Registered charity · Romford
Saint Francis Hospice
- 12 trustees
- Income £14m (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Michael John PalfremanChair · since 2026
- Alan Sidney TobiasTrustee · since 2026
- Amanda Casson-WebbTrustee · since 2024
- Angela SharmaTrustee · since 2023
- Anne BenderTrustee · since 2022
- Dr Uzma HaqueTrustee · since 2026
- Gregory Mark SmithTrustee · since 2026
- Ian Macdonald GunnTrustee · since 2019
- Liesbeth Anne NewmanTrustee · since 2026
- Malcolm John HinesTrustee · since 2023
- Paul GwinnTrustee · since 2014
- Shohail ShaikhTrustee · since 2026
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 London, Essex, Lancashire, Isles Of Scilly
- Website
- www.sfh.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Saint Francis Hospice
- Registered
- 1978
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£14m£13m
- 2024£12m£12m
- 2023£12m£12m
Earlier years
- 2022£12m£11m
- 2021£13m£11m
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 33%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF PERSONS OF EITHER SEX (WITHOUT REGARD TO RACE OR CREED) WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM ANY CHRONIC OR TERMINAL ILLNESS OR FROM ANY DISABILITY OR DISEASE ATTRIBUTABLE TO OLD AGE OR FROM ANY OTHER PHYSICAL OR MENTAL INFIRMITY DISABILITY OR DISEASE IN SUCH WAYS AS THE ASSOCIATION SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT AND IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF SUCH OBJECT).
Grants received
23 grants · £1,327,238 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 · £730,375 (5 grants)
- City Bridge Trust · £306,500 (2 grants)
- BBC Children in Need · £129,474
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £89,700
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £30,000
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.
12 trustees on the board
- Michael John Palfreman Chair since 2026
- Alan Sidney Tobias since 2026
- Amanda Casson-Webb since 2024
- Angela Sharma since 2023
- Anne Bender since 2022
- Dr Uzma Haque since 2026
- Gregory Mark Smith since 2026
- Ian Macdonald Gunn since 2019
- Liesbeth Anne Newman since 2026
- Malcolm John Hines since 2023
- Paul Gwinn since 2014
- Shohail Shaikh since 2026
Trustees past 6 years
- Ian Macdonald Gunn since 2019
- Paul Gwinn since 2014
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (12)
- Michael John Palfreman Chair since 2026
- Alan Sidney Tobias since 2026
- Amanda Casson-Webb since 2024
- Angela Sharma since 2023
- Anne Bender since 2022
- Dr Uzma Haque since 2026
- Gregory Mark Smith since 2026
- Ian Macdonald Gunn since 2019
- Liesbeth Anne Newman since 2026
- Malcolm John Hines since 2023
- Paul Gwinn since 2014
- Shohail Shaikh 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
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
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
19.6 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.7 months · was 20.5 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 275913
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 11TH MAY 1978 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS PASSED ON 27 OCTOBER 1979, 5 NOVEMBER 1983, 6 OCTOBER 1990, 9 NOVEMBER 1994 AND 13 FEBRUARY 2007 AS AMENDED ON 11 SEP 2012AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 17 OCT 2023
- Companies House
- Company number 01367828 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01708753319 · mail@sfh.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 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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