Overall GiG Score: 13 ?
Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 9
  • Fundraising costs high: -5
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +9

ST OSWALD'S HOSPICE LIMITED 

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

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and a Community Foundation
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised
Established: 50 years

www.stoswaldsuk.org

enquiries@stoswaldsuk.org

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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£15,350£14,688£662£5,046£17,005£11,7889.6348800
31/03/22£13,940£13,084£856£4,230£16,353£11,24110.3335800
31/03/21£13,445£12,724£721£3,908£15,448£10,1109.5337178
31/03/20£14,691£13,735£956£4,653£14,561£9,0497.93591,000
31/03/19£12,666£13,105£-440£4,360£13,746£8,0997.43531,100
31/03/18£12,575£12,478£97£4,253£14,178£8,1597.82700
31/03/17£12,152£12,409£-256£3,934£13,944£7,7157.52770
31/03/16£10,814£12,100£-1,286£3,996£14,123£7,7557.72740
31/03/15£10,114£10,960£-846£3,859£14,941£8,2919.12460
31/03/14£10,768£10,529£238£3,428£16,049£9,07610.32300
31/03/13£9,947£9,686£260£3,056£15,778£8,54810.62200
31/03/12£8,882£8,904£-22£2,725£15,396£7,82810.52140
31/03/11£9,312£8,013£1,299£2,739£15,436£7,95811.91940
31/03/10£7,833£7,944£-111£2,888£14,049£7,58911.51730
31/03/09£7,790£7,684£106£2,288£13,847£7,40911.61870
31/03/08£7,394£6,538£856£1,695£14,074£7,45413.71700
31/03/07£6,573£6,185£388£1,570£13,357£7,88615.31650
31/03/06£5,703£5,719£-16£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£5,201£4,840£361£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£4,085£3,880£205£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 52.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 34.4%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 6%
Highest pay band: £110,000-£120,000
Liabilities/Assets: 11%
Liabilities/Income: 14%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 69%
Reserves/Spending: 9.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 1.8
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who works here?
  • 348 employees
  • 800 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Durham, Gateshead, Newcastle Upon Tyne City, North Tyneside, Northumberland, South Tyneside, Sunderland,

