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Cicely Saunders International
Cicely Saunders International is a registered charity (number 1087195) based in London, governed by 8 trustees and chaired by MRS Kate Kirk since 2015. Latest income £424k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
- 8 trustees
- Income £424k (2025)
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales
- Website
- cicelysaundersinternational.org (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Cicely Saunders International
- Registered
- 2001
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£424k£674k
- 2024£231k£438k
- 2023£1.2m£302k
Earlier years
- 2022£247k£295k
- 2021£156k£1.2m
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
TO INVESTIGATE, PROMOTE AND ADVANCE HIGH STANDARDS OF CLINICAL PRACTICE, RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN PALLIATIVE CARE, IN PARTICULAR BY1) ADVANCING STANDARDS OF HIGH QUALITY CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH PROGRESSIVE ILLNESS AND THEIR FAMILIES, WHEREVER THE PERSON IS CARED FOR;2) CONDUCTING, SUPPORTING, FUNDING AND COMMISSIONING WORLD-CLASS RESEARCH IN EFFECTIVE, PERSON-CENTRED AND SPIRITUALLY SYMPATHETIC FORMS OF PALLIATIVE CARE, IN PARTICULAR, PERFECTING RELEVANT AND ROBUST METHODS TO SET AN INTERNATIONAL GOLD STANDARD OF PALLIATIVE CARE RESEARCH3) INVESTIGATING AND PROMOTING HIGH QUALITY CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH CANCER AND NON-CANCER PROGRESSIVE ILLNESS AND FROM SECTIONS OF SOCIETY WHICH MISS OUT ON THE BEST IN PALLIATIVE CARE;4) PROVIDING POST-GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION FOR DOCTORS, NURSES AND OTHER PROFESSIONALS IN THE FIELD;AND5) PROMOTING PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF PALLIATIVE CARE AND THE AVAILABLE TREATMENTS AND SERVICES AND INFLUENCING PRACTICE NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY ON CARE TOWARDS THE END OF LIFE
Grants received
5 grants · £796,415 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
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £350,860
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £280,000
- True Colours Trust · £165,555 (3 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
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.
8 trustees on the board
- MRS Kate Kirk Chair since 2015
- Dr Kathleen Foley
- Gareth Williams since 2019
- Pam Garside since 2018
- SIR Cyril Chantler since 2018
- SIR Hugh Taylor KCB since 2011
- Timothy William Sanderson since 2026
- Zoe Phoebe Chads since 2026
Trustees past 6 years
- MRS Kate Kirk Chair since 2015
- Gareth Williams since 2019
- Pam Garside since 2018
- SIR Cyril Chantler since 2018
- SIR Hugh Taylor KCB since 2011
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Dr Kathleen Foley
- Gareth Williams since 2019
- Pam Garside since 2018
- SIR Hugh Taylor KCB since 2011
- Zoe Phoebe Chads since 2026
Portfolio (3)
- MRS Kate Kirk Chair since 2015
- SIR Cyril Chantler since 2018
- Timothy William Sanderson 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.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
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.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1087195
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED ON 2ND FEBRUARY 2001 AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 11 DECEMBER 2006
- Companies House
- Company number 04120060 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 020 7848 5580 · admin@cicelysaundersinternational.org
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th 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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