Claire House Children’s Hospice

Name

Claire House Children’s Hospice

Legal name

Claire House Children's Hospice

Website

https://clairehouse.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pediatric Hospice Care

NAICS

Other Residential Care Facilities (6239), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Pediatric Hospice & Palliative Care (HLADAHAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Residential Hospice / Hospice House (Facility-Based) (HLADAHAC), Bereavement & Grief Support Services (Hospice-Affiliated/Independent) (HLADAHAL)

Keywords

• Pediatric palliative care
• Children's hospice services
• End-of-life care
• Bereavement support
• Charity fundraising

Headquarters

HQ city

Bebington

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Donations and Fundraising: Individual donations, regular giving programs, in-memory donations, and legacy gifts in wills form the core revenue stream.
2. Claire House Lottery: Weekly lottery with prizes up to £10,000, generating regular recurring revenue from participants.
3. Corporate Partnerships: Partnerships with businesses for funding, sponsorships, andCause-related marketing campaigns.
4. Retail Shops: Chain of charity shops selling donated goods, generating revenue while supporting environmental sustainability.
5. Events: Fundraising events including London to Paris Bike Ride, Inflatable Run, Bike Chester, Strictly competitions, and community challenges.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Claire House Children's Hospice provides specialist palliative and end-of-life care for seriously and terminally ill children, alongside emotional and practical support for their families. Services include residential respite care, symptom management, bereavement counselling, and community-based outreach, delivered free of charge across Wirral, Liverpool, and Cheshire. The hospice supplements its care services with fundraising events, a lottery membership programme, and a network of charity shops.

Product overview

Claire House Children's Hospice provides a comprehensive range of palliative and supportive care services for seriously and terminally ill babies, children, and young adults (up to age 25) and their families across Merseyside, Cheshire, and North Wales. The organization operates from two locations: its main hospice in Wirral and a second site in Liverpool's West Derby. Services are delivered through an integrated model combining core clinical services (overnight/day care, hospital and community support, perinatal services, young adult services, end of life care, and bereavement support) with specialized therapeutic offerings including counselling, clinical psychology, complementary therapies, clinical therapies (physiotherapy and hydrotherapy), music therapy, specialist play activities, and sibling/family support programs. Currently, the organization is running a major capital campaign to develop its Liverpool site into a full 24/7 hospice facility.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Claire House Lottery: A weekly lottery where participants can win up to £10,000 for £1 per week to support the hospice.
• The Extra Mile Counts
• Butterfly Suite
• Claire House does Strictly

Products and services

• Hospice and Respite Care
• Community and Home-Based Care
• Bereavement Counselling
• Claire House Lottery
• Claire House Charity Shops
• Fundraising Events

Quantifiable outcome

• 94% of families valued respite opportunities
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Poke MarketingminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 February 2026Liverpool-based marketing agency secured brief to support Claire House with messaging for its proposed second hospice development in Liverpool.
• Duke Street MarketminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 28 March 2025Helped the charity continue to make memories and provide vital care in the community; lifeline for delivering care.
• Everton FC WomenminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 20 December 2024Football players visited Claire House Liverpool bringing Christmas cheer; community engagement and awareness raising.
• Rathbones PLCminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 3 December 2024Sponsored Claire House's Carols and Candles Christmas concert event at Christ Church in Port Sunlight.
• ZutminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 11 November 2024Liverpool-based creative and production agency created Claire House's Christmas advert featuring animated scenes of Liverpool and Merseyside.
• Alder Hey Children's HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClaire House has a dedicated team member at Alder Hey critical care unit each week. Close proximity to the hospital means joined-up care for families. Claire House Liverpool site is close to Alder Hey.
• Liverpool Women's HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClaire House Liverpool site is strategically located close to Liverpool Women's Hospital, providing perinatal services and support near where many families receive treatment.
• Together for Short LivescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational membership organization representing children's hospices. Partnership with Morrisons to raise funds for hospices; organized lobby day at Westminster to campaign for government funding.
• Headliners Dance SchoolminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerProfessional dancers from Headliners Dance School worked with amateur participants for Claire House does Strictly event.
• Social Value Business (SVB)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommissioned to produce Claire House's impact report, focusing on outcomes and Social Return on Investment for various stakeholder groups.

Scale indicators15 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Shooting Star Children's Hospices: Shooting Star operates Shooting Star House in Surrey and Christopher's in Guildford/Hampton, providing hospice and palliative care for babies, children, and young adults with life-limiting conditions. It is comparable in scope of clinical and family services and fundraising reliance.
• Acorns Children's Hospice: Acorns operates three children's hospices across the West Midlands (Birmingham, Worcester, Three Counties) and provides hospice, palliative, and bereavement care for life-limited children and families. It is the most directly comparable UK children's hospice in scale, service mix, and funding model.
• East Anglia's Children's Hospices (EACH): EACH operates three hospices across East Anglia (Milton, The Treehouse, The Nook) providing care and support for life-threatened children and their families. It is comparable in multi-site operating model, NHS partnership depth, and fundraising diversification.
• Helen & Douglas House: Helen & Douglas House in Oxford provides hospice and palliative care for terminally ill children and young adults, the world's first children's hospice. It is directly comparable in service specialization, age range, and donor-funded operating model.
• Ty Hafan: Ty Hafan is a children's hospice based in South Wales serving life-limited children across Wales, including parts of North Wales overlapping with Claire House's catchment. It offers residential respite, end-of-life care, and family support through a comparable charity-funded model.
• Haven House Children's Hospice: Haven House operates a children's hospice in North London/Essex offering palliative, respite, end-of-life, and bereavement services to seriously ill children and families. It is comparable in service mix, charity-funded operating model, and community event-driven fundraising.
• Naomi House & Jacksplace: Naomi House & Jacksplace operates hospices in Hampshire providing care for children and young adults with life-limiting conditions, including a dedicated young adult facility (Jacksplace). It is directly comparable in service breadth, age range up to 25, and charity funding model.
• Rainbows Children's Hospice: Rainbows is the East Midlands children's hospice based in Loughborough, offering palliative, respite, end-of-life, and bereavement care. It operates on a similar charity-funded model with lottery, retail, and events-based income and serves a comparable age range.
• Martin House Children's Hospice: Martin House provides care for children and young people with life-limiting conditions across Yorkshire, offering respite, emergency, end-of-life, and bereavement support. It is comparable in service breadth, age range covered (up to 25 in some cases), and community-funded operating model.
• Zoe's Place Baby Hospice: Zoe's Place operates baby hospices in Liverpool, Middlesbrough, and Coventry, providing specialist palliative and end-of-life care for babies and infants. It is a direct competitor for Claire House's perinatal and Liverpool-area services and shares donor and volunteer pools in the Merseyside region.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/clairehouse
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCzeeltMm9dgz3wwd4RZczmQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/ClaireHouseCH
• Instagraminstagram.com/clairehouse

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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