Shooting Star Children's Hospices
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
The charity provides care services to life-limited children and their families at home, in the community and at their two hospices, Christopher's in Guildford and Shooting Star House in Hampton. These services included respite care, symptom management and end of life care. A wide range of therapy and bereavement counselling services are also provided for children and family members.
Latest income
£13.1m
Expenditure
£12.5m
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 | £10.0m | £8.8m | |
| 2022-03-31 | £9.6m | £7.7m | |
| 2023-03-31 | £10.6m | £9.8m | |
| 2024-03-31 | £12.4m | £10.6m | |
| 2025-03-31 | £13.1m | £12.5m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-03-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £4.4m |
| Charitable activities | £3.8m |
| Trading | £3.9m |
| Investment income | £401k |
| Total income | £13.1m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £8.9m |
| Raising funds | £3.6m |
| Grants to institutions | £0 |
| Governance | £32k |
| Total expenditure | £12.5m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £19.0m |
| Total funds | £19.0m |
| — restricted | £361k |
| — unrestricted | £18.4m |
| — endowment | £226k |
| Total assets | £19.0m |
| Cash | £6.8m |
People
| Employees | 210 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who it helps
- Children/young People
How it works
- Provides Services
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
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.