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COMPETENT CHARITY, CONFUSING REPORT

Offering inpatient and outpatient palliative care in Southport and West Lancashire, this hospice also runs training courses for healthcare professionals. The annual report is solid, but it's hard to to find relevant details and there's no sign of future plans. Overall however, it gives the impression of a competently run charity.

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QUALITY OF REPORTING What is this?	66%
How much info does the charity want to share? This score, taken from our search for 43 key points in the annual report, gives the answer. Top mark is 100%. Anything over 70% is a good effort.
SIZE OF CHARITY... What is this?	Medium
We only profile the largest charities in England & Wales, and our sizes are relative to the largest and smallest among them. So where we describe a charity as 'Small', it is still much larger than the national average.
HIGHEST SALARY What is this?	£60k to £79k
Taken from the vague bandings given in annual reports; note that 'Under £60k' could be £9k or £59k. Nonetheless the number of bars should roughly correlate with the 'Size of charity' bars.
RESERVES WOULD LAST... What is this?	46 months
If income dried up, how long could work continue? 3-12 months is normal. Less may be precarious. 12+ months may be over-cautious (or if very high, may represent the value of the charity's property).
ETHICAL INVESTMENT POLICY What is this?	Unknown
We asked the charity if it has an ethical investment policy. If yes, it gets an angel. Those with no policy but which don't invest in tobacco/arms get a halo. Those without investments, or who didn't respond, appear neutral. Those with stakes in arms/tobacco get a fallen angel.

But don't take our word for it...

• The charity's website
• GuideStar summary
• Charity Commission link to annual report

Queenscourt Hospice is an independent, charitable, voluntary body established to provide specialist palliative care for the communities of Southport, Formby and West Lancs. It is funded mainly by the generosity of local people. Together with a day therapy unit the hospice has 10 in-patient beds. The Hospice’s services are offered to all adults who have an advanced progressive incurable illness, usually cancer, and who have been referred by their doctor. All services to our patients and their families are free of charge