QUEENSCOURT HOSPICE
Registered charity 518801 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Provide specialist palliative care free of charge to adults with a serious and life limiting illness. To promote the practice of palliative care by example and by teaching and training.
Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £1,764,327 for the year ended 31 March 2025, a significant increase from the previous year, driven largely by a drop in legacy income and higher staffing costs. The trustees note that they continue to access charitable reserves to fund service delivery due to forecasted budget deficits, although they maintain that reserves are adequate for more than 12 months beyond the current financial year.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Related-party transaction: Subsidiary companies (Queenscourt Hospice Retail Limited and Queenscourt Hospice Enterprises Limited) are wholly owned by the charity. Note 21 states: 'On consolidation all transactions and closing balances with wholly owned subsidiary entities are netted against each other.' No specific arm's length transaction amounts are disclosed in the notes as they are eliminated on consolidation.
“On consolidation all transactions and closing balances with wholly owned subsidiary entities are netted against each other. The Trustees review Related Parties on a regular basis and deem no further transactions in the period to require disclosure.” — page 47
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by MHA. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
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Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Queenscourt Hospice (matched by registered charity number).
Company officers (Companies House)
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- WILSON, David Mark — director, appointed 01/08/2026on trustee list
- LEES, Bridget — director, appointed 19/05/2026on trustee list
- FLANNAGAN, Mark Jeremy — director, appointed 22/01/2026on trustee list
- ROBINSON, David Paul — director, appointed 20/01/2026on trustee list
- GARDNER, Sharryn, Dr — director, appointed 17/06/2024on trustee list
- INGHAM, Roseanna — director, appointed 17/06/2024on trustee list
- CAUSER, Gemma Ann — director, appointed 17/10/2023on trustee list
- CAMPBELL, Jacqui — director, appointed 19/10/2021on trustee list
- HOOTON, Louise — director, appointed 19/10/2021on trustee list
- KEMP, David — director, appointed 19/10/2021on trustee list
- MCGRAW, Terry John — director, appointed 19/10/2021on trustee list
- WALLIS, Kim Bartrum — director, appointed 19/10/2021on trustee list
- ABRAMS, Peter Martin, Rev — director, appointed 16/10/2018on trustee list
- BERNARD, Carol — director, appointed 18/10/2016on trustee list
- CUTNER, Christopher Paul — director, appointed 20/10/2015on trustee list
- HAWKSLEY, Samuel John — secretary, appointed 18/03/2026
- HENSTOCK, Patricia Louise — secretary, appointed 18/03/2026
Official officers record.
Public-sector contracts awarded
From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.
Property (HM Land Registry)
6 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (5 freehold); recorded price paid £420k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
CQC provider record: Queenscourt Hospice — 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)
Cost of raising funds
£999k
Reported reserves equal ~6.1 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 17.3% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).
Care Quality Commission ratings
CQC inspection ratings for services run by a provider matching this charity’s name (matched by name; verify provider identity on CQC’s site).
- Queenscourt Hospice: Good (16/07/2016) · CQC record
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (01/05/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Bridget Lees
- Carol Bernard
- Christopher Paul Cutner
- David Kemp
- David Mark Wilson
- David Paul Robinson
- Dr Sharryn Gardner
- Gemma Causer
- Jacqui Campbell
- Kim Bartrum Wallis · trustee of 1 other charity
- Louise Hooton
- Mark Jeremy Flannagan
- Rev PETER MARTIN ABRAMS
- Roseanna Ingham
- Terry McGraw
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Lancashire · Sefton
Income and spending
Common questions
Is QUEENSCOURT HOSPICE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £1,764,327 for the year ended 31 March 2025, a significant increase from the previous year, driven largely by a drop in legacy income and higher staffing costs. The trustees note that they continue to access charitable reserves to fund service delivery due to forecasted budget deficits, although they maintain that reserves are adequate for more than 12 months beyond the current financial year. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by MHA.
Who funds QUEENSCOURT HOSPICE?
Funders whose own accounts filings name QUEENSCOURT HOSPICE as a grant recipient include THE REED FOUNDATION, THE ALBERT HUNT TRUST, THE PIERREPONT TRUST, THE INMAN CHARITY, BAIN CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
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