St Luke’s Hospice

Name

St Luke’s Hospice

Legal name

St. Luke's Hospice

Website

https://stlukeshospice.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hospice & Palliative Care

NAICS

Home Health Care Services (62161), Home Health Care Services (6216), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Home Health Care Services (8082), Services-Skilled Nursing Care Facilities (8051), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Community-Based Palliative Care (Home-Based Non-Hospice) (HLADAHAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Palliative Care Clinics & Outpatient Programs (HLADAHAF), Non-Hospice Serious-Illness / Community-Based Palliative Care (In-Home) (HSABAFAF), In-Home Hospice Physician / Nurse Practitioner Visits (HSABAFAM), Palliative Care, Hospice & Serious Illness Support (BPAGACAK), Hospice & Palliative Respite Care (HSABAGAG)

Keywords

• Hospice palliative care
• End-of-life care
• Specialist palliative nursing
• Bereavement counselling services
• Charity hospice fundraising

Headquarters

HQ city

Sheffield

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. NHS/Government Funding: Approximately 23% of running costs are funded by NHS England, representing the primary public funding source for hospice operations.
2. Charitable Donations: One-off and monthly donations from supporters, including corporate donors and individual philanthropists. The hospice needs to raise over £11 million annually beyond government funding.
3. Charity Retail: High street charity shops across Sheffield and online stores (eBay, Vinted) selling donated items. Generates approximately £4 million annually.
4. Lottery and Raffles: St Luke's lottery with over 9,000 members, plus seasonal raffles including a Birthday Raffle with £2,500 jackpot.
5. Legacies and Wills: Gifts left in Wills by supporters; gifts in Wills pay for the care of 1 in 6 patients.
6. Fundraising Events: Community fundraising events including Sheffield Half Marathon, personal challenges, corporate events, and community collections.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels8 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

St Luke's Hospice provides free specialist palliative and end-of-life care to adults aged 18+ in Sheffield with serious, progressive, incurable illnesses such as cancer, COPD, Parkinson's, dementia, and MND. Services include 24-hour inpatient care at the In Patient Centre, community/home-visit palliative care, social prescribing wellbeing programmes, bereavement counselling, and the Wilkes Institute research and training arm. Care is delivered free at the point of use and funded primarily through charitable donations, retail, lottery, and legacies, with only 23% of costs covered by NHS funding.

Product overview

St Luke's Hospice provides specialist palliative and end-of-life care services to adults in Sheffield. The organization operates as a unified care system combining inpatient facility-based care at its Little Common Lane site with extensive community outreach. Core services include 24-hour specialist palliative care at the In Patient Centre, home-based community care, Patient and Family Support Services featuring social prescribing activities (exercise, arts, mindfulness), and bereavement counselling. The Wilkes Institute conducts research and training to advance palliative care. Fundraising operations include charity retail shops across Sheffield and an online lottery programme, generating essential income to supplement government funding which covers only 23% of running costs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• In Patient Centre

Quantifiable outcome

• 23% of running costs covered by NHS, requiring over £11m annual fundraising
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered moderate and core.

• Recite MemoderateTechnology or IntegrationRecite Me provides cloud-based web accessibility and language toolbar integrated into St Luke's website, enabling users to customize appearance, use screen readers, translate to 100+ languages, and access assistive technologies.
• South Yorkshire Integrated Care System (ICS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSt Luke's is a partner in South Yorkshire ICS, participating in programmes allowing healthcare data to be shared under sub-licensing agreements approved by NHS England and the Confidentiality Advisory Group for palliative care coordination.
• NHS Services in SheffieldcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSt Luke's works closely with NHS services to share and receive patient information securely with GPs and other care professionals, enabling integrated palliative care delivery.
• South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined AuthoritymoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerSt Luke's shares data with South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority as part of South Yorkshire ICS data sharing initiatives for integrated care planning.
• Wilkes InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Wilkes Institute at St Luke's builds on the hospice's culture of excellence by expanding research and training ambitions in palliative care, named after founder Eric Wilkes.
• Fundraising RegulatormoderateOthersSt Luke's is proud to work with the Fundraising Regulator, an independent body that sets and maintains standards for charitable fundraising in the UK.
• Hospice UKcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational membership body representing over 200 UK hospices. St Luke's references Hospice UK for updates on assisted dying debate and sector-wide issues including the £77m funding deficit.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Trinity Hospice (London): London-based hospice offering inpatient and community palliative care, bereavement support, and charity shops — comparable single-region charity hospice model to St Luke's.
• St Gemma's Hospice: Leeds-based adult hospice providing specialist palliative and end-of-life care with inpatient, community, and bereavement services, plus charity retail — directly comparable charity model serving a single UK city.
• Nottinghamshire Hospice: Single-county adult hospice offering inpatient palliative care, community nursing, bereavement support, and charity retail — close peer on operating model and scale.
• Farleigh Hospice: Mid-Essex adult hospice offering inpatient palliative care, hospice-at-home, bereavement, and charity retail — directly comparable single-region hospice charity in operating scope and funding model.
• Dorothy House Hospice Care: UK regional hospice serving Bath and surrounding areas with inpatient, community, and family support services — comparable adult hospice charity model with similar NHS funding dynamics.

Regional players

• Bluebell Wood Children's Hospice: South Yorkshire/Yorkshire-based hospice charity offering palliative care and family support, sharing the same regional fundraising and volunteer pool as St Luke's though focused on children.
• Weston Park Cancer Charity: Sheffield-based cancer charity supporting Weston Park Hospital; shares a Board member with St Luke's and operates in overlapping regional fundraising and supporter pools.

Broad incumbents

• Marie Curie: National UK charity providing hospice and home-based palliative care across multiple sites, with nursing services, research, and fundraising operations at a much larger scale than a single-city hospice.
• Sue Ryder: National UK charity operating multiple hospices, neurological care centres, and bereavement support — overlapping palliative care service model and charity retail/fundraising infrastructure.

Others

• Hospice UK: National membership body representing over 200 UK hospices including St Luke's — not a direct operator peer but the sector's coordinating, advocacy, and benchmarking infrastructure.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/StLukes_Sheff
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCVoXgK8AzZcV04kU3NPNsKg
• Facebookfacebook.com/StLukesHospiceSheffield
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/st-luke's-hospice-sheffield
• Instagraminstagram.com/stlukessheff

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles20 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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