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Department of Health£284,553
The Shears Foundation£180,000
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd£71,800
DCMS£44,475
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Shears Foundation - St Oswald's Hospice
£90,000 13/03/2023
Core funding for St Oswald's Children and Young Adult Service
Co-Op Foundation - Young Bereavement Advocates
£10,000 29/11/2022
This project will work with bereaved children aged 9-14 to develop packs and materials which they believe will benefit other children who have experienced the death of someone they love. The children ....more
The Shears Foundation - St Oswald's Hospice
£40,000 05/09/2022
Senior Nursing Team - St Oswald's Children and Young Adult Service
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to St Oswalds Hospice
£750 20/01/2022
Recruiting, training and supporting young volunteers from Newcastle within the Lymphoedema Service
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - St Oswald's Hospice - 01/10/21
£5,000 29/11/2021
Core Funding
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to St Oswalds Hospice
£2,000 25/11/2021
The organisation's charitable activities
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to St Oswalds Hospice
£3,000 21/10/2021
The organisations charitable activities
Cheshire Community Foundation - Music Therapy for Adult Hospice Patients and Bereaved Relatives
£5,000 18/10/2021
St Oswald's Hospice provides specialist care and support for people with life threatening conditions and for their families. We are applying for funding to continue a very successful music therapy ....more
Department of Health - St Oswald's Hospice
£284,553 14/09/2021
The grant supports the sustainable hospice service offer of palliative and end of life care for children and young people.
The Shears Foundation - St Oswald's Hospice
£50,000 17/05/2021
Senior Nursing Team - St Oswald's Children and Young Adult Service
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - purchasing laptops, webcams and tablets which will be used to deliver new virtual coffee mornings, craft groups and symptom management groups for mainly older people
£5,000 18/02/2021
purchasing laptops, webcams and tablets which will be used to deliver new virtual coffee mornings, craft groups and symptom management groups for mainly older people
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - costs for additional bereavement support staff for 4 months due to increase demand due to Covid-19 pandemic
£10,000 04/02/2021
costs for additional bereavement support staff for 4 months due to increase demand due to Covid-19 pandemic
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - costs for additional bereavement support staff for 4 months due to increase demand due to Covid-19 pandemic
£10,000 04/02/2021
costs for additional bereavement support staff for 4 months due to increase demand due to Covid-19 pandemic
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - volunteer support costs
£750 28/01/2021
volunteer support costs
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - purchasing 18 lockers for the Children and Young Adult Service and for the Adult Inpatient Unit in which to store Coronavirus PPE
£3,600 17/12/2020
purchasing 18 lockers for the Children and Young Adult Service and for the Adult Inpatient Unit in which to store Coronavirus PPE
Co-Op Foundation - #iwill Bereavement - Full Application
£20,000 02/12/2020
To work with a group of young people_x000D_ in Newcastle who have recently_x000D_ received bereavement support, and_x000D_ train them as peer mentors. They will_x000D_ plan and run their own ....more
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Towards the organisations charitable purposes
£5,000 24/09/2020
Towards the organisations charitable purposes
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - to install handwashing sinks at the entrance to our Adult Inpatient unit, Children and Young Adult unit and Day Services building to reduce the risk of Covid19 infection
£3,000 14/08/2020
to install handwashing sinks at the entrance to our Adult Inpatient unit, Children and Young Adult unit and Day Services building to reduce the risk of Covid19 infection
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - install handwashing sinks at the entrance to our Adult Inpatient unit, Children and Young Adult unit and Day Services building to reduce the risk of Covid19 infection
£3,000 14/08/2020
install handwashing sinks at the entrance to our Adult Inpatient unit, Children and Young Adult unit and Day Services building to reduce the risk of Covid19 infection
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£41,475 17/07/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Support to provide a virtual reality headset to hospice inpatients who are unlikely to return home and who may not see their family during the Covid-19 pandemic
£3,600 18/06/2020
Support to provide a virtual reality headset to hospice inpatients who are unlikely to return home and who may not see their family during the Covid-19 pandemic
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - providing a virtual reality headset to hospice inpatients who are unlikely to return home and who may not see their family during the Covid-19 pandemic
£3,600 18/06/2020
providing a virtual reality headset to hospice inpatients who are unlikely to return home and who may not see their family during the Covid-19 pandemic
BBC Children in Need - Grant to St Oswalds Hospice Limited
£3,000 17/06/2020
6
COVID19 - This grant will fund laptops with large screens to help children and young people who access the hospice to maintain friendships while they must remain physically distances due to shielding ....more
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£3,000 22/05/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Bereavement Support Team
£21,476 04/05/2020
5
The funding would provide professional emotional support for people who have lost loved ones as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim is to help the grieving process and support families through ....more
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Additional costs arising from the COVID-19 pandemic
£10,000 24/04/2020
Additional costs arising from the COVID-19 pandemic
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - additional costs arising from the COVID-19 pandemic
£10,000 24/04/2020
additional costs arising from the COVID-19 pandemic
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - the organisation's charitable purposes
£5,000 16/04/2020
the organisation's charitable purposes
Co-Operative Group - Grant to St Oswald’s Hospice
£3,394 15/11/2019
We are looking to fund health and wellbeing sessions for men with advice on physical health, diet and emotional well being.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to St Oswalds Hospice Limited
£27,000 21/05/2019
36
This project will deliver music therapy for children and young people with progressive and life limiting conditions. It will lead to improved emotional wellbeing, increased confidence and self-esteem ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - St Oswald's Hospice Befriending Service
£78,800 21/02/2019
36
St Oswald's Hospice Befriending Service
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Height adjustable changing bed for patients with neurological conditions
£3,700 08/03/2018
Height adjustable changing bed for patients with neurological conditions
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Tyne & Wear High Sheriff Award
£2,500 19/12/2017
Tyne & Wear High Sheriff Award
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Ward Kitchen Refurbishment
£5,000 23/11/2017
Ward Kitchen Refurbishment
BBC Children in Need - Grant to St Oswalds Hospice Limited
£106,065 14/06/2017
36
Delivering pre and post bereavement support for children whose loved ones are patients in the Hospice as well as children living in the wider community, improving their emotional wellbeing, ....more
County Durham Community Foundation - St Oswald's Community Garden
£25,000 04/04/2017
Towards St Oswald's Community Garden project.
Masonic Trust - Hospice Grant
£4,006 19/10/2016
Core funding for hospices
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Towards Positive Steps
£4,659 08/09/2015
Towards Positive Steps
National Lottery Community Fund - St Oswald's Celebrate Life
£10,000 24/01/2013
12
This is a project by a registered charity and company in Newcastle upon Tyne. The group will use the funding to provide activities to people living with life shortening illness. The activities will ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Adding Life to Days
£177,374 13/04/2011
24
St Oswold's Hospice will offer a transition service for young adults aged 18-25 living in Tyne and Wear and Northumberland with life shortening conditions and who are moving from children to adult ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 45-76
  • CHRISTINE ENGLISH (Chair) Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Principal Lecturer/Director Of Outreach
  • DAVID HICKS Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Certified Chartered Accountant
  • JAMES HOLMES Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Chief Information Officer
  • LAURA LLOYD Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Investment And Development Manager
  • STEPHEN JAMES Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Hr Director And Consultant
  • SUE SINTON Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired Company Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 28/06/1974, number: 503386
  • Registered at Companies House on 09/04/1974, number: 01166239
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Care Quality Commission
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from NORTH EAST PROMENADERS AGAINST CANCER on 18/10/2022
Main office

ST. OSWALDS HOSPICE
REGENT AVENUE
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
NE3 1EE

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: 1. THE PROVISION OF RESIDENTIAL AND DAY CARE AND CARE IN THE COMMUNITY FOR PERSONS SUFFERING FROM A LIFE THREATENING OR CHRONIC ILLNESS; 2. THE PROVISION OF CARE AND SUPPORT TO PATIENT'S FAMILIES, FRIENDS, CARERS AND OTHERS IN NEED; 3. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR PROFESSIONALS AND VOLUNTEERS ENGAGED IN PALLIATIVE AND END OF LIFE CARE; 4. THE PROMOTION OF AWARENESS OF THE VIRTUES, PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF HOSPICES AND PALLIATIVE AND END OF LIFE CARE AND SUPPORT; 5. THE PROVISION OF SPIRITUAL HELP TO PATIENTS, THEIR FAMILIES, CARERS AND STAFF.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED.

Data Sources

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