The Myton Hospices

What The Myton Hospices does

The Myton Hospices is a UK registered charity (Charity No. 516287, Company No. 1628455) founded in 1982 that delivers palliative and end-of-life care to adults aged 18 and over with progressive life-limiting illnesses, along with support to their families and carers, across Coventry and Warwickshire. Clinical operations are anchored by two inpatient units in Coventry and Warwick plus a community-based Rugby Myton Support Hub launched in May 2022, with home-based care delivered through the Myton at Home service in Rugby, Warwick, and Leamington. The integrated service portfolio spans symptom and pain management, respite beds, lymphoedema treatment, the Fatigue and Breathlessness (FAB) programme, physiotherapy and occupational therapy, complementary therapy, spiritual and pastoral care, counselling for adults and children, a Citizens Advice financial-guidance service (in partnership with Coventry Citizens Advice and Macmillan), a Patient, Family and Carer Support Phone Line (in collaboration with Marie Curie), and a Compassionate Communities programme. The organization is supported by a 1,300+ volunteer base and a workforce of 251-500 employees.

Name

The Myton Hospices

Legal name

The Myton Hospices

Website

https://mytonhospice.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

The Myton Hospices is a UK charity operating inpatient units in Coventry and Warwick, a community support hub in Rugby, and a hospice-at-home service, delivering free palliative and end-of-life care to adults with terminal illnesses and their families across Coventry and Warwickshire.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hospice and Palliative Care Services

NAICS

Home Health Care Services (62161), Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Ambulatory Health Care Services (621)

SIC

Services-Home Health Care Services (8082), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Skilled Nursing Care Facilities (8051), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Inpatient Hospice (General Inpatient Care) (HLADAHAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

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

Keywords

• Hospice care services
• Palliative care
• End-of-life care
• Community healthcare
• Bereavement support

Headquarters

HQ city

Warwick

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and Fundraising: Primary revenue stream - the organization must raise more than £12 million annually through donations, fundraising events, community fundraising, and corporate partnerships. Services are provided free of charge to patients.
2. Retail Shops: More than 25 charity shops across Coventry and Warwickshire selling donated goods, furniture, clothing, and accessories. Also includes eBay store and online shop. Shops fund the care of 1 in 4 patients.
3. Lottery: Weekly lottery program where participants pay £1 for the chance to win prizes including £10,000 jackpot and £25,000 summer jackpot. Generates regular recurring revenue.
4. Legacies and Wills: Gift in Wills program - donors can leave a legacy gift to support future hospice services.
5. NHS Funding: Less than 20% of funding comes from the NHS - the organization is primarily charity-funded.
6. Trusts, Grants and Foundations: Funding from charitable trusts, grants and foundations to support specific programs and services.
7. Corporate Partnerships: Business partnerships with corporate organizations for sponsorship and support.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

The Myton Hospices is a registered charity that delivers free palliative and end-of-life care to adults with life-limiting illnesses across Coventry and Warwickshire. It runs two inpatient units (Coventry and Warwick), a community Support Hub in Rugby, and a Myton at Home service providing daytime and overnight care in patients' own homes, supplemented by counselling, lymphoedema, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, complementary therapy, spiritual care, Citizens Advice, and bereavement support. Care is funded primarily through voluntary donations, legacies, grants, corporate partnerships, retail shop income, and a weekly lottery.

Product overview

The Myton Hospices is a UK-based hospice charity providing a comprehensive portfolio of palliative and end-of-life care services. The organization operates a multi-site model with inpatient units in Coventry and Warwick, a support hub in Rugby, and home-based care services (Myton at Home) across Coventry and Warwickshire. The service portfolio is structured as an integrated care model comprising: inpatient clinical services (Inpatient Unit, Respite Beds), community-based support (Myton at Home, Rugby Myton Support Hub, Compassionate Community Programme), therapeutic services (Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Complementary Therapy, Lymphoedema Services, FAB Programme), psychological support (Counselling for adults and children, Spiritual and Pastoral Care), wellbeing services (Patient and Carer Wellbeing Service), practical support (Citizens Advice Service, Support Phone Line), and retail/fundraising operations (over 25 charity shops, Online Shop, Lottery). The organization also provides education and training for healthcare professionals and offers virtual tours and digital engagement tools.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Inpatient Unit Inpatient hospice care provided across two units in Warwick and Coventry, with teams of nurses, doctors, and healthcare professionals specializing in symptom management, pain control, and emotional support for patients in their final days of life.
• Myton at Home Hospice-at-home service providing daytime and overnight care seven days a week for patients in their own homes across the Rugby, Warwick, and Leamington areas, enabling patients to remain in familiar surroundings during their final weeks or days of life.
• Respite Beds Planned short-term temporary care for people aged 18 and over with progressive life-limiting illnesses, providing respite for unpaid carers and families, offered free of charge at Coventry Myton Hospice for up to 2 weeks per year.
• Rugby Myton Support Hub Community-based drop-in support hub at St Cross Hospital grounds in Rugby, offering various support groups, activities, and bereavement services for anyone aged 18 and over living with or caring for someone with a life-limiting illness.
• Patient and Carer Wellbeing Service Multidisciplinary wellbeing service supporting patients, families, and carers to improve wellbeing and quality of life via education, activities, group sessions, and assistance with future planning for adults aged 18 and over with life-limiting diseases.
• Lymphoedema Services Specialist lymphoedema service based at Warwick Myton Hospice serving Myton and community patients across Coventry, Rugby, and South Warwickshire, providing treatment and management for lymphoedema secondary to cancer and its treatment.
• Fatigue and Breathlessness Management Programme (FAB) Programme for people aged 18 and over with life-limiting conditions experiencing breathlessness, fatigue, and anxiety, offering practical strategies, gentle exercise, relaxation techniques, and equipment advice through occupational and physiotherapy input.
• Complementary Therapy Combination of modern and ancient therapeutic techniques working with the body's natural healing processes and energy at physical, emotional, or spiritual levels, offered as part of specialist palliative care services.
• Physiotherapy Palliative care physiotherapy aimed at improving or maintaining physical ability, including mobility assessment, tailored exercise programmes, breathlessness management, falls prevention, and provision of walking aids.
• Occupational Therapy Palliative care occupational therapy enabling patients to live as independently as possible by advising on activities, fatigue management, energy conservation, relaxation techniques, sleep management, and home adaptations.
• Spiritual and Pastoral Care Non-judgmental listening and pastoral care for all patients, carers, volunteers, and staff regardless of background or belief, provided by professionally trained chaplains with open sanctuary spaces at Coventry and Warwick hospices.
• Adult, Children and Young Persons Counselling Counselling service for hospice patients and their families experiencing distress or difficulty coping with terminal diagnosis, deteriorating health, or bereavement, including one-to-one and group support.
• Citizens Advice Service Collaborative service with Coventry Citizens Advice providing free practical advice on benefits, money management, employment, housing, and welfare issues for hospice patients and their carers.
• Patient, Family and Carer Support Phone Line Telephone support line staffed by trained information and support officers, registered nurses, bereavement support specialists, and trained volunteers, offering clinical information and emotional support for patients, carers, and families in collaboration with Marie Curie.
• Compassionate Community Programme Community programme helping people feel less isolated through telephone support volunteers, compassionate neighbours, and community connectors, reducing loneliness for those facing life-limiting illness or bereavement.
• Education and Training Courses Professional development, evidence-based education, and training in palliative and end-of-life care offered to other organisations in Coventry and Warwickshire by The Myton Hospices' Learning and Development Team.
• Charity Retail Shops Over 25 charity shops across Coventry and Warwickshire selling donated clothes, accessories, homeware, and furniture, generating income that funds care for 1 in 4 patients.
• Online Shop E-commerce platform at shop.mytonhospice.org selling donated goods and merchandise to support hospice funding, complementing the eBay store and physical charity shops.
• Lottery Weekly lottery programme offering participants the chance to win cash prizes including a £10,000 jackpot and £25,000 summer jackpot, with entries from as little as £1 each.

