KIRKWOOD HOSPICE
Registered charity 512987 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as KIRKLEES HOSPICE SOCIETY LIMITED
Kirkwood Hospice provides specialist care free of charge to adults in Kirklees with advanced, progressive illnesses at any time from diagnosis to the end of life, respecting their individual needs and wishes. care and support is also provided for their family members, friends and carers, both during the illness and after death.
Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts
The accounts state that the charity achieved a total surplus of £2,574,377 for the year ended 31 March 2026, driven by exceptional legacy income and additional NHS funding. Per the trustees' report, free reserves increased to £7,498,534, representing five months of future expenditure, indicating a strengthened financial position compared to the previous year's deficit.
Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Related-party transaction: 28 Related party transactions
“During the year donations totalling £1,509 (2025: £1,391), excluding the value of donated goods, were received from Trustees, none of these had conditions attached. There were no other related party transactions.” — page 55
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Azets Audit Services Limited. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
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Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Kirkwood (Kirkwood Hospice) (matched by registered charity number).
Company officers (Companies House)
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- ZABED, Mohammed — director, appointed 30/10/2024on trustee list
- MCSORLEY, Penny — director, appointed 11/06/2024on trustee list
- JOHNSON, Edward Kellett — director, appointed 03/01/2024on trustee list
- BRYSON, Sarah Elizabeth — director, appointed 05/01/2023on trustee list
- GREEN, Catherine — director, appointed 22/09/2022on trustee list
- WILSON, Ian Robert, Dr — director, appointed 04/06/2021on trustee list
- ROBERTS, Peter Ward — director, appointed 16/12/2019on trustee list
- DAVIES, Julie, Dr — director, appointed 14/12/2018on trustee list
- BLACK, Caroline Deirdre — director, appointed 08/09/2017on trustee list
- SANDS, Philip Ronald — director, appointed 17/07/2015on trustee list
- CHAPMAN, Lorraine Annette — director, appointed 13/07/2012on trustee list
- WADE, Penny Elizabeth — secretary, appointed 30/01/2014
Official officers record.
Property (HM Land Registry)
24 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (7 freehold); recorded price paid £255k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
CQC provider record: Kirkwood Hospice — Registered, 1 registered location, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 07/09/2016.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)
Cost of raising funds
£4.5m
Reported reserves equal ~7.9 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 32.5% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 3.8%) (benchmarks).
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Register events
- Received assets from another charity (08/10/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (13/12/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (07/06/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (25/03/2015) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Kirklees
Income and spending
Common questions
Is KIRKWOOD HOSPICE financially healthy?
Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a total surplus of £2,574,377 for the year ended 31 March 2026, driven by exceptional legacy income and additional NHS funding. Per the trustees' report, free reserves increased to £7,498,534, representing five months of future expenditure, indicating a strengthened financial position compared to the previous year's deficit. Its FY2026 accounts were audited by Azets Audit Services Limited.
Who funds KIRKWOOD HOSPICE?
Funders whose own accounts filings name KIRKWOOD HOSPICE as a grant recipient include THE DASHLIGHT FOUNDATION, THE HALEY FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED, HOSPICE AID UK, THE DAVID FAMILY FOUNDATION.
Known funders
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