--- title: "Dove House Hospice Limited charity rating | CharityCompare" description: "Is Dove House Hospice Limited a legitimate UK charity? Clarity Score 79/100. Accounts 2025: income £13m · 43% on charitable activities. Reg 509551." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/dove-house-hospice-limited retrieved: 2026-08-18T02:16:31.601Z license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Quick answer ## Is Dove House Hospice Limited a good charity? Dove House Hospice Limited scores 79/100 (4 stars, Good) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2025 (£13m total income, 43% of spending on charitable activities). This reflects financial transparency and stewardship on paper — not the real-world impact of its programmes. See the full breakdown. Hull · HU8 8DH | Reg [509551](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/dove-house-hospice-limited) | Registered charity | [Official website](https://www.dovehouse.org.uk/) | [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/509551) Donate ## How can you give to DOVE HOUSE HOSPICE LIMITED? You leave CharityCompare to complete a donation on the official DOVE HOUSE HOSPICE LIMITED form. We do not process payments or take commission. Opens their official online donation form. [Donate](https://www.dovehouse.org.uk/?utm_source=charitycompare&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=donate&utm_content=509551) ## What does Dove House Hospice Limited do? Dove House Hospice Limited is a registered charity (no. 509551) working in hospices in Hull · HU8 8DH. Its latest Charity Commission filing directs 43% of spending to charitable activities, holding roughly 5 months of reserves, and files its annual accounts on time. Reported income has been broadly stable over recent years. CharityCompare's Clarity Score rates the organisation only from public Charity Commission accounts — accountability, financial health, efficiency and community support — not the quality or impact of its programmes. Summarised from public filings — Dove House Hospice Limited hasn't added its own description yet. [Work here? Add it free →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=dove-house-hospice-limited) **In short:** DOVE HOUSE HOSPICE LIMITED scores 79 out of 100 (4 stars). 43% average program spend (3-year average). Filings are up to date with no major concerns. ## What is Dove House Hospice Limited? Dove House Hospice Limited has a Clarity Score of 79 out of 100 on CharityCompare (4 stars, Good). Charity Commission registration number 509551. Status: Registered. Primary cause area: Hospices. Latest accounts year 2025: total income £13m, with 43% of expenditure on charitable activities. Accounts filing: up to date. Reserves: approximately 5 months of operating costs. 1 filing concern(s) noted on this profile. Scores are independent and based on official filings — not a donation recommendation. Data from [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/), last updated 17 July 2026. Overall score 79/100 4★ · Good Cause spend 43% 3-yr avg · charitable activities Accountability 100/100 Finance beacon Income £13m Latest year 2025 Reserves 5 mo Months of running costs Accounts filing On time Charity Commission £1.9 raised per £1 fundraising (3-yr avg) · 57% overhead · Website on register · Confidence: high ## How does DOVE HOUSE HOSPICE LIMITED compare? Clarity Score percentile against similar UK charities — the share of peers DOVE HOUSE HOSPICE LIMITED scores higher than. Income band (£10m+)55thpercentile **Scores higher than 55% of 943 charities in its income band** · 79/100 vs 77 peer average (marker). Hospices charities39thpercentile **Scores higher than 39% of 155 charities in this cause** · 79/100 vs 81 peer average (marker). ## How reliable is Dove House Hospice Limited's data? Source Charity Commission (England & Wales) Accounts year 2025 Filing date 24 June 2026 Profile reviewed 17 July 2026 High confidence — complete filing data Scores reflect the latest annual accounts on the register. Clarity Score measures how clearly the charity accounts for money in those filings — not programme impact. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources: [Charity Commission for England and Wales](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/), [Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator](https://www.oscr.org.uk/) and [Charity Commission for Northern Ireland](https://www.charitycommissionni.org.uk/). [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). ## What is Dove House Hospice Limited's Beacon report? Detailed accountability and finance metrics from UK regulator filings — structured for transparency in our four-beacon report. ### Accountability & Transparency Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies. 100/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Filing history (5 years) 100% on-time over five years = 15 pts · one late filing = 5 pts · two or more = 0 pts. | 100% | 15/15 pts | | Trustee oversight Three or more trustees on the register = 15 pts, scaled down for fewer (governance red flag below three). | 100% | 9 trustees · 15/15 pts | | Declared policies Safeguarding (4) · conflict of interest (3) · volunteer management (3) — from Charity Commission annual return. | 100% | 10/10 pts | ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 97/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Reserves (months of cash) 3–24 months = full marks, tapering on both sides · 0 months or 4+ years (hoarding) = 0 pts. | 100% | 5 months · 15/15 pts | | Income stability / growth +20% or more over the window = 10 pts · flat = 5 pts · −20% or worse = 0 pts, scaled between. | 90% | 9/10 pts · 3-year average | | Liabilities to assets 0% liabilities-to-assets = 5 pts, scaling down to 0 pts at 60%+ debt. | 100% | 4% · 5/5 pts | ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 0/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Program expense ratio 90%+ on charitable activities = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 50% or below. | 0% | 43% · 0/10 pts (3-year average) | | Fundraising efficiency ≤10p to raise £1 = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 40p or above (fundraising cost ÷ income). | 0% | 53p per £1 income · 0/10 pts (3-year average) | ### Community Support Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff. 100/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Volunteer-to-staff ratio Volunteers at 2x staff or more = full marks · no volunteers = 0 pts, scaled between. | 100% | 770 volunteers / 313 staff · 10/10 pts | [How we calculate beacon scores →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What is Dove House Hospice Limited's Clarity Score? 79/100 total · Good · 4 of 5 stars Four pillars (40 + 30 + 20 + 10 points) from Charity Commission filings — see methodology for full weightings. 100/100 Accountability & Transparency 97/100 Financial Health 0/100 Financial Efficiency 100/100 Community Support ### Accountability & Transparency Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies. 100/100 Filing history (5 years)15/15 pts Trustee oversight9 trustees · 15/15 pts Declared policies10/10 pts ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 97/100 Reserves (months of cash)5 months · 15/15 pts Income stability / growth9/10 pts · 3-year average Liabilities to assets4% · 5/5 pts ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 0/100 Program expense ratio43% · 0/10 pts (3-year average) Fundraising efficiency53p per £1 income · 0/10 pts (3-year average) ### Community Support Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff. 100/100 Volunteer-to-staff ratio770 volunteers / 313 staff · 10/10 pts ## How much does Dove House Hospice Limited raise and spend? Latest filed year 2025 · Source: Charity Commission filings | Category | Amount | % of spend | | --- | --- | --- | | Total income | £13m | — | | Total expenditure | £12m | — | | Charitable activities | £5.3m | 45% | | Fundraising | £6.6m | 55% | 45%On charitable activities ## Where does the money go? Latest accounts (2025) · £12m spent - Charitable activities45% · £5.3m - Fundraising55% · £6.6m ## What trust indicators does Dove House Hospice Limited have? Pulled from the Charity Commission register — filing behaviour, board size, and workforce where reported. - ✓ Accounts filed on time up to date · last filing 24 June 2026 - ✓ Trustee board size (3–12) 9 trustees on the Charity Commission register - ✓ Workforce on register 313 employees · 770 volunteers (2:1 volunteer-to-staff) Fundraising Regulator Not listed as member Separate from our financial scores — shows whether the charity follows the Code of Fundraising Practice. [Check Fundraising Regulator →](https://www.fundraisingregulator.org.uk/members/) Official register Reg 509551 Full trustee list, accounts, and regulatory history on the Charity Commission. [View on Charity Commission →](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/509551) ### Trustees & officers - PHILIP HARRY DANIELS - MARGARET BUTT since 2014 - FRANCIS JOHN GROVE DUNNING since 2014 - Daniel Robert Harman Dr since 2016 - Janet Irene Antons since 2019 - James Andrew Harris since 2022 - Sally Booker since 2023 - Jae Saleh since 2023 - Dr Claire Ann Margaret Thomas since 2023 100 How we score charities +The Clarity Score is a 100-point rating from UK regulator filings (Charity Commission for England and Wales, OSCR and CCNI). Four pillars — Accountability & Transparency (40), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10) — each scored on a continuous scale, not pass/fail cutoffs. A statutory inquiry sets the score to 0 automatically. [Full methodology →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) Accountability & Transparency Scored from filings 40 points — filing history (15), trustee oversight (15, scaling up to a board of three or more), declared policies (10). Financial Health Scored from filings 30 points — reserves (15, full marks 3–24 months, tapering on both sides), income stability (10), liabilities to assets (5, scaling down as debt rises). Financial Efficiency Scored from filings 20 points — program expense ratio and fundraising cost, each on a graduated scale (not a single cutoff). Kept at 20% of the total: financial-ratio scoring alone is not a reliable effectiveness signal (see "why not just an overhead ratio?" below). Community Support Scored from filings 10 points — volunteer-to-staff ratio from Charity Commission workforce data, scaling continuously up to a 2:1 ratio. Overall score Sum of all pillar points. Display stars use the same bands as the labels: 90–100 → 5★ Exceptional; 75–89 → 4★ Good; 60–74 → 3★ Needs improvement; 1–59 → 2★ Poor; 0 → not rated. ## How have Dove House Hospice Limited's finances changed over five years? - Income - Spending - Cause spend Values in £ thousands · Cause spend plotted only when the filing discloses a split · Source: Charity Commission accounts ## What are the key facts about Dove House Hospice Limited? Overall score 79/100 (4★) Income £13m Cause spend 43% of expenditure Reg number 509551 Scope Local (hull) Reserves 5 months Trustees 9 Accounts year 2025 Filing up to date ## How does DOVE HOUSE HOSPICE LIMITED compare, and where else can you