HOSPICE OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD LTD
Registered charity 515516 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
To deliver the highest quality specialist palliative care through 12 bed In-patient Unit, Day Hospice, Out-Patient Clinics, Bereavement and Social Workers and Clinical Nurse Specialists in the community.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £717k for the year, driven by significant legacy income and a one-off donation, despite a net operating loss. Free reserves increased to £2.7m, which the trustees note represents 5.9 months of expenditure, exceeding their stated policy target of four months. The trustees acknowledge ongoing financial challenges due to insufficient statutory funding and rising costs, approving a deficit budget for the following year.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Fundraising cost ratio: 32.0% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“68% of our costs were attributed to hospice expenditure with 32% of costs utilised to generate the income required to run the Hospice.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: four months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £2.7m)
“The aim of the charity is to maintain sufficient reserves to support four months’ running costs to accommodate any unexpected funding issues.” — page 41
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Hospice of Good Shepherd Promotions Limited
“The Hospice of the Good Shepherd has one wholly owned subsidiary, Hospice of Good Shepherd Promotions Limited (Company Number 3350371).” — page 38
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Xeinadin Audit Ltd.. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Year-over-year changes
- Going concern: going-concern doubt noted (FY2024) → no going-concern doubt (FY2025).
Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Hospice of the Good Shepherd (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Richard Soulsby — Chief Executive (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
CQC provider record: Hospice of the Good Shepherd Ltd — Registered, 1 registered location, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 07/06/2016.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)
Cost of raising funds
£1.8m
Reported reserves equal ~13.1 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 28.6% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).
Care Quality Commission ratings
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- Hospice of the Good Shepherd: Outstanding (16/07/2026) · CQC record
- CAROLINE MARY ELIZABETH MOSLEYchair
- David Gilburt · trustee of 1 other charity
- Dominic Strange
- Dr Elizabeth Redmond
- Dr Neil Fergusson
- Dr Susan Laura Freeman
- Gary Barr
- Lesley Mills
- Suzanne Crutchley
- Yvonne Emmett Cannell
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Cheshire West & Chester · Flintshire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is HOSPICE OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD LTD financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £717k for the year, driven by significant legacy income and a one-off donation, despite a net operating loss. Free reserves increased to £2.7m, which the trustees note represents 5.9 months of expenditure, exceeding their stated policy target of four months. The trustees acknowledge ongoing financial challenges due to insufficient statutory funding and rising costs, approving a deficit budget for the following year. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Xeinadin Audit Ltd..
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