

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
THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITED2£20k
THE INMAN CHARITY2£9k
THE HILARY AWDRY CHARITABLE TRUST2£4k
NORTH DERBYSHIRE NEW LIFE CHURCH1—
THE HERD LAWSON AND MURIEL LAWSON CHARITABLE TRUST1£81k
THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUST1£40k
THE ANNANDALE CHARITABLE TRUST1£29k
THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUST1£24k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with DR KERSHAW'S HOSPICE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
OVERGATE HOSPICE£9.8m£90,000 - £99,999—below—no doubt
DR KERSHAW'S HOSPICE FY2025£6.0m——unclear—no doubt
ASHGATE HOSPICECARE FY2025£15.6m——unclear—noted
HOSPICE OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD LTD FY2025£6.1m—0above32.0%no doubt
ISABEL HOSPICE LIMITED FY2025£10.4m——above—no doubt
SPRINGHILL HOSPICE (ROCHDALE) FY2025£6.4m£100,001 - £110,000—unclear—no doubt

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