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THE MARY STEVENS HOSPICE

Registered charity 517656 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Charity's formal object is specifically restricted to the relief of sickness and the preservation of health. In practice, this means its principal activity is the provision of care for those suffering from chronic or terminal illness.

Objects

THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE PRESERVATION OF HEALTH, IN SUCH WAYS AS THE COMPANY SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE, IN THE COUNTIES OF THE WEST MIDLANDS, STAFFORDSHIRE, SHROPSHIRE AND WORCESTERSHIRE.”

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: Dudley, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£6.5m
Latest spending
£6.2m
Registered
1986
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the hospice generated a financial surplus of £356,000 for the year ended 31 March 2025, strengthening its balance sheet with total liquid funds increasing to £3,372,000. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted free reserves stood at £2,072,000, which the trustees acknowledge is insufficient to meet their stated policy target of six months' running costs, representing only about five months' costs. The trustees confirmed there is no material uncertainty regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £80,001 - £90,000 — above the median for charities its size (£70k)
“In the band £80,001 - £90,000” — page 76
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £2.1m; policy: 6 months' running costs)
“The current level of reserves is insufficient to attain that target, representing only about 5 months’ running costs” — page 51
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Management charge paid by subsidiary to Charity
“There was a management charge of £12,000 (2024 - £12,000) paid by each subsidiary to the Charity.” — page 89
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP. Discloses 5 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.

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

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 116
  • Government income: £645,153 — contracts £645,153 (2); 10% of the £6,526,460 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£80,001–£90,000: 1)
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 108
  • Government income: £608,025 — contracts £608,025 (2); 10% of the £6,390,655 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£80,001–£90,000: 1)
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 99
  • Government income: £655,746 — grants £655,746 (3); 13% of the £4,933,917 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 2 (£60,001–£70,000: 1; £80,001–£90,000: 1)
  • Has a trading subsidiary

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

In the news

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Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Mary Stevens Hospice (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)

1 registered title 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: Mary Stevens Hospice(The) — Registered, 1 registered location, 2 regulated activities, last inspected 26/02/2020.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
£6.5m
Total spending
£6.2m
Cost of raising funds
£2.1m
Reserves (reported)
£2.1m
Employees
157

Reported reserves equal ~4.0 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 32.8% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.3%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Dudley · Sandwell · Staffordshire · Worcestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£6.5m£6.2m
31/03/2024£6.4m£5.7m
31/03/2023£4.9m£5.2m
31/03/2022£4.8m£4.8m
31/03/2021£5.2m£5.0m

Common questions

Is THE MARY STEVENS HOSPICE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the hospice generated a financial surplus of £356,000 for the year ended 31 March 2025, strengthening its balance sheet with total liquid funds increasing to £3,372,000. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted free reserves stood at £2,072,000, which the trustees acknowledge is insufficient to meet their stated policy target of six months' running costs, representing only about five months' costs. The trustees confirmed there is no material uncertainty regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE MARY STEVENS HOSPICE earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £80,001 - £90,000 band.

