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wigan and leigh hospice

The charity supports elderly people, people with disabilities, and the general public. Wigan And Leigh Hospice is a registered charity whose purpose is the advancement of health or the saving of lives. It delivers its work by providing human resources. The charity is based in Wigan and operates in Wigan.


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 Charity provides specialist palliative care services to enhance the quality of life of individuals living with a life threatening, incurable illness. Advice and support is also offered to carers during the illness of the patient and in bereavement. The Charity aims to provide evidence based palliative care education both in house and through out reach educational programmes.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£6,401,279
Latest Expenditure
£6,420,731

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 83.8%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 83.6%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 16.6%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £1,149,590
Charitable Activities £2,785,883
Other Trading £2,328,962
Investments £136,844
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £5,365,926
Raising Funds £1,054,805
Governance £13,806
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£6,401,279£6,420,731£5,365,926£10,262,683£8,835,854111 / 488
2023£5,265,836£5,951,420£4,950,131£10,133,834£8,596,314109 / 450
2022£6,091,430£5,448,054£4,563,000£10,912,287£5,853,507120 / 572
2021£5,965,117£5,174,231£4,485,766£10,216,587£4,828,164121 / 620
2020£4,643,884£5,275,051£4,282,318£9,177,718£3,335,102114 / 620

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers