Registered charity · Kent
Pilgrims Hospices in East Kent
Pilgrims Hospices in East Kent is a registered charity (number 293968) based in Kent, governed by 11 trustees. Latest income £19m (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 18th October 2026.
- 11 trustees
- Income £19m (2025)
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Who leads it
- Dr Peter BiggsTrustee · since 2022
- Dr Ruth WilsonTrustee · since 2018
- Elizabeth Jean SharpTrustee · since 2016
- Faye HamesTrustee · since 2024
- James David RichardsTrustee · since 2021
- Karen MitcalfeTrustee · since 2018
- Kate KochnariTrustee · since 2025
- Paul PughTrustee · since 2026
- Peter Godfrey LepperTrustee · since 2024
- Ruth HerronTrustee · since 2025
- Susan Margaret Julie OrielTrustee · since 2019
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Other Charitable Purposes
- Where
- Kent
- Website
- www.pilgrimshospices.org (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Pilgrims Hospices in East Kent
- Registered
- 1986
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£19m£19m
- 2024£18m£17m
- 2023£17m£16m
Earlier years
- 2022£20m£14m
- 2021£14m£13m
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 23%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND SUFFERING IN SUCH WAYS AS THE ASSOCIATION SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT. (FOR FULL DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 3 OF MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES)
Grants received
15 grants · £110,294 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
- SHAREGIFT · £81,000 (3 grants)
- Masonic Charitable Foundation · £14,044 (9 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £10,000
- Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust · £5,000
- CareTech foundation · £250
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
- Dr Peter Biggs since 2022
- Dr Ruth Wilson since 2018
- Elizabeth Jean Sharp since 2016
- Faye Hames since 2024
- James David Richards since 2021
- Karen Mitcalfe since 2018
- Kate Kochnari since 2025
- Paul Pugh since 2026
- Peter Godfrey Lepper since 2024
- Ruth Herron since 2025
- Susan Margaret Julie Oriel since 2019
Trustees past 6 years
- Dr Ruth Wilson since 2018
- Elizabeth Jean Sharp since 2016
- Karen Mitcalfe since 2018
- Susan Margaret Julie Oriel since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (10)
- Dr Peter Biggs since 2022
- Dr Ruth Wilson since 2018
- Elizabeth Jean Sharp since 2016
- Faye Hames since 2024
- James David Richards since 2021
- Kate Kochnari since 2025
- Paul Pugh since 2026
- Peter Godfrey Lepper since 2024
- Ruth Herron since 2025
- Susan Margaret Julie Oriel since 2019
Portfolio (1)
- Karen Mitcalfe 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.
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
10.1 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.7 months
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 293968
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 14TH MARCH 1986 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION OF 23TH MARCH 2001 AND 19TH MARCH 2003 AND 19TH JANUARY 2006.AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 24 AUG 2016
- Companies House
- Company number 02000560 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01227459700 · Helen.Bennett@pilgrimshospices.org
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 18th 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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