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PENDLESIDE HOSPICE

Registered charity 700993 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HOSPICE CARE FOR BURNLEY AND PENDLE, PENDLESIDE

We provide palliative care for the people of Burnley & Pendle (and Rossendale for inpatient facilities) suffering from cancer and other life-limiting illnesses. We also provide support for their relatives and carers. We do this primarily with our 10 bed inpatient unit, our day service and outpatient facility and our Hospice at Home team who look after patients in their own homes.

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Latest income
£5.7m
Latest spending
£5.7m
Registered
1988
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a deficit of £117,624 for the year ended 31 March 2025, a significant improvement against the budgeted deficit of £698,577. Per the trustees' report, total unrestricted reserves stood at £5,094,527, which the Board considers sufficient to provide financial sustainability for several years despite projected future deficits.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and legacies (31% of income)
“Income from general fundraising, including supporter donations, fundraising activities and various events, reached record levels of approximately £1.244 million.” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: a level that enables the Charity to continue providing services during periods of unexpected difficulty, such as a significant downturn in income (held: £5.1m)
“Our reserves policy remains unchanged. As before, general funds are maintained at a level that enables the Charity to continue providing services during periods of unexpected difficulty, such as a significant downturn in income.” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by PM+M Solutions for Business LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Pendleside 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)

5 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (4 freehold); recorded price paid £1.2m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: Pendleside Hospice — Registered, 1 registered location, 3 regulated activities, last inspected 25/10/2023.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

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

Total income
£5.7m
Total spending
£5.7m
Cost of raising funds
£1.2m
Reserves (reported)
£17.0m
Employees
116

Reported reserves equal ~35.5 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 21.6% 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: Lancashire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£5.7m£5.7m
31/03/2024£5.1m£5.3m
31/03/2023£5.7m£4.7m
31/03/2022£4.8m£4.5m
31/03/2021£5.2m£4.3m

Common questions

Is PENDLESIDE HOSPICE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded a deficit of £117,624 for the year ended 31 March 2025, a significant improvement against the budgeted deficit of £698,577. Per the trustees' report, total unrestricted reserves stood at £5,094,527, which the Board considers sufficient to provide financial sustainability for several years despite projected future deficits. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by PM+M Solutions for Business LLP.

Who funds PENDLESIDE HOSPICE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name PENDLESIDE HOSPICE as a grant recipient include FORT FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
FORT FOUNDATIONFY2022£48kHealth
FORT FOUNDATIONFY2025£15kHealth
FORT FOUNDATIONFY2023£10kHealth
FORT FOUNDATIONFY2024£10kHealth
FORT FOUNDATIONFY2025£10kHealth

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund03/06/2015£9kA4A - Support in Bereavement - A Pendleside Hospice Service

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
DUCHY OF LANCASTER BENEVOLENT FUND2£10k
THE GREEN HALL FOUNDATION2£6k
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY RELIEF, ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT FOR THE HOMELESS AND HOSPICES LIMITED1£50k
E C GRAHAM'S CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT1£26k
LIFE FOR A LIFE MEMORIAL FORESTS AND GARDENS1£12k
THE HADFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST1£10k
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED1£10k
THE MANCHESTER GUARDIAN SOCIETY CHARITABLE TRUST1£4k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HOSPICE IN ROSSENDALE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
PENDLESIDE HOSPICE£5.7m——above—no doubt
HOSPICE IN ROSSENDALE FY2025£1.2m—0unclear—no doubt
THE EAST LANCASHIRE HOSPICE FY2025£4.3m——above—no doubt
HOSPICE AT HOME CARLISLE AND NORTH LAKELAND FY2025£2.0m£80,001 - £90,0000above—no doubt
FREEFLOW COUNSELLING SERVICES FY2025£238k—0above—no doubt
SPRINGHILL HOSPICE (ROCHDALE) FY2025£6.4m£100,001 - £110,000—unclear—no doubt

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