hospiscare

The charity supports the general public. Hospiscare 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 Exeter and operates in Devon.

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

Hospiscare provides a holistic palliative care service to patients with life-limiting illnesses. This includes symptom control, emotional, spiritual and social care. Hospiscare delivers care in the community, e.g. in patients' homes, care homes or community hospitals; in the hospice which has 12 in-patient beds and a daycare facility for up to 60 patients a week; and in the local acute hospital.

Fundraising

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Local Authority

Devon

Financial Information

Latest Income

£9,272,643

Latest Expenditure

£11,932,211

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 85.0%

% of income going directly to charitable activities

Overall Efficiency 66.0%

% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)

Administrative Ratio 34.1%

Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £3,749,829

Charitable Activities £1,963,502

Other Trading £3,265,739

Investments £205,825

Other Income £87,748

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £7,877,935

Raising Funds £4,054,276

Governance £13,770

Grants to Institutions £0

Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial Year	Income	Expenditure	Charitable Spending	Net Assets	Reserves	Staff
2024	£9,272,643	£11,932,211	£7,877,935	£11,679,444	£6,524,373	290 / 571
2023	£9,542,036	£10,773,845	£6,950,386	£14,219,717	£12,053,712	271 / 500
2022	£12,512,267	£9,732,952	£6,391,413	£15,719,178	£8,817,390	261 / 576
2021	£9,282,104	£9,447,338	£6,430,366	£12,690,134	£809,854	260 / 890
2020	£12,660,789	£10,604,487	£6,695,754	£11,922,964	£2,010,848	286 / 978