Financial benchmarking

This report analyses the Accounts of UK Charitable Hospices for the year ended 31 March 2023, and was written in partnership with Sayer Vincent.

This year’s report brings together information from the statutory accounts of 186 independent charitable hospices in the UK. It shows a sector with total annual expenditure of £1.8 billion per year (including fundraising costs).

It includes an an analysis of lottery fundraising, courtesy of Local Hospice Lottery.

Hospice Accounts Report 2024

Webinar

We held a webinar on 4th December 2024 to share the findings of this report. View the slide decks from the session:

• Hospice Accounts report - reflections
• Deeper Dive into Hospice Lotteries' accounts

Thanks to Sayer Vincent for kindly supporting this report, which analyses the Accounts of UK Charitable Hospices for the year ended 31 March 2022.

It includes an an analysis of lottery fundraising, courtesy of Local Hospice Lottery.

Hospice Accounts Report 2023

haysmacintyre partnered with Hospice UK for the eighth year to produce the Hospice Accounts Report.

This report brings together information from the statutory accounts of 191 independent charitable hospices in the UK. It shows a sector with total annual expenditure of £1.5 billion per year.

Hospice Accounts Report 2022

We partnered with haysmacintyre for the seventh year to produce the Hospice Accounts Report.

The 2021 report brings together information from the statutory accounts of 191 independent charitable hospices in the UK, plus two national charities, Marie Curie and Sue Ryder. It shows a sector with a total annual income of £1.6 billion per year.

Hospice Accounts Report 2021

This sixth annual Hospice Accounts Report brings together the accounts of charitable hospices in the UK, which are primarily local charities governed by voluntary trustees. The purpose of the report is to:

   -  Demonstrate the size and operation of hospice care in the UK;

   -  Identify and highlight changes over time in the overall operation of these hospices;

   -  Identify differences between the various sizes of hospice;

   -  Provide hospices with critical figures and benchmarks against which to compare their own accounts.

Hospice Accounts Report 2020

haysmacintyre partnered with Hospice UK for the fifth year in producing the Hospice Accounts Report.

This year’s report brings together information from the statutory accounts of 193 independent charitable hospices in the UK, plus two national charities, Marie Curie and Sue Ryder.

Hospice Accounts Report 2019

With support from haysmacintyre, we put together the fourth annual hospice accounts report.

Hospice Accounts Report 2018

With support from haysmacintyre, we put together the third annual hospice accounts report.

Hospice Accounts Report 2017

Analysis of the accounts of UK charitable hospices for year ended 31 March 2015.

Hospice Accounts Report 2016

Analysis of the accounts of UK independent voluntary hospices for the year ended 31 March 2013.

Hospice Accounts Report 2014

Analysis of the accounts of UK independent voluntary hospices for the year ended 31 March 2012.

Hospice Accounts Report 2013

The Hospice Financial Benchmarking Report for Q3 2024-25 is available below.

Download the report

The Hospice Financial Benchmarking Report for Q2 2024-25 is available below.

Download the report

The Hospice Financial Benchmarking Report for Q1 2024-25 is available below.

Download the report

The Hospice Financial Benchmarking Report for Q4 2023-24 is available below.

Download the report.

The Hospice Financial Benchmarking Report for Q3 2023-24 is available below.

Download the report.

The Hospice Financial Benchmarking Report for Q2 2023-24 is available below.

Download the report.

The Hospice Financial Benchmarking Report for Q1 2023-24 is available below.

Download the report.