01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 13 September 1984
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 01843427
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £6,142,884
- Latest expenditure
- £5,459,283
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Gordon Lane, Backford, Chester, CH2 4DG
Website recorded by the regulator: www.hospiceofthegoodshepherd.com (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
To deliver the highest quality specialist palliative care through 12 bed In-patient Unit, Day Hospice, Out-Patient Clinics, Bereavement and Social Workers and Clinical Nurse Specialists in the community.
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
- 23 October 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 23 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £6,142,884
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,459,283
- 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
- 8 January 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 8 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £5,260,517
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,160,135
- 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
- 9 January 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 9 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £4,578,404
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,911,632
- 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
- 9 January 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 9 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £4,604,204
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,036,462
- 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
- 10 November 2021
- Date Accounts Received
- 10 November 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £4,114,210
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,619,021
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
- 23 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £6,142,884
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,459,283
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £4
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,068,461
- 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 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 2
- Count Volunteers
- 400
- 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
- 8 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £5,260,517
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,160,135
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,090,802
- 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
- Yes
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 400
- 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
- 9 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £4,578,404
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,911,632
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £4
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,020,197
- 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
- Yes
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 350
- 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
- 9 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £4,604,204
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,036,462
- 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
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £113,981
- 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
- 1
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 381
- 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
- 10 November 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £4,114,210
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,619,021
- 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
- £4
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,520,358
- 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
- 1
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 365
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
- 23 October 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1915376
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 2874620
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1320803
- Income Investments
- 32085
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 6142884
- Income Legacies
- 1051491
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,759,567
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,699,716
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 5459283
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 3824
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 189123
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 746424
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 150495
- Gain Loss Investment
- 33710
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- -2359
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £5,961,361
- Assets Total Fixed
- 3891594
- Assets Own Use
- 3279628
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 611966
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,142,232
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,039,392
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £5,994,434
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 522397
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 516995
- Assets Cash
- £2,539,348
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 5961361
- Funds Restricted
- 33073
- Funds Total
- 5994434
- Count Employees
- 134
- 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
- 8 January 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1116703
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 2631329
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1485430
- Income Investments
- 27055
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 5260517
- Income Legacies
- 457971
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,624,868
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,535,267
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 5160135
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 4414
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 47952
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 529400
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 138191
- Gain Loss Investment
- 57206
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £5,239,685
- Assets Total Fixed
- 3890349
- Assets Own Use
- 3299993
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 590356
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,523,165
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,136,392
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £5,277,122
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 490149
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 646243
- Assets Cash
- £2,030,663
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 5239685
- Funds Restricted
- 37437
- Funds Total
- 5277122
- Count Employees
- 134
- 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
- 9 January 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 808169
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 2408910
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1354534
- Income Investments
- 6791
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 4578404
- Income Legacies
- 336351
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,427,561
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,484,071
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 4911632
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 524400
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 121822
- Gain Loss Investment
- -28004
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,592,845
- Assets Total Fixed
- 3857540
- Assets Own Use
- 3324214
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 533326
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,460,545
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,198,558
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £5,119,527
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 423067
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 775491
- Assets Cash
- £1,990,910
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 4917059
- Funds Restricted
- 202468
- Funds Total
- 5119527
- Count Employees
- 120
- 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
- 9 January 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1126925
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 2042640
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1383587
- Income Investments
- 11146
- Income Other
- 39906
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 4604204
- Income Legacies
- 578679
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,159,990
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,876,472
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 4036462
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 496305
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 130102
- Gain Loss Investment
- -11497
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,061,243
- Assets Total Fixed
- 3980048
- Assets Own Use
- 3419516
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 560532
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,910,385
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,409,674
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £5,480,759
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 675241
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 734433
- Assets Cash
- £2,235,792
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 5217998
- Funds Restricted
- 262761
- Funds Total
- 5480759
- Count Employees
- 115
- 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
- 10 November 2021
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1057985
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1293223
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1610864
- Income Investments
- 9898
- Income Other
- 142240
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 4114210
- Income Legacies
- 335937
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £892,687
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,591,430
- Expenditure Other
- 134904
- Expenditure Total
- 3619021
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 3584
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 98317
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 484626
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 110547
- Gain Loss Investment
- 107488
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,425,714
- Assets Total Fixed
- 3927202
- Assets Own Use
- 3409550
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 517652
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,638,988
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,664,670
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £4,901,520
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 576679
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 1087991
- Assets Cash
- £2,299,336
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 4765683
- Funds Restricted
- 135837
- Funds Total
- 4901520
- Count Employees
- 106
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Cheshire West & Chester
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Flintshire
- Welsh Ind
- Yes
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 103
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 304
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Human Resources
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- HOSPICE OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD LTD
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1984-09-13T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 24 AUGUST 1984AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 05 DEC 1988AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 03 DEC 1990AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 16 NOV 2016 as amended on 07 Jul 2020
- Charitable Objects
- 3.1 TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF ILLNESS AND SUFFERING, ESPECIALLY OF THE DYING, IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT; 3.2 TO PROVIDE EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR PROFESSIONALS AND VOLUNTEERS ENGAGED IN PALLIATIVE CARE AND INCREASE AWARENESS AMONG THE GENERAL PUBLIC OF THE VALUES, PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE
- Area Of Benefit
- SEE OBJECTS
10 Official extract
Charity Other Regulators
- Regulator Order
- 1
- Regulator Name
- Care Quality Commission
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests