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The Ayrshire Hospice

SC011390Registered charity from 22 November 1983
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Charity Information Operations Annual Submissions Income and Expenditure Charity Trustees
Charity Information:
Address The Ayrshire Hospice
35-37 Racecourse Road
AYR
Postcode KA7 2TG
Website www.ayrshirehospice.org
Regulatory Type Standard
Link to Companies House https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/
Object:
The principal objects for which the Company is established are:- To provide specialist palliative care and services to people and families affected by life-limiting illness and to promote the advancement of palliative care and end of life care and to promote the hospice movement, all whether in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland or elsewhere in such ways as the Company shall from time to time think fit, and in particular (but without prejudice to the generality of such objects):- (A) By establishing, maintaining Hospices in Scotland and by providing palliative nursing, medical, allied healthcare professionals and other supportive care services to any person (without regard to religion, race, creed, gender or sexual orientation) who is (at any age) diagnosed with a life limiting condition and by providing medical or other treatment services and attention for any such person anywhere (including the patient’s home). (B) By conducting or promoting or encouraging research into the care and treatment of persons suffering from any such illness, disability or infirmity and particularly into the care and treatment of persons suffering from cancer or life limiting illnesses and the provision of specialist palliative and end of life care. (C) By promoting or encouraging or assisting in the teaching or training of doctors, nurses, allied health professionals and other persons engaged in any branch of medicine, surgery, nursing or allied health or social services, or employed or volunteering to work for the Company and its associated partner agencies. This may also include members of the community in a caring role. (D) By providing and assisting as required the provision of multi-faith religious belief support and by providing pastoral care services for the spiritual welfare and support of patients, carers and relatives and friends of patients and carers and those employed or volunteering to work for the Company but also the wider community. (E) By providing counselling services and practical care and support for patients and carers, relatives and friends of patients and carers for those employed or volunteering to work for the Company or to any other person of any age impacted by the death of a family member. (F) By operating as a charity raising funds by any legal and appropriate means.
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
The purpose of the Ayrshire Hospice is to provide specialist palliative care and services to people and families affected by a life-limiting illness. The Ayrshire Hospice delivers specialist palliative care services to adults over the age of 16 throughout Ayrshire and Arran. Care is provided in a number of places beyond the Hospice building, including people's own homes, hospitals, care homes and community locations across Ayrshire and Arran. The range of services includes in-patient care within the Hospice unit delivered by a multi-disciplinary team, triage services, community nursing and medical teams, respite and response services, patient and family care services, living well community hubs, hospital based sessions in palliative medicine, education and quality improvement.
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)
Constitutional Form Date: 22 Nov 1983
Main Operating Location: South Ayrshire
Number of Staff: 219
Number of Volunteers: over 250
Purposes: "the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage"
Beneficiaries: "People with disabilities or health problems"
Types Of Activity Undertaken: "It carries out activities or services itself"
Annual Submissions:
Year End Income Expenditure Annual Return Received Accounts Received Latest Annual Reports and Accounts
31 Mar 2021 £10,151,741 £7,574,380 29 Nov 2021 Yes
31 Mar 2022 £9,857,586 £7,945,055 14 Nov 2022 Yes
31 Mar 2023 £13,811,320 £9,076,790 04 Dec 2023 Yes
31 Mar 2024 £10,864,873 £9,457,806 03 Dec 2024 Yes
31 Mar 2025 £19,024,888 £10,179,733 24 Dec 2025 Yes Published accounts can be found on the Companies House website
If an annual return has been received on time (within nine months of the Year End Date), the 'Annual Return Received' box is green   . If an annual return is late, the box is red   .
Income and Expenditure:
Charity Trustees:
First Name Last Name
Fraser McJannett
laura Johnstone
Margaret Gilsenan
Hazel Ann Borland
John Hamilton Dempster
Tom Steele
Susan Young
Catherine Margaret Bell
Andrew John Niven Rennie
Laura McCusker
Robert John Hume
Karen McBride
Dalene Steele
David Brooks
Andrew Baillie
Gerard Seenan
Janis Heaney
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