St. David's Hospice

St David's Hospice is an adult palliative care facility with fourteen registered beds providing symptom relief, respite and end of life care. There is also a day unit for up to ten patients four days per week, and a bereavement and counselling service for one day per week. All care is free at the point of delivery.

In the charity's own words, from the register.

In Wales

• Conwy
• Isle of Anglesey
• Gwynedd

Area of benefit in its governing document: Not Defined.

The places the charity told the Commission it works in.

In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £6,361,724 and spent £6,033,625.

Figures as the charity reported them to the Charity Commission. Staff and volunteer numbers are only asked of charities with income over £10,000. A year with no row was not reported.

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Income over time

Down 12%, from £7,253,553 in the year to 31 December 2021 to £6,361,724 in the year to 31 December 2025.

Spending against income

It spent 95% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025. It spent more than its income in 2 of the 5 years shown.

Money from government

33% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025 came from government grants and contracts (£2,111,382).

Largest funder

National Assembly/Local Health Board gave £2,111,382 in the year to 31 December 2025, 33% of that year's income.Read by AI from the charity's accounts.

From the annual returns the charity filed with the Charity Commission. The largest funder comes from its accounts, read by AI.

Government grants in the year ending 31 December 2025: £553,194 from 1 grant. Government contracts: £1,558,188 from 2 contracts.

From the charity's annual return to the Charity Commission, which asks every charity with income over £10,000 how much came from government grants and contracts. It does not say which part of government. These totals are separate from the named funders read from its accounts and the grants published on 360Giving, and are not added to them.

In its accounts for the year ending 31 December 2025, the charity named 1 funder who gave £2,111,382. £2,111,382 of that came from public bodies.

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Funders that publish to 360Giving list 11 grants to this charity since 2015, worth at least £498,829.

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Public bodies' published spending shows 7 payments to this charity worth £1,663,496 between 2 May 2023 and 30 March 2026.

Councils and Welsh Government publish what they pay suppliers and grant holders above a threshold, usually £500 for councils and £25,000 for Welsh Government, so smaller payments are missing. A payment is shown only when OpenEconomy matched it to this charity with certainty. These figures come from the payer's records. They are a separate measure from the charity's own accounts, 360Giving grants and its annual return, and are never added to them.

Council business that names this charity, from the records councils publish, gathered by OpenCouncil. Newest first.

• 14 May 2026, Conwy

  Gareth Jones declared an interest that names the charity, at Council

  Visitor Levy Consultation

  Recorded as a personal-and-prejudicial interest.

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• 14 May 2026, Conwy

  Named in a decision of Council

  Visitor Levy Consultation

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• 14 May 2026, Conwy

  Named in an agenda item or minute of Council

  Declarations of Interest: Code of Local Government Conduct

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• 8 November 2023, Newport

  Named in an agenda item or minute of Performance Scrutiny Committee - Partnerships

  Norse Joint Venture Partnership - Strategy and Performance Review

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• 9 November 2022, Newport

  Named in an agenda item or minute of Performance Scrutiny Committee - Partnerships

  Norse Joint Venture Partnership

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• 25 January 2022, Newport

  Named in an agenda item or minute of Council

  Police Issues

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• 23 November 2021, Newport

  Named in an agenda item or minute of Council

  Police Issues

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Senedd and Welsh Government records that name this charity, gathered by OpenSenedd. Newest first.

• 14 October 2026

  Named by Ken Skates in the Senedd

  …rightly identified the compassion and the dignity needed by and provided to children and adults in need of palliative and end-of-life care. St David's hospice in Newport is indeed a remarkable place, and Natasha highlighted workforce issues, including staff well-being. Mike Hedges has long champion…

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• 14 October 2026

  Named by Cristiana Emsley in the Senedd

  …der services because of financial and workforce pressures. And this is not an abstract national statistic for those of us in north Wales. At St David's Hospice in Holyhead, a four-bed in-patient unit has been temporarily closed. Four beds might sound insignificant on a Government spreadsheet, but a…

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• 14 October 2026

  Named by Benjamin Hodge Mckenna in the Senedd

  …workforce pressure already. Several hospices across Wales have already closed, either permanently or temporarily, such as a four-bed unit in St David's Hospice in Holyhead. More than 70 per cent of hospices with in-patient units expect that cost pressures will make further beds unavailable. A signif…

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• 14 October 2026

  Named by Natasha Asghar in the Senedd

  …bringing comfort, warmth and support. Their work is extraordinary, and it cannot, indeed, be an easy job. I made a really sobering visit to St David's Hospice Care in Newport not too long ago, and I saw first-hand the compassion and dedication that the staff put into their roles. The services and s…

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• 24 February 2026

  Named by Janet Finch-Saunders in the Senedd

  …conditions and their families have less access to the compassionate and high-quality care they need.' I'm so fortunate in Aberconwy, we have St David's Hospice and Tŷ Gobaith. Now, Tŷ Gobaith, in particular, for children—. So, where you have parents who have no alternative than taking this palliativ…

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• 10 February 2026

  Named by Eluned Morgan in the Senedd

  …ganisations who are helping people with end-of-life care, and there are many, many organisations across the country. I've been also to visit St David's Hospice Care, and the remarkable thing is that it's not just in a building; actually, it's the amount of work where people go into people's homes, g…

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• 10 February 2026

  Named by Peredur Owen Griffiths in the Senedd

  …ike to focus my contribution and my question on the immense contribution made by charities in Wales to the palliative care sector. I visited St David's Hospice Care in Newport last week, where I met the chief executive officer, Emma Saysell, again. I was told during my meeting that, like many other…

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• 21 January 2026

  Named by Peter Fox in the Senedd

  …an important area to look at. Can I thank all of those charities who do so much outstanding work in the field—charities in my area, such as St David's Hospice, the Hospice of the Valleys, Helping Hands, Tŷ Hafan and others operating in the constituency, providing that invaluable support to patients…

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• 21 January 2026

  Named by John Griffiths in the Senedd

  I've been privileged over the years to work with the St David's hospice in Newport. They are an absolutely amazing organisation. The quality of the care that they provide at the hospice, with their in-bed facilities and a range of supportive activities and therapies, as well as, crucially, in people…

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• 21 January 2026

  Named by Mark Isherwood in the Senedd

  …, postponing plans to expand or introduce new services, or even closing. This was illustrated starkly when four satellite in-patient beds at St David's Hospice in Holyhead closed. They told me this was forced on them by rising costs and falling income, despite significant cost cutting, and that they…

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• 21 January 2026

  Named by Jeremy Miles in the Senedd

  …elopments underline the seriousness of those challenges. The closure of Shalom House Hospice and the temporary closure of in-patient beds at St David's Hospice in Holyhead have caused real and understandable concern for patients, families, for staff and communities. These events, as we have heard in…

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• 21 January 2026

  Named by Paul Davies in the Senedd

  …ng services, and that ripple will be felt in our communities and by the NHS. Evidence of reducing services can be seen in north Wales, where St David's Hospice beds at Ysbyty Penrhos Stanley in Holyhead have been temporarily closed because of the impact of rising running costs and reduced income. An…

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• 12 December 2025

  Named by Eluned Morgan in the Senedd

  …r over the past few years. We've been working very closely with them and we recognise the massive contribution that they make in places like St David's Hospice in Newport, and they are really providing a very, very important service and taking the pressure off hospitals. And let's be clear, if they…

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• 14 October 2025

  Named by Mark Isherwood in the Senedd

  …overall, adult and children's hospices in Wales receive less Government funding as a proportion of expenditure than in England and Scotland. St David's Hospice has been forced to close four beds in Holyhead, Shalom House Hospice in Pembrokeshire has announced its closure at the end of this month, an…

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• 24 September 2025

  Named by Mark Isherwood in the Senedd

  …highly likely to result in the reduction of certain services. That was laid bare in July when it was announced that four in-patient beds at St David’s Hospice in Holyhead will temporarily close from October 2025. Prior to the public announcement, St David’s contacted me confidentially, as chair of…

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• 24 September 2025

  Named by Jeremy Miles in the Senedd

  …he extra costs hospices are facing and to support the services they provide. The decision that has been referred to in the debate already by St David's Hospice to temporarily close its site in Holyhead is, of course, worrying for all those who rely on its services, for its staff, and the wider commu…

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• 16 July 2025

  Named by Janet Finch-Saunders in the Senedd

  …loved ones, that patients have—. The wonderful care from the Penrhos Stanley Hospital is second to none, as is all the care provided by the St David's Hospice family across north Wales. Each bed is fully equipped for comfort, dignity and privacy, overlooking the calm coastal landscape of Penrhos or…

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• 16 July 2025

  Named by Jeremy Miles in the Senedd

  I know that the Betsi Cadwaladr specialist palliative care team is working with the St David's Hospice team on the situation that has arisen and the arrangements that will need to be made as a result of that. As Rhun ap Iorwerth made clear in his question, he and I were able to discuss a few months…

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• 16 July 2025

  Named by Jeremy Miles in the Senedd

  We recognise the important role that the hospice sector has in supporting families facing end of life, and we've been working with the St David's Hospice, and we continue to work with them, to mitigate the impact of the temporary closure of the four beds in Holyhead on staff, patients and families.…

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• 16 July 2025

  Named by Rhun ap Iorwerth in the Senedd

  2. What discussions has the Welsh Government held with St David’s Hospice about their decision to close their hospice in Holyhead? TQ1366 2. Pa drafodaethau mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi’u cynnal gyda Hosbis Dewi Sant am eu penderfyniad i gau eu hosbis yng Nghaergybi? TQ1366

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• 16 July 2025

  Named by Jeremy Miles in the Senedd

  I'm sure that the staff of St David's Hospice will have appreciated the warm tribute that Janet Finch-Saunders has paid to the fantastic work that they do, which very much reflects my experience of staff providing hospice services, in all parts of Wales, actually. It's an absolutely vital service, p…

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• 16 July 2025

  Named by Rhun ap Iorwerth in the Senedd

  …heir futures, with an expectation of compulsory job losses. The Cabinet Secretary, as he suggested, has been aware of the challenge faced by St David's Hospice for some time, and I'm grateful to him for being willing to discuss those challenges with me over the past few months. I know that that has…

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• 18 February 2025

  Named by Sarah Murphy in the Senedd

  …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—Action in Caerau & Ely; Cruse Ber…

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• 12 December 2024

  Named in a ministerial meeting or engagement: Cabsec HSC

  Purpose: St David's Hospice.

  St David's Hospice

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• 1 May 2024

  Named by Eluned Morgan in the Senedd

  …n to hospices in Wales. Let's not forget that, in hospices, the vast majority of the work is done in the community. Certainly, on a visit to St David's Hospice with my colleague Jayne Bryant a few months ago, it really came home to me how much of that work is done in the community. We recognised tha…

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11 trustees run the charity.

• Charles Alastair Mackay Hawkins MrAppointed 21 February 2023
• Dafydd HardyAppointed 10 April 2018
• David Richard Matthew ThomasAppointed 29 April 2014
• Dr STEPHEN MACVICARAppointed 24 September 2019
• Elaine Susan GilbertAppointed 25 September 2024
• Eleri JonesAppointed 29 September 2015
• Kelly Marie OwenAppointed 25 September 2024
• Michael Edward HobdayAppointed 25 September 2024
• Sarah Louise SchofieldAppointed 25 September 2024
• Stuart Paul HaynesAppointed 25 September 2024
• Wyn ThomasAppointed 25 June 2024

Trustees are responsible in law for the charity. Names are as they appear on the public register.

Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.

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Charity number

1038543

Status

Registered

Registered with the Commission

10 June 1994

Governing document

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 21/04/1994AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 09/01/1995AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 31/01/1995AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 06/07/1998AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 18/02/2001AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 25/06/2013AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 13/09/2013

Company number

02922828This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House

Website

stdavidshospice.org.ukAs the charity gave it on the register.

Council area of its contact address

Conwy

• 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 council meetings: councils' published meeting records, gathered by OpenCouncil and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 4 November 2026.
• In the Senedd and Welsh Government: records gathered by OpenSenedd and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 5 November 2026.

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