Activities

As described by the charity on the register

St Christopher's Hospice exists to promote and provide skilled and compassionate palliative care of the highest quality. This high quality service is delivered to over 2,000 dying individuals and their families, friends and carers every year. We share our skills and expertise with others in the field through our extensive education and training programme and research into improving care.

Latest income

£29.4m

Expenditure

£31.5m

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 £27.3m £22.9m
2022-03-31 £29.5m £22.6m
2023-03-31 £27.2m £25.3m
2024-03-31 £27.5m £28.5m
2025-03-31 £29.4m £31.5m

Latest detailed return

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

Income mix

Donations & legacies £12.2m
Charitable activities £10.9m
Trading £5.5m
Investment income £780k
Total income £29.4m

Spending

Charitable spend £25.0m
Raising funds £6.5m
Grants to institutions £2k
Governance £127k
Total expenditure £31.5m

Balance sheet

Reserves £24.5m
Total funds £44.5m
— restricted £2.0m
— unrestricted £42.5m
— endowment £0
Total assets £44.5m
Cash £6.9m

People

Employees 500

Classification

The charity's own register classification

What it does

  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Who it helps

  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities

How it works

  • Provides Human Resources
  • 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.