DOROTHY HOUSE — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 14 June 1978
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 01360961
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £18,339,533
Latest expenditure: £18,763,667
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: DOROTHY HOUSE HOSPICE CARE, WINSLEY, BRADFORD-ON-AVON, BA15 2LE

Website recorded by the regulator: www.dorothyhouse.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

An independent Hospice offering a wide range of services and education in the provision of specialist palliative care to a local population of around 500,000 people. All services in the community and the hospice are provided free of charge and with equal access to all.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 28 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 28 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £18,339,533
Total Gross Expenditure: £18,763,667

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 28 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 28 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £16,185,106
Total Gross Expenditure: £18,825,666

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 30 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 30 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £15,384,245
Total Gross Expenditure: £16,790,404

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 10 November 2022
Date Accounts Received: 10 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £16,323,123
Total Gross Expenditure: £13,803,685

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 23 December 2021
Date Accounts Received: 23 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £14,489,935
Total Gross Expenditure: £13,864,819

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 28 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £18,339,533
Total Gross Expenditure: £18,763,667
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 2
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Contracts: 66478
Income From Government Grants: £654,470
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 7
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 4
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 3
Count Salary Band 100001 110000: 1
Count Salary Band 110001 120000: 2
Count Salary Band 120001 130000: 2
Count Volunteers: 1305

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 28 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £16,185,106
Total Gross Expenditure: £18,825,666
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 4
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Contracts: 106345
Income From Government Grants: £425,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 6
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 6
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 2
Count Salary Band 90001 100000: 2
Count Salary Band 100001 110000: 0
Count Salary Band 110001 120000: 3
Count Volunteers: 1130

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 30 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £15,384,245
Total Gross Expenditure: £16,790,404
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 3
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Contracts: 153853
Income From Government Grants: £26,072
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 9
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 1
Count Salary Band 90001 100000: 2
Count Salary Band 100001 110000: 3
Count Volunteers: 1002

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 10 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £16,323,123
Total Gross Expenditure: £13,803,685
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £50
Income From Government Grants: £1,696,858
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 4
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 3
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 0
Count Salary Band 90001 100000: 2
Count Salary Band 100001 110000: 2
Count Salary Band 110001 120000: 0
Count Salary Band 120001 130000: 0
Count Salary Band 130001 140000: 0
Count Salary Band 140001 150000: 0
Count Salary Band 150001 200000: 0
Count Salary Band 200001 250000: 0
Count Salary Band 250001 300000: 0
Count Salary Band 300001 350000: 0
Count Salary Band 350001 400000: 0
Count Salary Band 400001 450000: 0
Count Salary Band 450001 500000: 0
Count Salary Band Over 500000: 0
Count Volunteers: 811

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 23 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £14,489,935
Total Gross Expenditure: £13,864,819
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £68
Income From Government Grants: £5,151,649
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 4
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 2
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 0
Count Salary Band 90001 100000: 4
Count Salary Band 100001 110000: 0
Count Salary Band 110001 120000: 0
Count Salary Band 120001 130000: 0
Count Salary Band 130001 140000: 0
Count Salary Band 140001 150000: 0
Count Salary Band 150001 200000: 0
Count Salary Band 200001 250000: 0
Count Salary Band 250001 300000: 0
Count Salary Band 300001 350000: 0
Count Salary Band 350001 400000: 0
Count Salary Band 400001 450000: 0
Count Salary Band 450001 500000: 0
Count Salary Band Over 500000: 0
Count Volunteers: 994

