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st helena hospice limited

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities, other defined groups, and the general public. St Helena Hospice Limited is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by providing human resources. The charity is based in Colchester and operates in Essex.


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

Serving North Essex. Providing specialist palliative end of life care & bereavement services to patients, families and friends, advice & education to colleagues working in palliative care. Co-ordination of end of life services 24/7 including hosting an electronic end of life register. Education short courses & conferences.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£18,850,000
Latest Expenditure
£20,008,000

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 54.6%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 51.6%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 41.8%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £1,972,000
Charitable Activities £5,367,000
Other Trading £11,230,000
Investments £324,000
Other Income £2,000

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £10,325,000
Raising Funds £8,293,000
Governance £63,000
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £1,390,000

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£18,850,000£20,008,000£10,325,000£11,457,000£6,523,000334 / 890
2023£19,184,000£20,061,000£10,697,000£12,407,000£12,020,000337 / 805
2022£18,986,000£17,755,000£10,865,000£13,733,000£13,295,000325 / 779
2021£17,037,000£16,147,000£11,212,000£12,345,000£11,928,000303 / 795
2020£16,407,000£15,380,000£10,117,000£10,803,000£5,233,000310 / 846

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers