The City Hospice Trust Limited
What it does
To relieve sickness and pain among persons who are suffering from any chronic or life-threatening illness in Cardiff irrespective of race, colour or creed and to provide moral and spiritual support to the relatives/carers of such patients. In furtherance of such objects to provide counselling, educational, administrative and fund raising activities and facilities.
Its charitable purposes
TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND PAIN AMONG PERSONS WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM ANY CHRONIC OR TERMINAL ILLNESS IN SOUTH WALES IRRESPECTIVE OF RACE, COLOUR OR CREED AND TO PROVIDE MORAL AND SPIRITUAL SUPPORT TO THE RELATIVES OF SUCH PATIENTS AND IN FURTHERANCE OF SUCH OBJECTS TO PROVIDE COUNSELLING, EDUCATIONAL, ADMINISTRATIVE AND FUND RAISING ACTIVITIES AND FACILITIES..
Causes
- What it works on
- Health and saving lives
- Who it helps
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides services
Where it works
- In Wales
- Cardiff
Area of benefit in its governing document: In Practice South Glamorgan
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £3,199,502 and spent £3,572,450.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £3,199,502 | £3,572,450 | 64 | 268 |
| 31 March 2024 | £2,758,703 | £3,126,269 | 52 | 250 |
| 31 March 2023 | £2,404,178 | £2,695,914 | 45 | 250 |
| 31 March 2022 | £2,430,236 | £2,260,038 | 36 | 270 |
| 31 March 2021 | £2,388,417 | £2,195,605 | 41 | 259 |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 34%, from £2,388,417 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £3,199,502 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 112% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 3 of the 5 years shown.
- Money from government
- 55% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025 came from government grants and contracts (£1,748,541).
- Largest funder
- Cardiff and Vale ULHB gave £1,321,526 in the year to 31 March 2025, 41% of that year's income.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: £427,015 from 2 grants. Government contracts: £1,321,526 from 1 contract.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £427,015 from 2 grants | £1,321,526 from 1 contract |
| 31 March 2024 | £331,632 from 2 grants | £924,682 from 1 contract |
| 31 March 2023 | £15,000 from 1 grant | £963,955 from 1 contract |
| 31 March 2022 | £1,021,215 from 2 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2021 | £1,589,993 from 4 grants | Not reported |
Where its income came from in the year ending 31 March 2025
- Donations and legacies£751,053
- Charitable activities, including grants and contracts for its work£1,602,754
- Trading and fundraising£763,092
- Investments£71,801
- Other£10,802
Who funds it, according to its accounts
In its accounts for the year ending 31 March 2025, the charity named 16 funders who gave £1,741,744 between them. £142,975 of that came from public bodies.
These figures were read from the accounts the charity filed with the Charity Commission by Claude, an AI model, in OpenEconomy's accounts reader. AI can misread a table, so check the accounts on the register before relying on a figure.
| Funder | Type | Mar 2025 | Mar 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff and Vale ULHB | Trust, company or other | £1,321,526 | |
| End of Life Board | Trust, company or other | £133,000 | |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | National Lottery | £105,267 | |
| Independent Age | Trust, company or other | £40,000 | |
| St James Place Foundation | Trust, company or other | £25,950 | |
| Masonic Charitable Foundation | Trust, company or other | £23,342 | |
| Wales Council for Voluntary Action | Council | £21,664 | £27,692 |
| National Lottery | National Lottery | £16,044 | |
| Waterloo Foundation | Trust, company or other | £11,651 | |
| Third Sector Fund | Trust, company or other | £11,449 | |
| Moondance Foundation | Trust, company or other | £11,244 | |
| The Linder Foundation | Trust, company or other | £10,646 | |
| Simon Gibson Charitable Trust | Trust, company or other | £6,046 | |
| Sheila Johnston Hume | Trust, company or other | £2,000 | |
| Coop Bank Switch and Save | Trust, company or other | £1,000 | |
| Pobl | Trust, company or other | £915 | |
| Wehh Government | Trust, company or other | £28,088 | |
| Children In Need | Trust, company or other | £18,140 | |
| Screwfix Foundation | Trust, company or other | £4,500 | |
| O'Oyley Carte | Trust, company or other | £3,000 | |
| Co op Local Com. Fund | Trust, company or other | £238 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 18 grants to this charity since 2010, worth at least £669,801.
By funder
- The National Lottery Community Fund£402,581, 6 grants
- Independent Age£180,000, 1 grant
- BBC Children in Need£56,920, 3 grants
- The James Tudor Foundation£16,000, 1 grant
- SHAREGIFT£5,000, 1 grant
- Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust£5,000, 1 grant
- Freemasons' Charity£4,300, 5 grants
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Jan 2025 | Freemasons' Charity | £500 |
| 27 Jun 2024 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £19,964 |
| 26 Jun 2024 | Independent Age | £180,000 |
| 12 Feb 2024 | SHAREGIFT | £5,000 |
| 6 Dec 2023 | The James Tudor Foundation | £16,000 |
| 20 Oct 2022 | BBC Children in Need | £500 |
| 10 Nov 2021 | Freemasons' Charity | £1,000 |
| 8 Jul 2021 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £9,500 |
| 14 Jun 2021 | Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust | £5,000 |
| 14 Oct 2020 | Freemasons' Charity | £1,000 |
All 18 grants
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Jun 2020 | BBC Children in Need | £2,000 |
| 19 Sept 2019 | Freemasons' Charity | £1,000 |
| 26 Jun 2019 | BBC Children in Need | £54,420 |
| 24 Jan 2019 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £10,000 |
| 4 Oct 2018 | Freemasons' Charity | £800 |
| 27 Sept 2017 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £193,351 |
| 19 Nov 2015 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £4,777 |
| 28 Jul 2010 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £164,989 |
Payments from public bodies, from their spending data
Public bodies' published spending shows 4 payments to this charity worth £133,000 between 15 August 2023 and 21 March 2024.
| Public body | Paid | Payments | Financial years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Health Wales NHS Trust | £133,000 | 4 | 2023/24 |
In the Senedd and Welsh Government
Senedd and Welsh Government records that name this charity, gathered by OpenSenedd. Newest first.
18 February 2025
Named by Sarah Murphy in the Senedd
…ich is on a national basis; Marie Curie, which is on a national basis; Platfform, which is also online; Tŷ Hafan; Hope House Tŷ Gobaith; the City Hospice Trust Limited; St David's Hospice Care; Hope Trust Cardiff, the charitable incorporated organisation; The Junction; Canolfan Felin Fach; ACE—Actio…
Trustees
10 trustees run the charity.
- Amy Hill
- Andrew James Burns
- Dr Clifford Jones
- Emma James
- Gerald Puttock
- Hannah Bates
- Maurice PrendergastOrganisation
- Michael Baker
- Susan Toner
- William John Dwight
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 19 August 2025, 165 days early | Received 19 August 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 2 December 2024, 60 days early | Received 2 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 27 December 2023, 35 days early | Received 27 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 27 September 2022, 126 days early | Received 27 September 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 22 September 2021, 131 days early | Received 22 September 2021 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1023311
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 30 June 1993
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 07 OCT 1991AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 09 SEP 2004AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 20 JUN 2017
- Company number
- 02651828This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Website
- www.cityhospice.org.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Cardiff
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Funding from accounts: the charity's filed accounts, read by OpenEconomy's AI accounts reader on 1 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Payments from public bodies: each body's own published spending data, matched to the charity by OpenEconomy. 5 public bodies' data is included so far.
- In the Senedd and Welsh Government: records gathered by OpenSenedd and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 5 November 2026.