Registered charity · Hertfordshire
Hospice of ST Francis (Berkhamsted) LTD
Hospice of ST Francis (Berkhamsted) LTD is a registered charity (number 280825) based in Hertfordshire, governed by 11 trustees and chaired by Timothy Douglas Symington since 2018. Latest income £8.7m (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
Also known as Hospice of St Francis, The Hospice of St Francis (Charity Commission)
- 11 trustees
- Income £8.7m (2025)
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Who leads it
- Timothy Douglas SymingtonChair · since 2018
- Avni ShahTrustee · since 2026
- Charlotte ThrowerTrustee · since 2025
- Darren PurkisTrustee · since 2025
- Debashis DasguptaTrustee · since 2024
- Edward PowellTrustee · since 2020
- Jean JuniperTrustee · since 2026
- Jennifer Clare Lloyd JenkinsTrustee · since 2021
- Philip BurroughsTrustee · since 2026
- Sandra TurnerTrustee · since 2024
- Shailen RaoTrustee · since 2019
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
- Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire
- Website
- www.stfrancis.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Hospice of ST. Francis (Berkhamsted) Limited
- Registered
- 1980
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£8.7m£8.8m
- 2024£7.8m£8.5m
- 2023£7.8m£8.2m
Earlier years
- 2022£6.8m£7.4m
- 2021£7.9m£6.8m
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 15% · Government grants 1%. 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 AND THEIR CARERS, FAMILIES AND FRIENDS
Grants received
16 grants · £316,199 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 · £168,184 (3 grants)
- Henry Smith Foundation · £94,200
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £27,589 (4 grants)
- SHAREGIFT · £12,500
- Masonic Charitable Foundation · £6,476 (4 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.
11 trustees on the board
- Timothy Douglas Symington Chair since 2018
- Avni Shah since 2026
- Charlotte Thrower since 2025
- Darren Purkis since 2025
- Debashis Dasgupta since 2024
- Edward Powell since 2020
- Jean Juniper since 2026
- Jennifer Clare Lloyd Jenkins since 2021
- Philip Burroughs since 2026
- Sandra Turner since 2024
- Shailen Rao since 2019
Trustees past 6 years
- Timothy Douglas Symington Chair since 2018
- Edward Powell since 2020
- Shailen Rao since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (10)
- Avni Shah since 2026
- Charlotte Thrower since 2025
- Darren Purkis since 2025
- Debashis Dasgupta since 2024
- Edward Powell since 2020
- Jean Juniper since 2026
- Jennifer Clare Lloyd Jenkins since 2021
- Philip Burroughs since 2026
- Sandra Turner since 2024
- Shailen Rao since 2019
Portfolio (1)
- Timothy Douglas Symington Chair since 2018
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
7.6 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
- 280825
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 14/07/1980AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 05/09/2007AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 07/05/2013 as amended on 04 Oct 2023
- Companies House
- Company number 01507474 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01442869550 · sharon.white@stfrancis.org.uk
- 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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