HALTON HAVEN HOSPICE
Registered charity 702654 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE DOM VALDEZ CENTRE FOR CANCER CARE - HALTON HAVEN LTD
The objective of the charity is to provide palliative care for patients who are suffering from life limiting illnesses including cancer, heart failure, respiratory and neurological disorders
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity recorded a deficit of £224,115 for the year ended 31 March 2025, compared to a surplus in the previous year, driven by inflationary pressures and investment in digital and estate improvements. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £1,703,828, which is below the stated policy target of three months of unrestricted expenditure, although the majority of this balance is tied up in land and buildings. The auditor confirmed that the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £1.7m)
“The charity’s reserve policy is to build up an unrestricted reserve sufficient to enable the charity’s activities to be continued for a period of three months should regular funding become unobtainable.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Mitchell Charlesworth (Audit) Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Halton Haven Hospice (matched by registered charity number).
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- Teva — “From the Teva CPD R&D team, with our thoughts.” (source page)
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.
- CORKER, Gillian — director, appointed 27/05/2026on trustee list
- MATHER-BURNS, Joe — director, appointed 28/01/2026on trustee list
- OWEN, David Alun Wynne — director, appointed 30/07/2025on trustee list
- PETTITT, Karen — director, appointed 29/01/2025not on trustee list
- SMITH, Carol — director, appointed 29/01/2025on trustee list
- HANKIN, Deborah Jayne — director, appointed 29/11/2023not on trustee list
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.
CQC provider record: Halton Haven Hospice — Registered, 1 registered location, 2 regulated activities, last inspected 29/03/2016.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)
Cost of raising funds
£190k
Reported reserves equal ~0.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 7.1% of total income — above the median for charities its size (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).
- Halton Haven Hospice: Good (13/05/2026) · CQC record
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (06/08/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Alun Owen
- Carol Smith
- Debbie Hankin
- Gillian Corker
- Joe Mather-Burns
- Karen Petitt
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Halton
Income and spending
Common questions
Is HALTON HAVEN HOSPICE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded a deficit of £224,115 for the year ended 31 March 2025, compared to a surplus in the previous year, driven by inflationary pressures and investment in digital and estate improvements. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £1,703,828, which is below the stated policy target of three months of unrestricted expenditure, although the majority of this balance is tied up in land and buildings. The auditor confirmed that the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Mitchell Charlesworth (Audit) Limited.
Who funds HALTON HAVEN HOSPICE?
Funders whose own accounts filings name HALTON HAVEN HOSPICE as a grant recipient include THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUST, BRCK Foundation, SSP FOUNDATION.
Known funders
Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.
Government & lottery funding
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