Hospices of Hope

What Hospices of Hope does

Hospices of Hope is a UK-registered charity (non-profit, company limited by guarantee) founded in 1991 and headquartered in Otford, Kent, with the mission of developing specialist hospice and palliative care services in South and East Europe. The charity does not deliver care directly; instead, it supports a network of country partner hospices across six countries — Romania, Serbia, the Republic of Moldova, Greece, Albania, and Ukraine — through funding, training, and operational guidance. Core programmatic outputs include palliative care training for medical professionals (30,000+ sessions delivered across 19+ countries) and patient care through partners (100,000+ children and adults supported over 35 years). Specific assets include the Jennifer Tee Children's Therapy Centre at Copaceni, Romania (opened 2018, providing 2,000 therapy sessions annually), and a developing new Emanuel Hospice Centre in Oradea, Romania.

The organisation generates no revenue from patient fees; all hospice care is provided free of charge. Its income model is diversified across individual donations (one-time and recurring), corporate partnerships (Business Hero at £75+VAT/month, Hospice Champions Network from £10,000), legacy giving, fundraising events, UK charity shops and tearooms, payroll giving, and matched giving. Distribution and fundraising infrastructure spans a main website, a Shopify online shop, JustGiving, WooCommerce-powered pages, Stripe payment processing, Mailchimp email/CRM, UK charity shops, and a Transnational Giving Europe partnership enabling tax-efficient cross-border donations from Belgium, France, Greece, Switzerland, and the USA. Geographic fundraising operations extend beyond Kent into Scotland (Edinburgh) and the USA/Canada (Warwick, New York). Customer-facing segments include country hospice partners (primary), individual UK donors, corporate partners, and schools.

The charity is regulated by the Charity Commission for England and Wales (1088475) and the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (SC040117), with a trading subsidiary (Hospices of Hope Trading Limited, Company Number 2421289) handling commercial activities. There is no parent company, no subsidiaries, no funding rounds, and no M&A activity disclosed in the input. Headcount is reported as 11-50 employees. The technology footprint is non-proprietary and limited to standard donation, e-commerce, and email platforms; there is no AI/ML capability, mobile application, or software product offering.

Name

Hospices of Hope

Legal name

Hospices of Hope Limited

Website

https://hospicesofhope.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Hospices of Hope is a UK-registered charity founded in 1991 that funds and supports hospice and palliative care development across six South and East European countries (Romania, Serbia, Moldova, Greece, Albania, Ukraine) through donations, corporate partnerships, fundraising events, and retail operations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hospice and Palliative Care Services

NAICS

Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Individual and Family Services (6241), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Home Health Care Services (8082)

akta.pro primary industry

Palliative Care, Hospice & Serious Illness Support (BPAGACAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Volunteer & Companion Support Services (Hospice Volunteer Programs) (HSABAFAO), Bereavement, Grief & Family Support Services (Hospice-Linked) (HLAFAEAO), Home Hospice Agencies (HLAFAEAC)

Keywords

• Palliative care services
• Hospice development support
• Medical professional training
• Charity fundraising programs
• End-of-life care

Headquarters

HQ city

Kent

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: One-time and recurring donations from individual supporters to support hospice care development in South and East Europe.
2. Corporate Partnerships: Sponsorship, Charity of the Year partnerships, Business Hero program (£75+VAT/month), Hospice Champions Network (£10,000+ levels).
3. Legacy Giving: Gifts left in wills and estates to sustain future hospice care development.
4. Fundraising Events: Gala dinners, wine tastings, challenge events, and community fundraising activities.
5. Retail Operations: Charity shops and tearooms generating revenue to support operations.
6. Payroll Giving: Regular donations deducted from payroll before tax through employer schemes.
7. Matched Giving: Corporate matching of employee fundraising efforts.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Hospices of Hope is a UK-registered charity (Charity No. 1088475; OSCR SC040117) that supports the development of hospice and palliative care services in South and East Europe. It funds country partner hospices in Romania, Serbia, Moldova, Greece, Albania, and Ukraine; delivers palliative care training to doctors, nurses, and healthcare professionals; supplies medical equipment; operates the Jennifer Tee Children's Therapy Centre in Romania; and raises funds through individual donations, corporate partnerships, charity shops, and online retail. Patient services are provided free of charge to those facing life-limiting illness.

Product overview

Hospices of Hope is a UK-registered charity (No. 1088475) focused on developing hospice and palliative care services in South and East Europe. The organization does not offer technology products or software services; rather, it provides charitable programs including hospice partner support, palliative care training for medical professionals, medical supplies provision, and fundraising campaigns. The organization's programmatic offerings include a Spring Appeal campaign for a new hospice centre in Romania, summer volunteer trips, and various fundraising initiatives.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Bagpuss: Mascot of Hospices of Hope, a lovable cat character who helps care for very sick children. Bagpuss may visit schools to help share the hospice mission with students.

