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dove cottage day hospice

The charity supports elderly people and people with disabilities. Dove Cottage Day Hospice 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 Leicestershire and operates in Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, and Rutland.


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

An independent hospice providing palliative day-care to those people living in NE Leicestershire , SE Nottinghamshire and Rutland with a diagnosis of cancer or other progressive illnesses for which there is no cure.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£807,048
Latest Expenditure
£632,608

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 50.2%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 64.1%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 37.9%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £439,761
Charitable Activities £360,606
Other Trading £0
Investments £6,681
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £405,383
Raising Funds £227,225
Governance £12,350
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£807,048£632,608£405,383£698,366£523,92638 / 120
2023£622,798£610,160£366,492£523,926£511,28837 / 135
2022£618,503£519,490£283,504£511,288£511,28836 / 200
2021£618,663£448,920£448,920£412,275£412,57542 / 250
2020£666,703£611,614£611,614£242,532£242,53239 / 250

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers