HOSPICE UK
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
Hospice UK is the national charity working for those experiencing death, dying and bereavement. Our strategic goals underpin our programmes and aim to ensure hospice quality care is delivered in any setting; tackle inequality and widen access to hospice care; build community capacity and resilience and empower a strong, dynamic and responsive hospice sector.
Latest income
£34.1m
Expenditure
£32.6m
Financial year end
2025-03-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-31 | £264m | £264m | |
| 2022-03-31 | £109m | £105m | |
| 2023-03-31 | £8.6m | £7.8m | |
| 2024-03-31 | £6.7m | £8.2m | |
| 2025-03-31 | £34.1m | £32.6m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-03-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £31.0m |
| Charitable activities | £2.6m |
| Trading | £42k |
| Investment income | £455k |
| Total income | £34.1m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £30.9m |
| Raising funds | £1.7m |
| Grants to institutions | £25.8m |
| Governance | £107k |
| Total expenditure | £32.6m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £4.2m |
| Total funds | £12.0m |
| — restricted | £2.3m |
| — unrestricted | £9.7m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £12.0m |
| Cash | £4.1m |
People
| Employees | 79 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- General Charitable Purposes
- Education/training
Who it helps
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- Other Defined Groups
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Provides Human Resources
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Services
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- Other Charitable Activities
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.