Products and services

• Hospice Partner Support Program Funding, operational guidance, and ongoing support for country partner hospice organizations in Romania, Serbia, Moldova, Greece, Albania, and Ukraine, including Hospice Emanuel (Oradea, Romania), Hospice Casa Sperantei (Romania), BELhospice (Serbia), and mobile hospice teams in Moldova. Intended for hospice partner organizations serving patients with life-limiting illness.
• Palliative Care Training Program Training programs for doctors, nurses, and healthcare professionals in palliative care techniques delivered in South/East Europe; reported impact of 30,000+ training sessions across 19+ countries.
• Jennifer Tee Children's Therapy Centre Specialist therapy centre for children with life-limiting conditions in Romania, operated as part of Hospices of Hope's country partner activities.
• Corporate Partnership Programs (Business Hero and Hospice Champions Network) Tiered corporate CSR partnership packages ranging from Business Hero (£75+VAT/month for SMEs) to Hospice Champions Network (£10,000+ annually for strategic partners), plus Charity of the Year selections, staff engagement, and matched-giving schemes for UK companies.
• UK Charity Shops and Tearooms Physical retail operations of charity shops and tearooms in the UK selling donated and new goods, with proceeds funding hospice and palliative care work.
• Online Shop (Hospices of Hope Shop) Shopify-based e-commerce shop at hospicesofhope.com/shop selling accessories, gifts, and related merchandise to generate revenue for the charity's hospice development work.
• Free Will Service and Legacy Giving Legacy giving scheme allowing supporters to leave a gift in their will to Hospices of Hope, accompanied by a Free Will Service to facilitate will-writing for supporters.
• Individual Donation Program (One-off and Monthly) Direct individual donation program allowing UK and international supporters to make one-off or recurring (monthly) charitable donations to support hospice development work.
• Payroll Giving and Matched Giving Service Payroll Giving scheme enabling UK employees to donate from gross pay with employer facilitation, plus corporate Matched Giving programs that double employee donations.
• Transnational Giving Europe Cross-Border Donation Service Cross-border donation service enabling donors across mainland Europe (Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Serbia) to give tax-efficiently to Hospices of Hope via the Transnational Giving Europe network.
• Summer Volunteer Trip Program Summer volunteer travel program to Romania where supporters pay to participate in volunteer activities supporting hospice partners in-country, often linked with fundraising commitments.
• Fundraising Events (Galas, Wine Tastings, Community Activities) Ticketed and sponsored fundraising events including gala dinners, wine tastings, and community activities that generate donations and build supporter engagement.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100,000 children and adults have been cared for by country partners
• +3 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, major, minor and supporting.

• Transnational Giving Europe (TGE)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEuropean network of foundations facilitating tax-efficient cross-border giving within Europe. Enables donors from Belgium, France, Greece, Switzerland, and USA to make tax-deductible donations to Hospices of Hope.
• Hospice Emanuel (Oradea, Romania)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCountry partner hospice in Romania founded in 1996. Currently developing new Emanuel Hospice Centre. Hospices of Hope supports with fundraising for new centre equipment (£25,000 appeal for reception and home care team offices).
• BELhospice (Serbia)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCountry partner in Serbia. Nurse Bojana from BELhospice provides palliative care training and home visits to patients. Hospices of Hope supports training and development.
• Hospice Casa Sperantei (Romania)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRomanian hospice partner benefiting from summer trips program. Children cared for by this hospice attend volunteer summer camps. Serves as base for volunteer activities.
• Jennifer Tee Children's Therapy Centre at Copaceni (Romania)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpecialist therapy centre for children with serious life-limiting conditions providing physiotherapy, counselling and play therapy. Opened September 2018, funded by legacy gift. Offers 2,000 outpatient and therapy sessions annually.
• Hospices CymruminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWelsh hospice advocacy organization. Joint advocacy work on hospice funding framework with Welsh Government. Hospices of Hope affiliated through shared interest in hospice development.
• Hospice UKminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUK-wide hospice advocacy organization. Works with Hospices Cymru on funding framework advocacy. Shared interest in hospice sector funding and development.
• StripesupportingTechnology or IntegrationPayment processing platform used on website for online donations and e-commerce transactions.
• WooCommercesupportingTechnology or IntegrationE-commerce platform powering online shop and donation processing on the Hospices of Hope website.
• Mailchimp (Intuit Inc.)supportingTechnology or IntegrationEmail marketing and CRM platform used for supporter communications and newsletter distribution.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Macmillan Cancer Support: Large UK charity supporting people with cancer, including end-of-life care. Comparable as a UK donation-funded health charity; broader scope but overlaps with palliative care service delivery and beneficiary support.
• Hospice UK: National umbrella and advocacy body for UK hospices. Comparable as the sector-wide hospice charity body that Hospices of Hope already partners with on advocacy; broader scope covering all UK hospices rather than international palliative care development.

Direct peers

• International Children's Palliative Care Network (ICPCN): International charity supporting children's palliative care services globally, including training and advocacy. Comparable international palliative care development mission with similar training and partner network approaches.
• Worldwide Hospice Palliative Care Alliance: Global alliance focused on advancing hospice and palliative care worldwide, especially in low- and middle-income countries. Directly comparable mission of developing palliative care capacity in underserved regions.
• Together for Short Lives: UK charity focused on children's palliative care, including operating the Jennifer Tee Children's Therapy Centre-style specialist care model. Comparable on pediatric palliative care mission and UK voluntary income model.
• Marie Curie: Major UK charity dedicated to end-of-life and palliative care for terminally ill patients, funded through donations and legacies. Directly comparable in mission (hospice and palliative care) and UK donation-driven funding model.
• Sue Ryder: UK-registered charity providing hospice, palliative, and end-of-life care services. Directly comparable as a UK hospice charity raising voluntary income to deliver palliative care, although primarily operating domestic services rather than international hospice development.
• EMMS International: UK-registered international healthcare charity supporting palliative care and hospital services in low-resource settings including Romania, Malawi, and India. Comparable UK charity developing palliative care capacity overseas.
• St Christopher's Hospice: Pioneering UK hospice and charity providing palliative and end-of-life care plus education programs. Comparable as a UK hospice charity offering training to clinicians and operating donation-funded palliative services.

Emerging players

• Pallium India: India-based charitable trust working to integrate palliative care into the healthcare system through training and access programs. Comparable as a non-profit developing palliative care capacity in an underserved region through partner training models.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/HospicesofHope
• Facebookfacebook.com/hospicesofhope

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