DERWENTSIDE HOSPICE CARE FOUNDATION
Registered charity 519659 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WILLOW BURN HOSPICE
Provides generalist palliative care in a six-bed inpatient and day hospice facility for individuals with life limiting illnesses
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The charity reported a surplus of £467,229 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income increasing to £2,044,252. Free reserves stood at £1,243,944, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of £1,000,000. The accounts state that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least 12 months.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Donations and legacies (43% of income)
“Donations and legacies 3 789,225 82,820 872,045 432,165” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £1,000,000 (held: £1.2m)
“Based on this assessment Trustees have determined that a reserves figure of £1,000,000 is appropriate.” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Hazelbrook Specialist Care at Home Ltd
“Hazelbrook Specialist Care at Home Ltd (HSCH) is a wholly owned subsidiary trading company of Derwentside Hospice Care Foundation (100% ordinary shares), Hazelbrook Specialist Care at Home Ltd is a dormant entity and as such, consolidated accounts have not been prepared in 2025.” — page 35
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by S&W Audit. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
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.
- GRAHAM, Yitka Nora Helena — director, appointed 12/11/2025on trustee list
- MURRAY, Ian James — director, appointed 12/11/2025on trustee list
- ROSS, Jessica Simpson — director, appointed 12/11/2025on trustee list
- JEAVONS, Lesley Anne — director, appointed 14/05/2025on trustee list
- HANSON, Nicola — director, appointed 14/05/2025on trustee list
- PRIOR, Tania Frances — director, appointed 14/05/2025on trustee list
- BULLEN, Kathryn Elizabeth — director, appointed 06/11/2024on trustee list
- ROBINSON, Jane Allison — director, appointed 06/11/2024on trustee list
- MORTON, Patrick Alexander Joseph — director, appointed 06/11/2024on trustee list
- ALLON, Andrew — director, appointed 09/11/2022on trustee list
- POLLARD, Philip Damien — director, appointed 09/11/2022on trustee list
- BURKE, Ian Alan — director, appointed 08/12/2021on trustee list
- TELFORD, Lesley — director, appointed 07/10/2020on trustee list
- MCARDLE, Mark Henry — director, appointed 30/10/2017on trustee list
- BARKER, David Edward — secretary, appointed 11/05/2022
Official officers record.
Property (HM Land Registry)
2 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: Derwentside Hospice Care Foundation — Registered, 1 registered location, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 26/07/2016.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£349k
Reported reserves equal ~9.6 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 17.1% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).
Care Quality Commission ratings
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Register events
- Received assets from another charity (01/02/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Andrew Allon
- IAN JAMES MURRAY
- Ian Alan Burke
- Jane Allison Robinson
- Jessica Simpson Ross
- Kathryn Elizabeth Bullen
- Lesley Anne Jeavons
- Lesley Telford · trustee of 1 other charity
- MARK MCARDLE
- Nicola Hanson
- Patrick Alexander Joseph Morton
- Philip Damien Pollard
- Tania Frances Prior
- Yitka Nora Helena Graham Prof.
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Durham · Northumberland
Income and spending
Common questions
Is DERWENTSIDE HOSPICE CARE FOUNDATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a surplus of £467,229 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income increasing to £2,044,252. Free reserves stood at £1,243,944, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of £1,000,000. The accounts state that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least 12 months. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by S&W Audit.
Who funds DERWENTSIDE HOSPICE CARE FOUNDATION?
Funders whose own accounts filings name DERWENTSIDE HOSPICE CARE FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUST, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF LANCHESTER AND BURNHOPE.
Known funders
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