Quantifiable outcome

• 40% of patients return home after hospice care
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, secondary and minor.

• Marie CuriecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2024Collaboration on Patient, Family and Carer Support Phone Line. The Support Line provides practical or clinical information and/or emotional support for people living with or caring for someone who has a life-limiting illness or is experiencing bereavement. Service available Monday-Friday 8am-6pm, Saturday 10am-4pm.
• Coventry Citizens AdvicecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Collaboration with Coventry Citizens Advice and Macmillan to offer a free advice service for hospice patients and their carers. Provides practical advice on benefits, money management, employment, housing, and welfare issues.
• Macmillan Cancer SupportcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Three-way partnership with Coventry Citizens Advice and The Myton Hospices for Citizens Advice Service providing support to cancer patients and families.
• Compassionate CommunitiessecondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Partnership with Compassionate Communities, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire Chaplaincy & Heart Failure Teams for Long Term Conditions Group and bereavement support programs.
• South Warwickshire NHS Foundation TrustsecondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Partnership for Compassionate Communities Long Term Conditions Group for people with heart failure, COPD and respiratory conditions.
• MND AssociationsecondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Motor Neurone Disease Support Group working in partnership with the MND Association, held monthly at Coventry Myton Hospice and Rugby Support Hub.
• University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Partnership for chaplaincy and spiritual care services. Chaplaincy team delivered in partnership with the NHS Trust, providing trained chaplains and volunteers from diverse faith and cultural backgrounds.
• Truly Content MarketingminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2018Donated time and services to create the organization's introduction video free of charge.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Marie Curie: UK's largest end-of-life charity providing hospice care, nursing services, and a support line. Directly comparable as a national hospice provider with overlapping services (inpatient, home care, support line) — Myton is already a Marie Curie collaboration partner.
• Compton Care: West Midlands-based hospice charity serving Wolverhampton and surrounding areas. Directly comparable regional hospice offering inpatient, day therapy, and community services with similar fundraising model.
• Trinity Hospice: London-based hospice offering inpatient, community, and bereavement services. Comparable UK hospice charity with similar integrated care model and donation-dependent funding.
• Dorothy House Hospice Care: UK hospice serving Bath and surrounding areas with inpatient, community, and bereavement services. Comparable multi-site hospice with similar charity-funded operating model.
• Sue Ryder: National UK charity operating hospices, neurological care centres, and bereavement support. Closely comparable multi-site hospice and palliative care model with similar reliance on donations and retail fundraising.
• St Giles Hospice: West Midlands hospice serving Lichfield, Walsall, and surrounding areas. Comparable regional hospice offering inpatient, day hospice, Hospice at Home, and bereavement support.
• Birmingham St Mary's Hospice: Birmingham-based hospice providing inpatient, day, and home-based palliative care. Comparable regional hospice serving a neighbouring West Midlands population with similar charity-funded operating model.

Broad incumbents

• Macmillan Cancer Support: National UK cancer charity that funds specialist palliative care nurses and services. Overlaps with Myton in palliative and cancer support; an existing partnership collaborator through the Citizens Advice Service.
• Hospice UK: National membership body representing UK hospices. Comparable as the sector umbrella and policy advocate; not a direct service competitor but defines the operating environment.

Regional players

• Mary Stevens Hospice: Stourbridge-based hospice serving the Black Country region of the West Midlands. Comparable regional hospice with similar charity-funded model and multi-channel fundraising approach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/MytonHospices
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/mytonhamlet
• Facebookfacebook.com/mytonhospices
• Instagraminstagram.com/mytonhospices

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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