weldmar hospicecare

The charity supports elderly people, other defined groups, and the general public. Weldmar Hospicecare 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 Dorset and operates in Dorset.

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

Provision of specialist palliative care to adults and their families, principally in the north, south, and west of Dorset. The charity has locally based community nurses who visit patients at home, a twelve bed Inpatient Unit in Dorchester, and a hospice at home service, as well as a range of support including physiotherapy, occupational therapy, and wellbeing services for patients and loved ones,

Fundraising

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Local Authority

Dorset

Financial Information

Latest Income

£10,444,185

Latest Expenditure

£11,540,076

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 73.8%

% of income going directly to charitable activities

Overall Efficiency 66.8%

% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)

Administrative Ratio 33.3%

Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £2,341,701

Charitable Activities £2,689,710

Other Trading £4,841,975

Investments £525,309

Other Income £45,490

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £7,712,168

Raising Funds £3,827,908

Governance £19,935

Grants to Institutions £0

Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial Year	Income	Expenditure	Charitable Spending	Net Assets	Reserves	Staff
2024	£10,444,185	£11,540,076	£7,712,168	£21,624,613	£21,624,613	261 / 920
2023	£10,354,267	£10,400,016	£6,901,691	£22,245,680	£22,245,680	261 / 945
2022	£13,990,261	£9,375,766	£6,217,141	£23,094,274	£23,094,274	242 / 1029
2021	£10,804,778	£8,602,501	£5,726,785	£17,989,136	£5,940,399	217 / 600
2020	£9,473,410	£9,081,910	£5,485,171	£13,885,749	£13,885,749	237 / 400