Registered charity · Leeds
ST Gemma's Hospice
- 14 trustees
- Income £16m (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Bassem KeirTrustee · since 2023
- Brigid Sara Stephanie ReidTrustee · since 2022
- Dr Jonathan Miles SmithTrustee · since 2020
- Eileen BurnsTrustee · since 2022
- Jacqueline Ann MurphyTrustee · since 2022
- Kim GayTrustee · since 2021
- Kim HallidayTrustee · since 2024
- Lisa Marie HollidgeTrustee · since 2023
- Lucy ZieglerTrustee · since 2024
- Mukesh ParekhTrustee · since 2023
- Rev Joseph CortisTrustee · since 2026
- Roxanna KerruishTrustee · since 2024
- Sarah WilkinsonTrustee · since 2025
- Sister Susan IrwinTrustee · since 2024
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability
- Where
- Leeds City
- Website
- www.st-gemma.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- ST. Gemma's Hospice
- Registered
- 1992
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£16m£16m
- 2024£14m£15m
- 2023£15m£14m
Earlier years
- 2022£13m£12m
- 2021£11m£12m
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts under 1% · Government grants 30%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE RESTRICTED SPECIFICALLY, IN EACH CASE, ONLY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO: - THE PALLIATIVE CARE, TREATMENT OR RELIEF OF PEOPLE WITH ACTIVE, PROGRESSIVE AND ADVANCED ILLNESS WITHOUT REGARD TO THEIR MEANS, FAITH, RACE, GENDER, OR ANY OF THEIR OTHER PROTECTED CHARACTERISTICS AS DEFINED IN THE EQUALITY ACT, AT ST GEMMA'S HOSPICE IN LEEDS AND/OR SUCH OTHER PLACES AS THE CHARITY THINKS FIT INCLUDING IN THE WIDER COMMUNITY; AND- THE RELIEF OF THOSE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED LOSS AND BEREAVEMENT, IN PARTICULAR FAMILIES, FRIENDS AND CARERS, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING, ADVICE AND SUPPORT; AND - THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR PROFESSIONALS AND VOLUNTEERS ENGAGED IN PALLIATIVE CARE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEACHINGS IN THE CATECHISM OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH AND PRONOUNCEMENTS OF THE HOLY SEE FROM TIME TO TIME ON THE SANCTITY OF HUMAN LIFE.
Grants received
24 grants · £369,039 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- BBC Children in Need · £150,683
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £115,096 (2 grants)
- Masonic Charitable Foundation · £34,768 (5 grants)
- SHAREGIFT · £22,500 (4 grants)
- Sir George Martin Trust · £16,795 (5 grants)
Most recent
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
14 trustees on the board
- Bassem Keir since 2023
- Brigid Sara Stephanie Reid since 2022
- Dr Jonathan Miles Smith since 2020
- Eileen Burns since 2022
- Jacqueline Ann Murphy since 2022
- Kim Gay since 2021
- Kim Halliday since 2024
- Lisa Marie Hollidge since 2023
- Lucy Ziegler since 2024
- Mukesh Parekh since 2023
- Rev Joseph Cortis since 2026
- Roxanna Kerruish since 2024
- Sarah Wilkinson since 2025
- Sister Susan Irwin since 2024
Trustees past 6 years
- Dr Jonathan Miles Smith since 2020
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (13)
- Bassem Keir since 2023
- Brigid Sara Stephanie Reid since 2022
- Dr Jonathan Miles Smith since 2020
- Eileen Burns since 2022
- Jacqueline Ann Murphy since 2022
- Kim Gay since 2021
- Kim Halliday since 2024
- Lisa Marie Hollidge since 2023
- Lucy Ziegler since 2024
- Mukesh Parekh since 2023
- Roxanna Kerruish since 2024
- Sarah Wilkinson since 2025
- Sister Susan Irwin since 2024
Portfolio (1)
- Rev Joseph Cortis since 2026
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
10.5 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.7 months · was 8.7 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1015941
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 15 DEC 1992AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 29 APR 1997AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 13 JAN 1998AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 16 JAN 2001AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 27 MAR 2006AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 19 SEP 2008AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 31 MAY 2022
- Companies House
- Company number 02773867 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01132185500 · hello@st-gemma.co.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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