Hospices · Reg 289154
St Elizabeth Hospice
Charity rating & review
72/100 Clarity Score · 3 stars · Charity Commission filings · How we score
Clarity score
Needs improvement
Quick answer
Is St Elizabeth Hospice a good charity?
St Elizabeth Hospice scores 72/100 (3 stars, Needs improvement) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2025 (£19m total income, 62% 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.
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What does St Elizabeth Hospice do?
St Elizabeth Hospice is a registered charity (no. 289154) working in hospices in Ipswich · IP3 8LX. Its latest Charity Commission filing directs 62% of spending to charitable activities, holding roughly 4 months of reserves, though its recent accounts were filed late. Reported income has been growing (≈7% a year). 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.
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In short: St Elizabeth Hospice scores 72 out of 100 (3 stars). 62% average program spend (3-year average). Review the pillar breakdown below.
What is St Elizabeth Hospice?
St Elizabeth Hospice has a Clarity Score of 72 out of 100 on CharityCompare (3 stars, Needs improvement). Charity Commission registration number 289154. Status: Registered. Primary cause area: Hospices. Latest accounts year 2025: total income £19m, with 62% of expenditure on charitable activities. Accounts filing: late. Reserves: approximately 4 months of operating costs. 2 filing concern(s) noted on this profile. Scores are independent and based on official filings — not a donation recommendation.
Data from Charity Commission register, last updated .
Overall score
72/100
3★ · Needs improvement
Cause spend
62%
3-yr avg · charitable activities
Accountability
75/100
Finance beacon
Income
£19m
Latest year 2025
Reserves
4 mo
Months of running costs
Accounts filing
Late
Check register
£2.7 raised per £1 fundraising (3-yr avg) · 39% overhead · Website on register · Confidence: medium
How does St Elizabeth Hospice compare?
Clarity Score percentile against similar UK charities — the share of peers St Elizabeth Hospice scores higher than.
Scores higher than 31% of 943 charities in its income band · 72/100 vs 77 peer average (marker).
Scores higher than 17% of 155 charities in this cause · 72/100 vs 81 peer average (marker).
How reliable is St Elizabeth Hospice's data?
- Source
- Charity Commission (England & Wales)
- Accounts year
- 2025
- Filing date
- Profile reviewed
Medium confidence — some data missing or late
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, Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator and Charity Commission for Northern Ireland. Open Government Licence v3.0 .
What is St Elizabeth Hospice'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.
75/100
| 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. | 33% | 5/15 pts |
| Trustee oversight Three or more trustees on the register = 15 pts, scaled down for fewer (governance red flag below three). | 100% | 12 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.
93/100
| 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% | 4 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. | 80% | 8% · 4/5 pts |
Financial Efficiency
How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios.
20/100
| Metric | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Program expense ratio 90%+ on charitable activities = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 50% or below. | 30% | 62% · 3/10 pts (3-year average) |
| Fundraising efficiency ≤10p to raise £1 = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 40p or above (fundraising cost ÷ income). | 10% | 36p per £1 income · 1/10 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% | 1,500 volunteers / 500 staff · 10/10 pts |
What is St Elizabeth Hospice's Clarity Score?
72/100 total · Needs improvement · 3 of 5 stars
Four pillars (40 + 30 + 20 + 10 points) from Charity Commission filings — see methodology for full weightings.
Accountability & Transparency
Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies.
75/100
Financial Health
Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts.
93/100
Financial Efficiency
How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios.
20/100
Community Support
Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff.
100/100
How much does St Elizabeth Hospice raise and spend?
Latest filed year 2025 · Source: Charity Commission filings
| Category | Amount | % of spend |
|---|---|---|
| Total income | £19m | — |
| Total expenditure | £18m | — |
| Charitable activities | £11m | 62% |
| Fundraising | £6.9m | 38% |
| Governance & admin | £63k | 0% |
Where does the money go?
Latest accounts (2025) · £18m spent
- Charitable activities62% · £11m
- Fundraising38% · £6.9m
- Governance0% · £63k
What trust indicators does St Elizabeth Hospice have?
Pulled from the Charity Commission register — filing behaviour, board size, and workforce where reported.
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Accounts filed on time
Filing status: late
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Trustee board size (3–12)
12 trustees on the Charity Commission register
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Workforce on register
500 employees · 1,500 volunteers (3:1 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 →Official register
Reg 289154
Full trustee list, accounts, and regulatory history on the Charity Commission.
View on Charity Commission →Trustees & officers
- Graham Mackenzie since 2019
- NICHOLAS BANKS since 2021
- John Pickering since 2021
- Dr Andreas Hilger since 2022
- Ann Monks Chair · since 2023
- Bridget Lowe since 2023
- Angela Wilson since 2024
- Pamela Fenner since 2021
- Jola Adebd Ademokun since 2024
- Jordan Alexander Barrow since 2025
- Michael Scarlett since 2025
- Jonathan de Bernhardt Wood since 2026
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.
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 St Elizabeth Hospice'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 St Elizabeth Hospice?
- Overall score
- 72/100 (3★)
- Income
- £19m
- Cause spend
- 62% of expenditure
- Reg number
- 289154
- Scope
- Local (ipswich)
- Reserves
- 4 months
- Trustees
- 12
- Accounts year
- 2025
- Filing
- late
How does St Elizabeth Hospice compare, and where else can you look?
Where St Elizabeth Hospice sits
The causes this charity is classified under, and other charities working nearby.
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Top-rated peers by CharityCompare score
- THE ROTHERHAM HOSPICE TRUST 96/100 · £8.4m
- WIGAN AND LEIGH HOSPICE 96/100 · £7.2m
- DR KERSHAW'S HOSPICE 96/100 · £6.0m
- THE COUNTESS OF BRECKNOCK HOSPICE TRUST 96/100 · £1.3m
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about St Elizabeth Hospice's rating, finances, and Charity Commission status.
Is St Elizabeth Hospice a good charity? +
St Elizabeth Hospice scores 72 out of 100 (3 stars — Needs improvement) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, our independent read of its UK regulator filings. Around 62% of its spending goes to charitable activities and its accounts are late. 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 St Elizabeth Hospice a legitimate charity? +
Yes — St Elizabeth Hospice is a legitimate registered charity (charity number 289154). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/289154. Registration proves status; Clarity Score then summarises filing transparency on paper, not programme impact.
What is St Elizabeth Hospice's charity number? +
St Elizabeth Hospice's charity number is 289154. 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 St Elizabeth Hospice's charity rating? +
St Elizabeth Hospice scores 72 out of 100 on CharityCompare (3 stars — Needs improvement). 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 St Elizabeth Hospice have reviews and complaints? +
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for St Elizabeth Hospice. Instead you get a filing-based Clarity Score, cause spend, reserves and red flags such as late accounts (2 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 St Elizabeth Hospice? +
According to its 2025 regulator filing, 62% of St Elizabeth Hospice'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 St Elizabeth Hospice's overheads? +
According to its 2025 regulator filing, fundraising costs were about 38% of total expenditure and combined overheads (fundraising plus governance) were about 39% of total expenditure at St Elizabeth Hospice. The filings CharityCompare uses do not publish CEO or senior-staff pay, so we cannot say what St Elizabeth Hospice'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 St Elizabeth Hospice receive? +
St Elizabeth Hospice reported £19m total income in its 2025 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: growing.
Are St Elizabeth Hospice's accounts up to date? +
Filing status: late (last filing 2026-06-24). CharityCompare flags late or missing accounts separately from the financial score.
Where is St Elizabeth Hospice based? +
St Elizabeth Hospice is listed at Ipswich · IP3 8LX, focused on hospices.
How does CharityCompare score St Elizabeth Hospice? +
We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in St Elizabeth Hospice'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 St Elizabeth Hospice'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.