hope house children's hospices

The charity supports children and young people and people with disabilities. Hope House Children's Hospices is a registered charity whose purpose is the advancement of health or the saving of lives. It delivers its work by providing buildings, facilities, or open space. The charity is based in Oswestry and operates in Cheshire East, Powys, 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

Hope House Children's Hospices provides palliative care for babies, children and young adults up to the age of 25 and support for their family. Care is provided at home, in hospital and at two specially designed hospices, Hope House in Shropshire and Ty Gobaith in North Wales. Services include respite, emergency care, end of life care, social work, sibling support and counselling.

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Local Authority

Cheshire East Powys Shropshire Conwy Isle Of Anglesey Denbighshire Flintshire Wrexham Telford & Wrekin Cheshire West & Chester

Financial Information

Latest Income

£13,410,584

Latest Expenditure

£13,660,755

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 65.2%

% of income going directly to charitable activities

Overall Efficiency 64.0%

% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)

Administrative Ratio 12.5%

Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £6,108,580

Charitable Activities £1,803,944

Other Trading £5,310,693

Investments £187,367

Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £8,738,411

Raising Funds £1,649,157

Governance £64,979

Grants to Institutions £0

Other Expenditure £3,273,187

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial Year	Income	Expenditure	Charitable Spending	Net Assets	Reserves	Staff
2024	£13,410,584	£13,660,755	£8,738,411	£15,955,242	£5,703,000	288 / 614
2023	£12,264,842	£12,634,566	£8,172,688	£15,691,864	£5,676,000	285 / 603
2022	£12,276,860	£11,310,012	£7,252,312	£15,646,941	£10,245,548	251 / 480
2021	£10,235,904	£9,327,054	£6,180,517	£15,406,252	£10,129,432	249 / 445
2020	£10,240,500	£8,420,496	£5,483,352	£14,113,677	£14,040,636	248 / 588