children's hospice south west

The charity supports children and young people. Children's Hospice South West is a registered charity whose purpose is the advancement of health or the saving of lives. It delivers its work by providing services. The charity is based in Devon and operates in Cornwall, Devon, and various other locations.

This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

Provision of hospice care for life-limited children and their families

Fundraising

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Local Authority

Cornwall Devon Somerset Wiltshire North Somerset Bath And North East Somerset South Gloucestershire Bristol City Isles Of Scilly

Financial Information

Latest Income

£19,629,557

Latest Expenditure

£19,545,853

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 61.2%

% of income going directly to charitable activities

Overall Efficiency 61.5%

% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)

Administrative Ratio 12.6%

Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £9,345,067

Charitable Activities £2,701,253

Other Trading £6,594,414

Investments £975,118

Other Income £13,705

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £12,015,544

Raising Funds £2,453,219

Governance £0

Grants to Institutions £0

Other Expenditure £5,077,090

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial Year	Income	Expenditure	Charitable Spending	Net Assets	Reserves	Staff
2024	£19,629,557	£19,545,853	£12,015,544	£56,754,717	£17,409,373	414 / 400
2023	£21,502,780	£16,824,702	£9,754,369	£52,675,948	£18,067,132	372 / 770
2022	£18,309,096	£14,882,416	£8,863,482	£47,879,495	£18,116,361	354 / 900
2021	£18,785,933	£15,610,688	£9,134,461	£43,995,895	£41,788,633	359 / 835
2020	£15,773,061	£15,083,201	£9,306,380	£39,176,035	£15,891,995	377 / 900