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Registered charity · London

Compassion in Dying

1.1 The objects of the Charity (“the Objects”) are for the benefit of the public and by all exclusively charitable means the relief of suffering and the advancement of education, including, without limitation,:-(a) to research all aspects of end of...

  • 6 trustees
  • Income £1.0m (2025)
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Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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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
Where
Throughout England And Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
Website
www.compassionindying.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Linked company
Compassion in Dying
Registered
2007

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£1.0m£811k
  • 2024£971k£817k
  • 2023£610k£994k
Earlier years
  • 2022£745k£924k
  • 2021£1.3m£798k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2022: Government grants 5%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

1.1 The objects of the Charity (“the Objects”) are for the benefit of the public and by all exclusively charitable means the relief of suffering and the advancement of education, including, without limitation,:-(a) to research all aspects of end of life issues including the needs and views of people connected with or affected by end of life issues and to advance the development of better end of life care, including palliative care;(b) to provide advice to the general public and to health care professionals as regards end of life options, including health care options;(c) to provide advocacy, mediation and dispute resolution services in connection with end of life issues, to supply legally recognized guidance, information and documents to the public, including health care professionals, in connection with end of life options and in particular living wills, advance statements and advance directives and to provide information, advice and guidance both to the public and to health care professionals in connection with the above.1.2 Throughout these Articles of Association a “charitable purpose” is a purpose that is regarded as charitable in the laws of England and Wales and of Scotland, and the term “charitable” is to be interpreted in accordance with the laws of England and Wales and of Scotland.

Grants received

8 grants · £1,628,153 total

360Giving 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 · £1,558,153 (4 grants)
  • John Ellerman Foundation · £40,000
  • LUND TRUST · £30,000 (3 grants)

Most recent

  • LUND TRUST £10,0002023-12-25
  • LUND TRUST £10,0002022-12-01
  • LUND TRUST £10,0002021-12-15
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £390,2442019-06-19
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £10,0002018-03-14
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.

6 trustees on the board

5.2y median 5.5y
average tenure
9y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

14.3y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (5)

Portfolio (1)

5
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Education/training 6The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 5Arts/culture/heritage/science 1General Charitable Purposes 1

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Health and social care 7Tech and media 4Professional services 1

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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Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours

Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
incomespending£971k latest income
ReservesiReserves12 x free reserves / annual expenditure, from the Part B annual return. The sector median is computed across all Part B filers in the same income band.

12.4 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months

27 from 23 in 2020
EmployeesiEmployeesHeadcount as filed in Part B annual returns, per financial year. Shown exactly as filed; year-on-year figures may be filed on different bases, so a comparison is only shown when the filings are plausibly comparable.

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1120203
Status
Registered
Governing document
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 23/06/2006AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 21/08/2006AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 22/06/2007AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 05/09/2011 as amended on 21 Sep 2023 as amended on 31 Jan 2025 as amended on 31 Jan 2025 as amended on 31 Jan 2025 as amended on 26 Nov 2025
Companies House
Company number 05856324 · Active
Contact on the register
02074797731 · info@compassionindying.org.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
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