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HOSPICE OF ST MARY OF FURNESS

Registered charity 517738 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HOSPICE FOR FURNESS, ST MARY'S HOSPICE

St Mary's Hospice is the dedicated provider in South Cumbria of comprehensive specialised supportive and palliative care for people with life limiting conditions. Facilities and services are available to all adults who are facing the end of life, and to their families, carers and the bereaved.

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Latest income
£5.6m
Latest spending
£5.7m
Registered
1986
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income decreased by 7% to £5.7m while expenditure increased by 16% to £5.7m, resulting in a net deficit for the year. Despite this, the charity reports strong financial health with unrestricted reserves of £9.2m, which the trustees note are held to cover six months of costs and identified losses in their 3 Year Plan.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months costs (held: £9.2m)
“We hold back enough to cover six months costs and any estimated losses identified in our 3 Year Plan. For this year that adds up to £5.1m.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Purchases from a company owned by a Trustee
“During the year purchases of £nil (2024: £2,520) were made from 32West Ltd, a company owned by a Trustee of the charity.” — page 60
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: St Mary's Orangery Limited
“The consolidated accounts of the group incorporate the accounts Hospice of St. Mary of Furness (“the Charity”) and its wholly owned subsidiary, St Mary’s Orangery Limited.” — page 35
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by MHA. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

ST MARY'S ORANGERY LTD — per its own Companies House accounts

    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)

    6 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

    CQC provider record: Hospice of St. Mary of Furness — Registered, 1 registered location, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 02/06/2016.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

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

    Total income
    £5.6m
    Total spending
    £5.7m
    Cost of raising funds
    £1.3m
    Reserves (reported)
    £6.6m
    Employees
    118

    Reported reserves equal ~13.8 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

    Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 22.2% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

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    Register events

    Trustees · trustee networks

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

    Operates in: Cumbria

    Income and spending

    Financial year endIncomeSpending
    31/03/2025£5.6m£5.7m
    31/03/2024£6.1m£4.9m
    31/03/2023£5.2m£4.4m
    31/03/2022£4.4m£3.5m
    31/03/2021£4.3m£3.4m

    Common questions

    Is HOSPICE OF ST MARY OF FURNESS financially healthy?

    Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income decreased by 7% to £5.7m while expenditure increased by 16% to £5.7m, resulting in a net deficit for the year. Despite this, the charity reports strong financial health with unrestricted reserves of £9.2m, which the trustees note are held to cover six months of costs and identified losses in their 3 Year Plan. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by MHA.

    Who funds HOSPICE OF ST MARY OF FURNESS?

    Funders whose own accounts filings name HOSPICE OF ST MARY OF FURNESS as a grant recipient include SIR JOHN BARROW PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION, PARTNERS IN SERVICE, KESWICK TO BARROW WALK, THE DAVID SNOWDON TRUST, THE FRIEDA SCOTT CHARITABLE TRUST.

    Known funders

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

    FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
    SIR JOHN BARROW PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATIONFY2023£17.9mGrants / Donations from Orgs
    PARTNERS IN SERVICEFY2025£250kHospice Care
    KESWICK TO BARROW WALKFY2025£50k
    KESWICK TO BARROW WALKFY2024£32k
    THE DAVID SNOWDON TRUSTFY2022£30k
    THE FRIEDA SCOTT CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£20k
    THE FRIEDA SCOTT CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£20k
    THE DAVID SNOWDON TRUSTFY2025£20k
    THE HERD LAWSON AND MURIEL LAWSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£14k
    THE HERD LAWSON AND MURIEL LAWSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£11k
    THE HERD LAWSON AND MURIEL LAWSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£11k
    THE PENNIES FOUNDATIONFY2024£10k
    THE HERD LAWSON AND MURIEL LAWSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£10k
    GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£8k
    THE LORD AUSTIN TRUSTFY2022£6k
    THE DAVID SNOWDON TRUSTFY2023£5k
    THE HADFIELD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£5kSocial Needs
    THE HADFIELD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£5k
    LANGDALE TRUSTFY2022£4k
    THE WARWICKSHIRE MASONIC CHARITABLE ASSOCIATION LIMITEDFY2022£4k
    THE HOLEHIRD TRUSTFY2025£3k
    THE DAVID SNOWDON TRUSTFY2024£2k
    THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY WITH HOLY TRINITY ULVERSTONFY2023£864Home Mission and Secular
    THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY WITH HOLY TRINITY ULVERSTONFY2023£771Wedding and Funeral Collections
    THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY WITH HOLY TRINITY ULVERSTONFY2024£549Wedding and Funeral Collections
    THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY WITH HOLY TRINITY ULVERSTONFY2024£540Home Mission and Secular
    The Charles Godwin FoundationFY2024£500
    GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£500
    The Charles Godwin FoundationFY2021£500
    The Squire Patton Boggs Charitable TrustFY2022£500Education/Training
    THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY WITH HOLY TRINITY ULVERSTONFY2021£216Home Mission and Secular
    THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY WITH HOLY TRINITY ULVERSTONFY2021£0Wedding and Funeral Collections
    The Charles Godwin FoundationFY2023£0

    Government & lottery funding

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

    FunderDateAmountPurpose
    The National Lottery Community Fund27/05/2022£8kStrengthening Bereavement Support locally: from the community for the community
    The National Lottery Community Fund26/05/2020£42kSt Marys Hospice Covid Response
    The National Lottery Community Fund07/05/2020£10kCovid-19 Response: Bereavement Support
    The National Lottery Community Fund10/12/2019£85kSupport at Home Continuation
    Birmingham City Council10/09/2019£5kMens Shed Project
    The National Lottery Community Fund02/11/2016£167kSupport at Home

    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
    THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUST3£81k
    THE INMAN CHARITY3£14k
    THE HILARY AWDRY CHARITABLE TRUST3£6k
    SSP FOUNDATION3£4k
    THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUST2£260k
    THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION2£75k
    THE GREEN HALL FOUNDATION2£12k
    THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED2£11k

    Charities like this

    Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HOSPICE AT HOME WEST CUMBRIA.

    Side by side with its peers

    CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
    HOSPICE OF ST MARY OF FURNESS£5.6m——unclear—no doubt
    HOSPICE AT HOME WEST CUMBRIA FY2025£2.3m——above16.0%no doubt
    ST CATHERINE'S HOSPICE LIMITED FY2025£13.3m——unclear24.4%noted
    Moya Cole Hospice FY2025£15.5m——unclear—no doubt
    ISABEL HOSPICE LIMITED FY2025£10.4m——above—no doubt
    PILGRIMS HOSPICES IN EAST KENT FY2025£18.9m£160,001 - £170,000—above25.9%no doubt

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