--- title: "St Luke's Hospice Plymouth charity rating | CharityCompare" description: "Is St Luke" source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/st-luke-s-hospice-plymouth retrieved: 2026-08-18T02:16:38.619Z license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Quick answer ## Is St Luke's Hospice Plymouth a good charity? St Luke's Hospice Plymouth scores 77/100 (4 stars, Good) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2025 (£13m total income, 57% 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. Plymouth · PL9 9XA | Reg [280681](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/st-luke-s-hospice-plymouth) | Registered charity | [Official website](https://www.stlukes-hospice.org.uk/) | [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/280681) Donate ## How can you give to ST LUKE'S HOSPICE PLYMOUTH? You leave CharityCompare to complete a donation on the official ST LUKE'S HOSPICE PLYMOUTH form. We do not process payments or take commission. Opens their official online donation form. [Donate](https://www.stlukes-hospice.org.uk/?utm_source=charitycompare&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=donate&utm_content=280681) ## What does St Luke's Hospice Plymouth do? St Luke's Hospice Plymouth is a registered charity (no. 280681) working in hospices in Plymouth · PL9 9XA. Its latest Charity Commission filing directs 57% of spending to charitable activities, holding roughly 3 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 — St Luke's Hospice Plymouth hasn't added its own description yet. [Work here? Add it free →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=st-luke-s-hospice-plymouth) **In short:** ST LUKE'S HOSPICE PLYMOUTH scores 77 out of 100 (4 stars). 57% average program spend (3-year average). Filings are up to date with no major concerns. ## What is St Luke's Hospice Plymouth? St Luke's Hospice Plymouth has a Clarity Score of 77 out of 100 on CharityCompare (4 stars, Good). Charity Commission registration number 280681. Status: Registered. Primary cause area: Hospices. Latest accounts year 2025: total income £13m, with 57% of expenditure on charitable activities. Accounts filing: up to date. Reserves: approximately 3 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 77/100 4★ · Good Cause spend 57% 3-yr avg · charitable activities Accountability 100/100 Finance beacon Income £13m Latest year 2025 Reserves 3 mo Months of running costs Accounts filing On time Charity Commission £2.3 raised per £1 fundraising (3-yr avg) · 46% overhead · Website on register · Confidence: high ## How does ST LUKE'S HOSPICE PLYMOUTH compare? Clarity Score percentile against similar UK charities — the share of peers ST LUKE'S HOSPICE PLYMOUTH scores higher than. Income band (£10m+)47thpercentile **Scores higher than 47% of 943 charities in its income band** · 77/100 vs 77 peer average (marker). Hospices charities28thpercentile **Scores higher than 28% of 155 charities in this cause** · 77/100 vs 81 peer average (marker). ## How reliable is St Luke's Hospice Plymouth'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 St Luke's Hospice Plymouth'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% | 10 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. 87/100 | 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% | 3 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. | 70% | 7/10 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. 10/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Program expense ratio 90%+ on charitable activities = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 50% or below. | 20% | 57% · 2/10 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% | 44p per £1 income · 0/10 pts (3-year average) | ### Community Support Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff. 90/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Volunteer-to-staff ratio Volunteers at 2x staff or more = full marks · no volunteers = 0 pts, scaled between. | 90% | 576 volunteers / 332 staff · 9/10 pts | [How we calculate beacon scores →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What is St Luke's Hospice Plymouth's Clarity Score? 77/100 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 87/100 Financial Health 10/100 Financial Efficiency 90/100 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 oversight10 trustees · 15/15 pts Declared policies10/10 pts ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 87/100 Reserves (months of cash)3 months · 15/15 pts Income stability / growth7/10 pts · 3-year average Liabilities to assets8% · 4/5 pts ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 10/100 Program expense ratio57% · 2/10 pts (3-year average) Fundraising efficiency44p per £1 income · 0/10 pts (3-year average) ### Community Support Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff. 90/100 Volunteer-to-staff ratio576 volunteers / 332 staff · 9/10 pts ## How much does St Luke's Hospice Plymouth raise and spend? Latest filed year 2025 · Source: Charity Commission filings | Category | Amount | % of spend | | --- | --- | --- | | Total income | £13m | — | | Total expenditure | £14m | — | | Charitable activities | £7.8m | 57% | | Fundraising | £6.0m | 43% | | Governance & admin | £289k | 2% | 57%On charitable activities ## Where does the money go? Latest accounts (2025) · £14m spent - Charitable activities57% · £7.8m - Fundraising43% · £6.0m - Governance2% · £289k ## What trust indicators does St Luke's Hospice Plymouth 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) 10 trustees on the Charity Commission register - ✓ Workforce on register 332 employees · 576 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 280681 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/280681) ### Trustees & officers - James Henniker since 2021 - Jack Peter Henniker since 2021 - Helen Hocking since 2021 - Jemma Edge since 2022 - Lesa Jane Annear since 2023 - DAVID NICHOLAS THOMAS Chair · since 2024 - Nicholas John Green since 2024 - James Alexander Barrett since 2025 - Karen Julie Grimshaw since 2025 - Lee James Budge since 2026 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 St Luke's Hospice Plymouth'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 Luke's Hospice Plymouth? Overall score 77/100 (4★) Income £13m Cause spend 57% of expenditure Reg number 280681 Scope Local (plymouth) Reserves 3 months Trustees 10 Accounts year 2025 Filing up to date ## How does ST LUKE'S HOSPICE PLYMOUTH compare, and where else can you look? [Compare ST LUKE'S HOSPICE PLYMOUTH with others](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/compare-charities?ids=st-luke-s-hospice-plymouth) [More hospices charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/hospices) [How we score charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ### Where ST LUKE'S HOSPICE PLYMOUTH sits The causes this charity is classified under, and other charities working nearby. - [hospices charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/hospices) - [health charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/health) - [education charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/education) - [disability charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/disability) - [Charities in Plymouth](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/cities/plymouth) ### 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 St Luke's Hospice Plymouth's rating? 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Is St Luke's Hospice Plymouth a legitimate charity? + Yes — St Luke's Hospice Plymouth is a legitimate registered charity (charity number 280681). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/280681. Registration proves status; Clarity Score then summarises filing transparency on paper, not programme impact. What is St Luke's Hospice Plymouth's charity number? + St Luke's Hospice Plymouth's charity number is 280681. 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 Luke's Hospice Plymouth's charity rating? + St Luke's Hospice Plymouth scores 77 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 St Luke's Hospice Plymouth have reviews and complaints? + CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for St Luke's Hospice Plymouth. 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 St Luke's Hospice Plymouth? + According to its 2025 regulator filing, 57% of St Luke's Hospice Plymouth'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 Luke's Hospice Plymouth's overheads? + According to its 2025 regulator filing, fundraising costs were about 43% of total expenditure and combined overheads (fundraising plus governance) were about 46% of total expenditure at St Luke's Hospice Plymouth. The filings CharityCompare uses do not publish CEO or senior-staff pay, so we cannot say what St Luke's Hospice Plymouth'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 Luke's Hospice Plymouth receive? + St Luke's Hospice Plymouth reported £13m total income in its 2025 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: stable. Are St Luke's Hospice Plymouth'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 St Luke's Hospice Plymouth based? + St Luke's Hospice Plymouth is listed at Plymouth · PL9 9XA, focused on hospices. How does CharityCompare score St Luke's Hospice Plymouth? + We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in St Luke's Hospice Plymouth'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 Luke's Hospice Plymouth'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.