Over a seven-year period from 2013 to 2020, an investigation found that the substantial funds generated by Hospice Aid UK were used almost entirely for the direct costs and fees of running fundraising activity.

Between March 2013 and July 2020, the charity raised £3,231,962 but the direct costs and fees of this fundraising came to just over £3,041,821, leaving less than 6% for charitable activities. This meant that only £190,141 was available for charitable purposes and to pay for the charity’s overheads.

The regulator issued the charity with an official warning after finding misconduct and/or mismanagement by its trustees. This included trustees’ failure to fully comply with a previous action plan, which had required them to significantly increase the proportion of the charity’s income spent on supporting hospices.

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