ST RICHARDS HOSPICE FOUNDATION

Registered charity 515668 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST RICHARD'S HOSPICE, ST RICHARDS HOSPICE AT HOME

To enhance, through specialist palliative care and education, the quality of life of patients and those important to them,suffering from cancer or other life-threatening illness.

Objects

(1) TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF SUFFERING (SO FAR AS SUCH PURPOSE IS CHARITABLE) IN SUCH WAYS AS THE FOUNDATION SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT, AND IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF SUCH OBJECT) :- (A) TO PROMOTE BY THE ESTABLISHMENT OF DOMICILIARY CARE AT HOME, IN COMMUNITY HOSPITALS OR NURSING AND CARE HOMES, THE RELIEF OF PERSONS OF EITHER SEX (WITHOUT REGARD TO RACE OR CREED) WHO ARE SUFFERING (AT ANY AGE) FROM ANY CHRONIC OR TERMINAL ILLNESS OR FROM ANY DISABILITY OR DISEASE ATTRIBUTABLE TO OLD AGE OR FROM OTHER PHYSICAL OR MENTAL INFIRMITY, DISABILITY OR DISEASE. (B) TO ESTABLISH MAINTAIN AND MANAGE A HOSPICE HOSPITAL OR RESIDENTIAL HOME AND ALL ANCILLARY SERVICES FOR SUCH PERSONS. (C) BY CONDUCTING OR PROMOTING OR ENCOURAGING RESEARCH INTO THE CARE AND TREATMENT OF PERSONS SUFFERING FROM ANY SUCH ILLNESS, DISABILITY, DISEASE OR INFIRMITY AS AFORESAID AND PARTICULARLY INTO THE CARE AND TREATMENT OF PERSONS SUFFERING FROM CANCER OR TERMINAL ILLNESS AND TO DISSEMINATE THE RESULTS THEREOF. (D) BY PROMOTING OR ENCOURAGING OR ASSISTING IN THE TEACHING OR TRAINING OF DOCTORS, NURSES, PHYSIOTHERAPISTS AND OTHER PERSONS ENGAGED IN ANY BRANCH OF MEDICINE, SURGERY, NURSING OR ALLIED SERVICES, AND IN THE TEACHING OR TRAINING OF STUDENTS IN ANY BRANCH OF MEDICINE, SURGERY, NURSING OR ALLIED SERVICES. (E) BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING OR ENCOURAGING THE PROVISION OF SPIRITUAL HELP AND GUIDANCE FOR ANY PERSONS RESIDENT (EITHER AS PATIENTS OR OTHERWISE) OR WORKING IN ANY SUCH HOME OR HOMES AS AFORESAID. (F) BY PROVIDING COUNSELLING, BEREAVEMENT AND FAMILY SUPPORT TO FAMILIES AND THOSE CLOSE TO OUR PATIENTS

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Worcester, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £1,371,775 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by rising costs and a reduction in legacy income. Despite this deficit, the charity holds free reserves of £6,424,000, which is £1,872,000 above its stated policy target of £4,552,000. The trustees confirm that the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Care Quality Commission. This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

In the news

Recent coverage mentioning this charity by name (automated match; headlines belong to their publishers).

• 16,000 virtual mile challenge for St Richard’s Hospice worcesternews.co.uk · 29/06/2020

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 01850502

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — St Richard's Hospice Foundation (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.

• RICHARDS, Robert — director, appointed 17/11/2025on trustee list
• DUNN-MASSEY, Steven Justin — director, appointed 17/11/2025on trustee list
• THRUSH, Steven — director, appointed 24/03/2025on trustee list
• LLOYD, Rebecca — director, appointed 17/10/2024on trustee list
• CLARK, Danielle — director, appointed 25/09/2023on trustee list
• ELLIOTT, Heather — director, appointed 25/09/2023on trustee list
• ALFRINK, Allard — director, appointed 05/12/2022on trustee list
• SERRANO, Helen Joanne — director, appointed 24/05/2021on trustee list
• RANKIN, James Sinnett, Dr — director, appointed 28/02/2020on trustee list
• LAWS, Ian Michael, Dr — director, appointed 02/12/2018on trustee list
• EDWARDS, Hannah Eve — director, appointed 10/10/2011on trustee list
• PALMER, Andrea Lorraine — director, appointed 17/03/2008on trustee list
• COWPE, Jennifer Patricia — director, appointed 11/12/2000on trustee list
• HAIGH, Daniel Luke — secretary, appointed 16/12/2022

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

4 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: St. Richard's Hospice Foundation — Registered, 1 registered location, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 15/03/2016.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

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

Reported reserves equal ~4.5 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 41.8% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 3.7%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (07/06/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (14/09/2020) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• JENNIFER PATRICIA COWPEchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• ANDREA PALMER
• Danielle Clark
• Dr Ian Michael Laws
• Dr James Sinnett Rankin
• HANNAH EVE EDWARDS
• Heather Elliott
• Helen Serrano
• Rebecca Lloyd
• Robert Richards
• Sally Powell
• Steven Dunn-Massey
• Steven Thrush · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: Worcestershire

Income and spending

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Known funders

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• ST MARGARET'S HOUSE income £1.3m
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Side by side with its peers

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