Who funds THE MARY STEVENS HOSPICE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE MARY STEVENS HOSPICE as a grant recipient include LILLIE JOHNSON CHARITABLE TRUST, THE ROGER & DOUGLAS TURNER CHARITABLE TRUST, BLUE LIGHT CARD FOUNDATION, C B AND H H TAYLOR 1984 TRUST, THE INLIGHT TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
LILLIE JOHNSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£108k
THE ROGER & DOUGLAS TURNER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£30k
BLUE LIGHT CARD FOUNDATIONFY2023£23k
C B AND H H TAYLOR 1984 TRUSTFY2022£22k
THE INLIGHT TRUSTFY2022£17k
THE E H SMITH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£15k
THE ROGER & DOUGLAS TURNER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£15k
THE ROGER & DOUGLAS TURNER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£15k
THE FRANCIS WINHAM FOUNDATIONFY2025£10k
THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUSTFY2023£10kCompassionate Support
THE ROGER & DOUGLAS TURNER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£10k
BLUE LIGHT CARD FOUNDATIONFY2024Unverified read£10k
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITEDFY2022£8kHospice
THE FRANCIS WINHAM FOUNDATIONFY2024£8k
THE FRANCIS WINHAM FOUNDATIONFY2023£5k
MOSAIC ROOMSFY2022£5k
THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£5kCompassionate Support
THE FRANCIS WINHAM FOUNDATIONFY2022£5k
THE ALBERT GUBAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£4k
SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£3k
The Squire Patton Boggs Charitable TrustFY2022£3kEducation/Training
The Squire Patton Boggs Charitable TrustFY2021£3kEducation/Training
THE MICHAEL MARSH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£3kGeneral Charitable Purposes
THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£3kCompassionate Support
THE GRIMMITT TRUSTFY2023£3k
THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATIONFY2025£2k
THE W E DUNN TRUSTFY2025£2k
THE HILARY AWDRY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£2k
THE GRIMMITT TRUSTFY2024£2k
THE W E DUNN TRUSTFY2024£2k
THE MICHAEL MARSH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£2k
THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATIONFY2022£2k
THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATIONFY2023£2k
W G EDWARDS CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£2kBethel Church
DUMBRECK CHARITYFY2025£1kMedical
DUMBRECK CHARITYFY2023£1kMedical
LILLIE JOHNSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£1k
THE W E DUNN TRUSTFY2023£1k
C B AND H H TAYLOR 1984 TRUSTFY2021£1k
DUMBRECK CHARITYFY2024£1kMedical
LILLIE JOHNSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2026£1k
DUMBRECK CHARITYFY2026£1kMedical
LILLIE JOHNSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1k
THE HILARY AWDRY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1k
DUMBRECK CHARITYFY2022£1kMedical
WATES FAMILY ENTERPRISE TRUSTFY2021£500Minor Awards - Benefidary organisations of Match funding not otherwise listed above
THE MICHAEL AND ANNA WIX CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2026£200
HOSPICE AID UKFY2025amount not statedGrants made to provide facilities to hospices
THE FRANCIS WINHAM FOUNDATIONFY2026Unverified readamount not stated
HOSPICE AID UKFY2024amount not statedGrants made to provide facilities to hospices

Grants marked “Unverified read” were flagged by automated checks as possibly misread from the funder’s filed accounts. They are listed, but left out of the totals, counts and funder relationships this site computes.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund14/04/2026£20kCreative Wellbeing
The National Lottery Community Fund21/03/2024£20kCreative Crafting
The National Lottery Community Fund17/06/2022£10kNo Barriers Here - People excluded by culture identity and race
The National Lottery Community Fund17/02/2022£113kCommunity Hospice Care and Wellbeing Service
UK government15/09/2020£50kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund23/11/2010£31kMary Stevens SPACES Sensory Garden

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
SSP FOUNDATION3£4k
Matchroom Charitable Foundation2£490k
THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUST2£44k
THE FRANK LITCHFIELD GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST2£12k
EG FOUNDATION2£5k
THE CONGREGATION OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE CROSS OF LIEGE1£3.6m
TOM AND SHEILA SPRINGER CHARITY1£175k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF GREAT CHESHAM1£81k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ST MICHAEL'S HOSPICE (INCORPORATING THE FREDA PEARCE FOUNDATION).

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE MARY STEVENS HOSPICE£6.5m£80,001 - £90,000—below—no doubt
ST MICHAEL'S HOSPICE (INCORPORATING THE FREDA PEARCE FOUNDATION) FY2025£12.8m——unclear48.1%no doubt
ST OSWALD'S HOSPICE LIMITED FY2025£17.6m£120,001 - £130,00010unclear—no doubt
Havens Hospices FY2025£20.6m£110,000 - £119,999—unclear—no doubt
ST CHRISTOPHER'S HOMES FY2025£3.6m£60,001 - £70,0001above—no doubt
HOSPICE AID UK FY2025£115k—0unclear—no doubt

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