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st oswald's hospice limited

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities, and the general public. St Oswald's Hospice Limited 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 Newcastle Upon Tyne and operates in Gateshead, Newcastle Upon Tyne City, 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

The principal activity of the Hospice is to provide specialist palliative medical and nursing care to patients with life limiting illnesses.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£17,265,790
Latest Expenditure
£16,457,540

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 63.7%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 66.8%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 35.2%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £5,063,892
Charitable Activities £5,976,792
Other Trading £6,013,125
Investments £211,981
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £10,996,419
Raising Funds £5,461,121
Governance £338,496
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£17,265,790£16,457,540£10,996,419£17,891,169£7,127,405366 / 800
2023£15,350,031£14,688,256£9,633,263£17,004,983£8,066,700348 / 800
2022£13,940,356£13,084,034£8,836,728£16,352,924£7,592,494335 / 800
2021£13,445,189£12,723,846£8,806,773£15,448,000£6,393,642337 / 178
2020£14,691,061£13,735,143£9,021,521£14,561,045£5,173,908359 / 1000

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers