COMPTON CARE GROUP LIMITED

Registered charity 512387 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as COMPTON HALL LIMITED, COMPTON HOSPICE, COMPTON HOSPICE LIMITED

To relieve and provide palliative care to persons principally resident in Wolverhampton, Dudley, Sandwell and Walsall and the counties of Staffordshire and Shropshire who are suffering from cancer, lymphoedema or terminal illness. To provide education and training for healthcare professionals and others, including volunteers, who are involved in providing palliative care.

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Latest income
£13.3m
Latest spending
£15.2m
Registered
1982
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an operating deficit of £1,851,159 for the year ended 31 March 2025, following a deficit of £1,203,044 in the previous year. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £15,435,655, representing approximately 12.5 months of running costs, which is above the targeted free reserves level of £7,501,000.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Other trading activities (48% of income)
“The principal funding sources for the Group are donations and legacies 18.0% (2024: 27.3%), charitable activities 32.6% (2024: 28.5%), other trading activities 47.7% (2024: 41.9%), and investments 1.7% (2024: 2.3%).” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: twelve-month’s running costs (held: £15.4m)
“it is a desirable objective for there to be unrestricted funds available at any time equivalent to cover at least twelve-month’s running costs of the group (excluding one-off projects).” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Gift Aid donation from subsidiary
“The Charity received a Gift Aid donation of £201,728 (2024: £205,377) during the year.” — page 41
“The Charity received a Gift Aid donation of £527,460 (2024: £492,562) during the year.” — page 41
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Gift Aid donation from subsidiary
“The Charity received a Gift Aid donation of £201,728 (2024: £205,377) during the year.” — page 41
“The Charity received a Gift Aid donation of £527,460 (2024: £492,562) during the year.” — page 41
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Purchase of freehold from Trustee-connected business
“The Charity received a Gift Aid donation of £201,728 (2024: £205,377) during the year.” — page 41
“The Charity received a Gift Aid donation of £527,460 (2024: £492,562) during the year.” — page 41
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Compton Care Group Ltd (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 (2 freehold); recorded price paid £185k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: Compton Care Group Limited — Registered, 2 registered locations, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 17/10/2019.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
£13.3m
Total spending
£15.2m
Cost of raising funds
£5.8m
Reserves (reported)
£16.6m
Employees
314

Reported reserves equal ~13.1 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 43.4% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 3.8%) (benchmarks).

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Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Dudley · Sandwell · Shropshire · Staffordshire · Walsall · Wolverhampton

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£13.3m£15.2m
31/03/2024£13.1m£14.8m
31/03/2023£12.1m£13.8m
31/03/2022£13.7m£12.0m
31/03/2021£12.1m£11.9m

Common questions

Is COMPTON CARE GROUP LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an operating deficit of £1,851,159 for the year ended 31 March 2025, following a deficit of £1,203,044 in the previous year. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £15,435,655, representing approximately 12.5 months of running costs, which is above the targeted free reserves level of £7,501,000. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.

Who funds COMPTON CARE GROUP LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name COMPTON CARE GROUP LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUST, THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUST, THE GRACE TRUST, THE MONTAL CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WCS CARE GROUP LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
COMPTON CARE GROUP LIMITED£13.3m——unclear—no doubt
WCS CARE GROUP LIMITED FY2025£32.1m——unclear—no doubt
Salisbury Hospice Charity Limited FY2025£2.7m—0above—no doubt
WIGAN AND LEIGH HOSPICE FY2025£7.2m——within—no doubt
COPTIC MEDICAL SOCIETY UK FY2025£298k—0within—no doubt
Weldmar Hospicecare FY2025£12.4m——within29.9%no doubt

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