look? [Compare DOVE HOUSE HOSPICE LIMITED with others](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/compare-charities?ids=dove-house-hospice-limited) [More hospices charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/hospices) [How we score charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ### Where DOVE HOUSE HOSPICE LIMITED sits The causes this charity is classified under, and other charities working nearby. - [hospices charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/hospices) - [disability charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/disability) - [health charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/health) - [education charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/education) - [Charities in Hull](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/cities/hull) ### Similar hospices charities Top-rated peers by CharityCompare score - [THE ROTHERHAM HOSPICE TRUST](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-rotherham-hospice-trust) 96/100 · £8.4m - [WIGAN AND LEIGH HOSPICE](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/wigan-and-leigh-hospice) 96/100 · £7.2m - [DR KERSHAW'S HOSPICE](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/dr-kershaw-s-hospice) 96/100 · £6.0m - [THE COUNTESS OF BRECKNOCK HOSPICE TRUST](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-countess-of-brecknock-hospice-trust) 96/100 · £1.3m ## How can you share Dove House Hospice Limited's rating? 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That reflects how transparent and financially healthy it looks on paper — it does not measure the real-world impact of its work, so treat it as one factor alongside the cause you care about. CharityCompare never tells you where to donate. Is Dove House Hospice Limited a legitimate charity? + Yes — Dove House Hospice Limited is a legitimate registered charity (charity number 509551). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/509551. Registration proves status; Clarity Score then summarises filing transparency on paper, not programme impact. What is Dove House Hospice Limited's charity number? + Dove House Hospice Limited's charity number is 509551. Check that number on the official register (Charity Commission, OSCR or CCNI) or this CharityCompare profile before you donate — scammers sometimes reuse real numbers on fake appeals. What is Dove House Hospice Limited's charity rating? + Dove House Hospice Limited scores 79 out of 100 on CharityCompare (4 stars — Good). The Clarity Score V1 sums four pillars from UK regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 pts), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10). Stars use the same bands as those labels — 90+ is 5★ Exceptional. It is not an impact ranking. Does Dove House Hospice Limited have reviews and complaints? + CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Dove House Hospice Limited. Instead you get a filing-based Clarity Score, cause spend, reserves and red flags such as late accounts (1 filing concern(s) noted on this profile). For formal complaints about a charity, contact the Charity Commission, OSCR, CCNI or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate. How much of my donation reaches Dove House Hospice Limited? + According to its 2025 regulator filing, 43% of Dove House Hospice Limited's total spending went to charitable activities (3-yr avg across disclosed years). That is the closest official figure to "how much of your donation reaches the cause" — it is an average across all spending in the filing, not a pound-by-pound breakdown of an individual gift. What are Dove House Hospice Limited's overheads? + According to its 2025 regulator filing, fundraising costs were about 57% of total expenditure and combined overheads (fundraising plus governance) were about 57% of total expenditure at Dove House Hospice Limited. The filings CharityCompare uses do not publish CEO or senior-staff pay, so we cannot say what Dove House Hospice Limited's chief executive is paid — where disclosure rules apply, senior pay appears in the trustees' annual report on the Charity Commission register. How much income does Dove House Hospice Limited receive? + Dove House Hospice Limited reported £13m total income in its 2025 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: stable. Are Dove House Hospice Limited's accounts up to date? + Filing status: up to date (last filing 2026-06-24). CharityCompare flags late or missing accounts separately from the financial score. Where is Dove House Hospice Limited based? + Dove House Hospice Limited is listed at Hull · HU8 8DH, focused on hospices. How does CharityCompare score Dove House Hospice Limited? + We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in Dove House Hospice Limited's regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 points — filing history, trustees, policies), Financial Health (30 — reserves, income trend, debt), Financial Efficiency (20 — cause spend and fundraising cost, on a graduated scale) and Community Support (10 — volunteer-to-staff ratio). An open statutory inquiry scores 0. The score measures reporting on paper, not programme impact. CharityCompare is free for donors, takes no commission on donations, and scores cannot be bought. How often is this page updated? + This profile was last updated on 17 July 2026 from the latest UK regulator data available to CharityCompare, and Dove House Hospice Limited's most recent accounts cover 2025. Scores and figures refresh whenever we re-ingest the register, so the page reflects our latest data pull rather than a one-off review.