LauraLynn, Ireland's Children's Hospice

Name

LauraLynn, Ireland's Children's Hospice

Legal name

LauraLynn, Ireland's Children's Hospice

Website

https://lauralynn.ie

Company type

Private

Founded year

1925

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Children's Hospice and Palliative Care Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120)

SIC

Services-Home Health Care Services (8082), Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Pediatric Hospice & Palliative Care (HLADAHAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Pediatric Hospice & Palliative In-Home Care (HSABAFAE), Home Hospice Agencies (HLAFAEAC), Bereavement, Grief & Family Support Services (Hospice-Linked) (HLAFAEAO), Palliative Care, Hospice & Serious Illness Support (BPAGACAK)

Keywords

• Children's palliative care
• Hospice services
• Disability respite
• Community healthcare
• Family bereavement support

Headquarters

HQ city

Foxrock

HQ country

Ireland

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Donations and Fundraising: LauraLynn raises funds through donations, face-to-face fundraising, online fundraising pages (JustGiving, iDonate, Facebook), direct mail, and regular monthly giving programmes. The organization relies on charitable donations to fund hospice services.
2. Events and Challenges: Annual fundraising events including the 24-Hour Challenge (treadmill/bike/rower), raffles, marathons, corporate challenges, and community events. Participants raise funds through sponsored activities.
3. Shop and Gift Cards: Sale of gift cards (Gifts that Give) and merchandise including memory trees, personalised cards, and themed gifts. Proceeds support the Care Fund for LauraLynn services.
4. Government Funding: Section 38 Service Agreement funding from HSE for Disability Service, and partial Section 39 funding (€2.3m) for Hospice Service.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

LauraLynn, Ireland's Children's Hospice provides free specialist palliative care, disability respite services, and family support to children with life-limiting conditions. Services are delivered through a purpose-built hospice in Dublin, regional community hubs in Mallow and Ballinasloe, and home-based care across Ireland. The organisation also runs professional education, clinical research, and a dedicated scholarship programme in children's palliative care.

Product overview

LauraLynn, Ireland's Children's Hospice operates as a unified hospice and disability services organization offering children's palliative care, children's disability respite services (Hazel House), and adult disability residential care (Willow View). Fundraising activities include the 24-Hour Challenge fitness event, annual raffle, Face-2-Face door-to-door fundraising, and a shop selling gift cards representing donations to specific care categories. Education and research initiatives include a Professional Education Programme for healthcare workers and the McKenna Scholarship for postgraduate research in children's palliative care. The organization delivers community-based care through regional hubs in Dublin, Mallow, and Ballinasloe.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• LauraLynn Shop: Online shop selling gift cards and products where proceeds support LauraLynn's care services, including Gifts that Give cards and Memory Tree dedications.

Quantifiable outcome

• 960+ children and families cared for since inception
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Cedar Tree Personalised CardsminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 April 2016Cedar Tree Personalised Cards, based in County Longford, has been supporting LauraLynn since April 2016. They donate €5 per order for personalised cards (baby, wedding, communion, confirmation). To date they have donated over €61,895 on behalf of their customers.
• Petworld (Horkans Group)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerPetworld stores transformed Christmas Jumper Day into a festive campaign, raising €21,000 in 2025 alone. Total funds raised for LauraLynn exceed €73,000 since 2021.
• Microsoft IrelandcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerMicrosoft Ireland's annual cycling fundraiser raised a record €305,923 in 2024. This 12-year fundraising initiative has now raised over €1.7 million for LauraLynn.
• The WheelcoreOthersCEO Kerry McLaverty appointed Vice Chair of The Wheel's Board of Directors. The Wheel is Ireland's national association for charities, community groups, and social enterprises.
• SuperdrugminorGTM or Marketing PartnerNew partnership with health and beauty retailer Superdrug will help provide support to families and children in all 26 counties of Ireland.
• Community Foundation IrelandminorOthersManages the RTÉ Toy Show Appeal, distributing funds raised by the Irish public to children's charities. Awarded €40,000 grant to LauraLynn for Family Events Programme.
• Early Childhood IrelandminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership for National Pyjama Day 2026, raising awareness and funds for children's hospice services.
• UCD School of PsychologycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSince 2018, LauraLynn has a Memorandum of Agreement with UCD School of Psychology and UCD Centre for Disability Studies to develop teaching and research in disability studies relating to Children's Palliative Care.
• DCCminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate supporter of the 24Hour Treadmill Challenge, providing participant support.
• AskPaulminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate supporter of the 24Hour Treadmill Challenge.
• ArachasminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate supporter of the 24Hour Treadmill Challenge.
• Fitness Goose Running ClubminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate supporter of the 24Hour Treadmill Challenge.
• C3 (Face-to-Face Fundraising)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLauraLynn partners with C3 for face-to-face fundraising campaigns across Ireland to recruit regular monthly donors. C3 helps reach more supporters in a cost-effective manner.
• RapportminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBelfast-based agency helping LauraLynn with raffle ticket sales through phone and post outreach to supporters.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Jack & Jill Children's Foundation: Irish charity providing home-based specialist nursing care and respite to children with life-limiting and complex conditions. Direct Irish peer serving overlapping pediatric palliative care population with a community/home-care delivery model.
• Rainbows Hospice for Children and Young People: UK children's hospice supporting babies, children, and young people with life-limiting conditions and their families. Closest international peer in mission, hospice-and-community model, and family-centred palliative services.
• Acorns Children's Hospice: UK children's hospice trust operating three hospices offering respite, end-of-life, and bereavement care. Closely comparable operating model, scale, and fundraising mix (corporate, retail, F2F, events).
• Helen & Douglas House: World's first children's hospice, operating hospice and home-based palliative care services for children and young adults in the UK. Closest direct peer in hospice operations and family support design.
• Children's Hospice Association Scotland (CHAS): Scotland's only children's hospice service, providing hospice, home, and hospital palliative care across Scotland. Comparable national-only children's hospice charity with multi-channel fundraising.

Regional players

• CHI (Children's Health Ireland): Ireland's national pediatric hospital network (Temple Street, Crumlin, Tallaght, Connolly). Provides acute pediatric care but not hospice services; comparable Irish pediatric healthcare audience and government counterpart.
• St. Francis Hospice (Ireland): Irish hospice providing specialist palliative care in Dublin and surrounding counties. Comparable Irish hospice charity and a peer in the HSE-funded Section 38/39 hospice sector, although focused on adult care.

Others

• Together for Short Lives: UK charity and membership body for children's palliative care providers. Comparable sectoral ecosystem role: advocacy, research, and capacity-building for the children's palliative care field in which LauraLynn operates.
• All Ireland Institute of Hospice and Palliative Care (AIIHPC): All-island institute advancing palliative care education, research, and policy across Ireland and Northern Ireland. Comparable Irish palliative care sector partner and convener of education and research initiatives.
• Irish Hospice Foundation: National charity in Ireland dedicated to hospice and palliative care, funding programs and supporting services. Comparable Irish palliative care enabling body and potential policy/funding partner.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@LauraLynnHospice_
• Facebookfacebook.com/LauraLynnChildrensHospice
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lauralynn-ireland's-children's-hospice
• Instagraminstagram.com/lauralynnhospice
• TikToktiktok.com/@lauralynnhospice?lang=en
• Xx.com/lauralynnhouse

Compliance5 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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