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helen & douglas house

The charity supports children and young people and people with disabilities. Helen & Douglas 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 Oxford and operates in England.


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

Relief of sickness and stress and provision of palliative and supportive care to children and young people with life-shortening conditions to enable them to live as well and as fully as possible to the end of their lives, supporting their needs and wishes at the time of their death. To promote the well-being of their families and carers with counselling, practical support and bereavement care.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£9,804,000
Latest Expenditure
£11,790,000

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 60.8%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 50.6%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 50.0%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £3,726,000
Charitable Activities £983,000
Other Trading £4,786,000
Investments £297,000
Other Income £12,000

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £5,961,000
Raising Funds £5,829,000
Governance £62,000
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£9,804,000£11,790,000£5,961,000£14,396,000£8,915,000198 / 595
2023£9,846,000£10,470,000£4,719,000£15,508,000£9,186,000173 / 427
2022£9,957,000£9,037,000£3,817,000£16,463,000£10,482,000168 / 404
2021£9,422,000£8,330,000£3,615,000£15,102,000£8,320,000164 / 470
2020£9,730,000£8,403,000£3,375,000£12,517,000£5,249,000213 / 584

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers