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claire house

The charity supports children and young people and people with disabilities. Claire House is a registered charity whose purpose is the advancement of health or the saving of lives. It delivers its work by providing human resources. The charity is based in Wirral and operates in England And Wales.


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

Claire House helps seriously and terminally ill babies, children and young adults in Merseyside, Cheshire and North Wales. It provides end of life care, emergency respite, hospital support and day care, in addition to short breaks for children with complex needs. It also provides counselling, therapy and bereavement support for the whole family, while a child is living and after they die.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£10,613,077
Latest Expenditure
£11,218,861

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 70.6%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 66.8%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 33.5%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £5,407,901
Charitable Activities £914,840
Other Trading £3,961,826
Investments £293,341
Other Income £35,169

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £7,496,885
Raising Funds £3,721,976
Governance £35,022
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£10,613,077£11,218,861£7,496,885£19,391,265£11,237,543214 / 472
2023£11,987,415£9,342,952£5,726,222£19,789,853£12,828,446173 / 552
2022£11,747,054£7,949,991£4,691,220£17,408,791£9,757,239166 / 702
2021£9,654,945£8,295,284£4,773,941£13,548,919£6,998,503214 / 758
2020£10,024,771£9,015,497£5,174,346£11,719,830£5,025,580248 / 920

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers