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Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 2
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess liquidity: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 10 ?

GREAT OAKS HOSPICE

We provide supportive & palliative care on a 24 hour basis for adults in the community whose quality of life is affected by any life limiting condition. Family and friends are included in this care.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end especially considering the historic stability of income

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit £k		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
30/09/23£1,661£1,296£365£167£2,073£2,0541961118
30/09/22£1,269£1,113£156£146£1,710£1,65217.857148
30/09/21£1,054£1,008£46£116£1,646£1,64419.662137
30/09/20£1,080£1,038£41£80£1,581£1,55217.960167
30/09/19£992£947£45£79£1,547£1,47418.753193
30/09/18*£905£836£68£84£1,490£1,36219.5500
30/09/17£813£768£45£84£1,445£1,29520.2520
30/09/16£714£666£48£68£1,394£1,23022.2500
30/09/15£633£695£-61£46£1,328£1,15119.9140
30/09/14£543£639£-96£48£1,382£1,19822.5140
30/09/13£479£531£-53n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/12£510£545£-35£2£1,513£1,31529120
30/09/11£489£502£-14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/10£481£477£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/09£846£416£430£46£1,538£1,28337200
30/09/08£325£320£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/07£280£283£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/06£481£211£270n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/05£250£188£63n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/04£240£54£186n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 17.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 13.2%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 6%
Liabilities/Income: 8%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 99%
Reserves/Spending: 19 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 3.1
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 25 years

www.great-oaks.org.uk

clerical@great-oaks.org.uk

01594811910

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Hospice & bereavement services
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Gloucestershire,
Who it helps
  • People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
Masonic Trust - MCF Hospice UK Partnership
£7,135 31/03/2022
Delivering “Day Services” into our communities’ homes so as to reach and care for a greater number of patients and their support network through technology - Reimagining Day Hospice Services
Masonic Trust - MCF Hospice
£1,000 10/11/2021
Unrestricted funding for hospices
Barnwood Trust - Organisational and Groups Funding
£995 16/02/2021
Wellbeing and Compassion course
Masonic Trust - MCF Hospice UK Partnership
£3,960 28/02/2019
Cookery for Bereaved Men - Bereavement Support

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 46-81
  • ALAN FRANK ROBINSON Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired
  • DR EMMA HUSBANDS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Doctor
  • DR SUSHIL ROY SHARMA Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Doctor
  • GEOFFREY CAPPS Appointed: 2004, Occupation: Retired
  • GARY JOHN DAVID ELLIS Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Solicitor
  • HUGH RONALD ALDRIDGE Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Teaching Assistant
  • JULIE SHARMA Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Doctor
  • LORRAINE ELISE ALDRIDGE Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Teaching Assistant
  • STEPHEN LEWIS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: It Service Delivery Manager
  • SUSAN WILLIAMS (Chair) Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 12/11/1999, number: 1078186
  • Registered at Companies House on 06/08/1999, number: 03821527
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Care Quality Commission
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR18: 15 days late,
Main office

GREAT OAKS HOSPICE
THE GORSE
COLEFORD
GL16 8QE

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE RESTRICTED SPECIFICALLY, IN EACH CASE ONLY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO:- THE SUPPORT, TREATMENT, CARE AND ASSISTANCE OF PERSONS SUFFERING FROM ILLNESS AND (WITHOUT LIMITING OR RESTRICTING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING) IN PARTICULAR THOSE LIVING WITH LIFE LIMITING ILLNESS- THE PROVISION OF SERVICES OR OTHER HELP OR AID AS MAY ASSIST SUCH PERSONS TO LIVE AS FULLY AND AS WELL AS THEY CAN TO THE END OF THEIR LIVES HOWEVER LONG THAT MAY BE- PROVIDE SUPPORT, TREATMENT, CARE, AND ASSISTANCE FOR FAMILY, FRIENDS, CARERS OR OTHERS ENGAGED IN, OR ASSISTING IN THE CARE OF, OR AFFECTED BY THE ILLNESS OF SUCH PERSONS, WHETHER BEFORE OR AFTER THEIR DEATH- ALLEVIATE PAIN AND SUFFERING OF PERSONS AFFECTED BY BEREAVEMENT OR LOSS INCLUDING BY PROVISION OF COUNSELLING OR OTHER SUPPORT

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE FOREST OF DEAN DISTRICT AUTHORITY AREA

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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