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ST CATHERINES HOSPICE (LANCASHIRE) LIMITED

Registered charity 512186 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST CATHERINES HOSPICE, ST CATHERINES HOSPICE LIMITED, St Catherine's University Hospice

St Catherine's maintains a hospice and provides specialist palliative care services to cater for the needs of patients and their carers. The Hospice benefits people from the areas of Chorley,Longridge,Preston and South Ribble.

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Latest income
£10.4m
Latest spending
£10.0m
Registered
1982
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a group surplus of £378k for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted reserves of £7,913k. The trustees note that while the current year was positive, the economic pressures mean the upcoming year is expected to be challenging, with a deficit budget approved, though the charity maintains adequate resources to continue operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between 6 and 12 months of budgeted expenditure (held: £7.9m)
“the trustees will endeavour to maintain such reserves at a level of between 6 and 12 months of budgeted expenditure.” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Professional services invoiced by Harrison Drury & Co Ltd, a company in which Mr J G Chesworth is a director.
“During the year, the Hospice was invoiced for professional services totalling £2,067 (2024: £2,103) by Harrison Drury & Co Ltd, a company in which Mr J G Chesworth is a director.” — page 34
“The Hospice was also invoiced £3,144 (2024: £3,838) for website development costs by Blue Wren Limited, a company in which Mr M J Lough is a director.” — page 34
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Website development costs invoiced by Blue Wren Limited, a company in which Mr M J Lough is a director.
“During the year, the Hospice was invoiced for professional services totalling £2,067 (2024: £2,103) by Harrison Drury & Co Ltd, a company in which Mr J G Chesworth is a director.” — page 34
“The Hospice was also invoiced £3,144 (2024: £3,838) for website development costs by Blue Wren Limited, a company in which Mr M J Lough is a director.” — page 34
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by MHA. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — St Catherine's Hospice Preston (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)

10 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (9 freehold); recorded price paid £388k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: St. Catherine's Hospice (Lancashire) Limited — Registered, 1 registered location, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 18/01/2019.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
£10.4m
Total spending
£10.0m
Cost of raising funds
£2.7m
Reserves (reported)
£7.4m
Employees
169

Reported reserves equal ~8.8 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 26.0% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 3.8%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Lancashire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£10.4m£10.0m
31/03/2024£9.0m£9.9m
31/03/2023£8.9m£8.4m
31/03/2022£9.1m£7.2m
31/03/2021£7.6m£6.8m

Common questions

Is ST CATHERINES HOSPICE (LANCASHIRE) LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a group surplus of £378k for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted reserves of £7,913k. The trustees note that while the current year was positive, the economic pressures mean the upcoming year is expected to be challenging, with a deficit budget approved, though the charity maintains adequate resources to continue operations. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by MHA.

Who funds ST CATHERINES HOSPICE (LANCASHIRE) LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ST CATHERINES HOSPICE (LANCASHIRE) LIMITED as a grant recipient include The Trevor Hemmings Foundation, PINK RIBBON FOUNDATION, THE HOPE KEITH VILLAGERS TRUST, THE INLIGHT TRUST, HOSPICE AID UK.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
The Trevor Hemmings FoundationFY2025£50kSocial welfare grants
The Trevor Hemmings FoundationFY2024£50kSocial welfare grants
PINK RIBBON FOUNDATIONFY2022£47k
THE HOPE KEITH VILLAGERS TRUSTFY2022£12kGrant to St Catherines Hospice
THE INLIGHT TRUSTFY2024£10k
The Trevor Hemmings FoundationFY2023£10kSocial welfare grants
HOSPICE AID UKFY2022£2kGrants made to provide facilities to hospices
REIGATE BAPTIST CHURCH TRUSTFY2025£1kGrants for UK and overseas mission
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, BLETCHINGLEYFY2022£560Donations out
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PATRICK, WALLINGTONFY2025£430Others
INCORPORATED CHURCH INSTITUTE, UPPER TOOTINGFY2023£50
HOSPICE AID UKFY2023£0
HOSPICE AID UKFY2024£0Grants made to provide facilities to hospices
HOSPICE AID UKFY2025£0Grants made to provide facilities to hospices

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund06/11/2020£3kSt Catherine's Hospice Bereavement Journey

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 THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUST3£78k
THE HULL AND EAST RIDING CHARITABLE TRUST2£6k
IRWIN MITCHELL CHARITIES FOUNDATION1£188k
THE ERNEST KLEINWORT CHARITABLE TRUST1£130k
FRIENDS OF SUSSEX HOSPICES1£55k
THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION1£50k
THE NETHERBY TRUST1£50k
THE LINMARDON TRUST1£38k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ST CATHERINE'S HOSPICE LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ST CATHERINES HOSPICE (LANCASHIRE) LIMITED£10.4m——above—no doubt
ST CATHERINE'S HOSPICE LIMITED FY2025£13.3m——unclear24.4%noted
ST ANDREWS HOSPICE LIMITED FY2025£7.3m——unclear—no doubt
SAINT CATHERINE'S HOSPICE TRUST FY2025£8.8m——above—no doubt
ST. JOHN'S HOSPICE NORTH LANCASHIRE AND SOUTH LAKES FY2025£8.4m——within—no doubt
ST MICHAEL'S HOSPICE (INCORPORATING THE FREDA PEARCE FOUNDATION) FY2025£12.8m——unclear48.1%no doubt

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