Activities

As described by the charity on the register

Provision of specialist palliative care to adults and their families, principally in the north, south, and west of Dorset. The charity has locally based community nurses who visit patients at home, a twelve bed Inpatient Unit in Dorchester, and a hospice at home service, as well as a range of support including physiotherapy, occupational therapy, and wellbeing services for patients and loved ones,

Latest income

£12.4m

Expenditure

£11.8m

Financial year end

2025-03-31

Income & spending history

As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end

Year end Income Expenditure income spend
2021-03-31 £10.8m £8.6m
2022-03-31 £14.0m £9.4m
2023-03-31 £10.4m £10.4m
2024-03-31 £10.4m £11.5m
2025-03-31 £12.4m £11.8m

Latest detailed return

Year end 2025-03-31 · consolidated (group) figures

Income mix

Donations & legacies £4.2m
Charitable activities £2.6m
Trading £5.0m
Investment income £507k
Total income £12.4m

Spending

Charitable spend £7.8m
Raising funds £4.0m
Grants to institutions £0
Governance £0
Total expenditure £11.8m

Balance sheet

Reserves £22.4m
Total funds £22.4m
— restricted £0
— unrestricted £22.4m
— endowment £0
Total assets £22.4m
Cash £3.6m

People

Employees 260

Classification

The charity's own register classification

What it does

  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Who it helps

  • Elderly/old People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind

How it works

  • Provides Services

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.