DOROTHY HOUSE
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
An independent Hospice offering a wide range of services and education in the provision of specialist palliative care to a local population of around 500,000 people. All services in the community and the hospice are provided free of charge and with equal access to all.
Latest income
£18.3m
Expenditure
£18.8m
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 | £14.5m | £13.9m | |
| 2022-03-31 | £16.3m | £13.8m | |
| 2023-03-31 | £15.4m | £16.8m | |
| 2024-03-31 | £16.2m | £18.8m | |
| 2025-03-31 | £18.3m | £18.8m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-03-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £7.0m |
| Charitable activities | £4.0m |
| Trading | £7.3m |
| Investment income | £92k |
| Total income | £18.3m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £12.4m |
| Raising funds | £6.4m |
| Grants to institutions | £0 |
| Governance | £140k |
| Total expenditure | £18.8m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £4.3m |
| Total funds | £12.9m |
| — restricted | £33k |
| — unrestricted | £12.9m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £12.9m |
| Cash | £133k |
People
| Employees | 322 |
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
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Provides Human Resources
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- 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.