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 28 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 7013421
Income Other Trading Activities: 7274389
Income Charitable Activities: 3959694
Income Investments: 92029
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 18339533
Income Legacies: 3629594
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £6,376,618
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £12,387,049
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 18763667
Expenditure Investment Management: 25191
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 140226
Expenditure Support Costs: 2418556
Expenditure Depreciation: 332120
Gain Loss Investment: 50595
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £4,310,279
Assets Total Fixed: 10176109
Assets Own Use: 7730554
Assets Long Term Investment: 2445555
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £5,880,321
Assets Total Liabilities: £3,113,278
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £12,943,152
Creditors One Year Total Current: 2425463
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 687815
Assets Cash: £133,055
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 12910142
Funds Restricted: 33010
Funds Total: 12943152
Count Employees: 322
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 28 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 4980567
Income Other Trading Activities: 7295285
Income Charitable Activities: 3757937
Income Investments: 151317
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 16185106
Income Legacies: 2223478
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £5,854,989
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £12,970,677
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 18825666
Expenditure Investment Management: 20314
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 143062
Expenditure Support Costs: 2848214
Expenditure Depreciation: 334491
Gain Loss Investment: 291332
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £4,357,656
Assets Total Fixed: 12809273
Assets Own Use: 7577711
Assets Long Term Investment: 5231562
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £3,507,359
Assets Total Liabilities: £2,999,941
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £13,316,691
Creditors One Year Total Current: 2055091
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 944850
Assets Cash: £0
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 13243591
Funds Restricted: 73100
Funds Total: 13316691
Count Employees: 335
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 30 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 4986981
Income Other Trading Activities: 6498009
Income Charitable Activities: 3732312
Income Investments: 166943
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 15384245
Income Legacies: 2595831
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £5,294,803
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £11,495,601
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 16790404
Expenditure Investment Management: 32782
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 182909
Expenditure Support Costs: 2525232
Expenditure Depreciation: 307733
Gain Loss Investment: -263641
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £4,935,391
Assets Total Fixed: 12969882
Assets Own Use: 7424739
Assets Long Term Investment: 5545143
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £5,374,317
Assets Total Liabilities: £2,678,280
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £15,665,919
Creditors One Year Total Current: 1740930
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 937350
Assets Cash: £1,757,860
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 15620672
Funds Restricted: 45247
Funds Total: 15665919
Count Employees: 309
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 10 November 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 7035275
Income Other Trading Activities: 5795420
Income Charitable Activities: 3376691
Income Investments: 115737
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 16323123
Income Legacies: 3435140
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £4,909,039
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £8,894,646
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 13803685
Expenditure Investment Management: 33308
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 92904
Expenditure Support Costs: 1879319
Expenditure Depreciation: 358290
Gain Loss Investment: 227251
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £5,779,508
Assets Total Fixed: 13096651
Assets Own Use: 7394422
Assets Long Term Investment: 5702229
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £6,809,756
Assets Total Liabilities: £2,570,688
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £17,335,719
Creditors One Year Total Current: 2570688
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £2,428,966
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 17335719
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 17335719
Count Employees: 283
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 23 December 2021
Income Donations And Legacies: 8848030
Income Other Trading Activities: 2591292
Income Charitable Activities: 2962522
Income Investments: 88091
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 14489935
Income Legacies: 1475458
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £5,170,057
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £8,694,762
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 13864819
Expenditure Investment Management: 29449
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 86077
Expenditure Support Costs: 1810252
Expenditure Depreciation: 399877
Gain Loss Investment: 741381
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £4,312,440
Assets Total Fixed: 11788978
Assets Own Use: 7396031
Assets Long Term Investment: 4392947
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £6,748,963
Assets Total Liabilities: £3,948,911
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £14,589,030
Creditors One Year Total Current: 3948911
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £4,625,460
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 14589030
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 14589030
Count Employees: 290
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Somerset
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Bath And North East Somerset
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Wiltshire
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: DOROTHY HOUSE
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2023-05-19T00:00:00
Reason: Ceased to exist
Assoc Organisation Number: 5034308
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1153909
Assoc Charity Name: HOSPICE 23

Charity Name: DOROTHY HOUSE
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1978-06-14T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 03 APR 1978AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 26 SEP 1995AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 05 OCT 1999AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 22 JAN 2008AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 18 MAY 2010AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 14 MAR 2017 as amended on 15 Apr 2019 as amended on 26 Mar 2019 as amended on 07 May 2019 as amended on 26 Mar 2019 as amended on 22 Sep 2020
Charitable Objects: The objects for which the Charity is established are, for the public benefit, to promote by such charitable means as the Trustees shall from time to time think fit the relief of sickness among people suffering from any chronic or life limiting illnesses of any description through the provision of treatment, holistic care, financial assistance, support, education and practical advice for such individuals, their families, dependants and carers and to advance the education of the general public in all areas relating to such conditions.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED (IN PRACTICE AVON, WILTSHIRE AND SOMERSET)

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 91057
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: DOROTHY HOUSE HOSPICE

Charity Name Id: 91074
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: THE DOROTHY HOUSE FOUNDATION LIMITED

Charity Name Id: 91046
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: DOROTHY HOUSE

Charity Name Id: 91061
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: DOROTHY HOUSE HOSPICE CARE

11 Official extract

Charity Other Regulators

Regulator Order: 1
Regulator Name: Care Quality Commission

12 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment