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ST Christophers Hospice

The objects for which the Charity is established (the "Objects") are to promote the relief of suffering (so far as such purpose is charitable) in such ways as the Trustees shall from time to time think fit, and in particular (but without prejudice...

  • 13 trustees
  • Income £29m (2025)

Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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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
Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Where
Bromley, Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and more
Website
www.stchristophers.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Linked company
ST. Christophers Hospice
Registered
1962

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£29m£32m
  • 2024£28m£29m
  • 2023£27m£25m
Earlier years
  • 2022£29m£23m
  • 2021£27m£23m

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 34% · Government grants 2%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

The objects for which the Charity is established (the "Objects") are to promote the relief of suffering (so far as such purpose is charitable) in such ways as the Trustees shall from time to time think fit, and in particular (but without prejudice to the generality of such object) by:3.1 establishing, maintaining and providing hospice care and home care services in England and Wales for the reception and care of people of who are suffering (at any age) from any chronic or terminal illness, or from any disability of disease attributable to old age, or from any other physical or mental infirmity, disability or disease;3.2 providing or assisting in or encouraging the provision of spiritual help and guidance for such people, their families and carers;3.3 providing such other care, support and assistance to the families and carers of such people as the Trustees shall from time to time think fit;3.4 conducting, promoting or encouraging research into the care of such people, particularly but not exclusively those who are suffering from cancer or terminal illness;3.5 promoting, encouraging or assisting in the teaching or training of doctors, nurses, physiotherapists and other persons engaged in health and social care, and of students in any branch of medicine, surgery, nursing, health and social care or allied services; and3.6 providing bereavement counselling services for adults and children.

Grants received

44 grants · £1,442,916 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.

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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.

13 trustees on the board

3.8y median 3y
average tenure
8y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

14.2y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (12)

Portfolio (1)

13
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 13The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 13General 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.

Construction 47Health and social care 28Finance 12

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.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£29.4m latest income · spending exceeded income in 2024 and 2025
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.

9.3 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.5 months · was 10.9 in 2021

500 from 376 in 2021
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.
36%
Income from governmentiIncome from governmentGovernment contracts plus government grants as a share of total gross income, latest Part A annual return.

Sources

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

Record details
Registered charity number
210667
Status
Registered
Governing document
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 27TH JANUARY 1961 AND AMENDED 31ST OCTOBER 1980 AND 21ST MAY 1987 AND AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 27TH OCTOBER 1994, 18TH OCTOBER 2001 AND 14 JULY 2005 as amended on 12 Sep 2018 as amended on 12 Sep 2018
Companies House
Company number 00681880 · Active
Contact on the register
02087684500 · info@stchristophers.org.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
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