Lakelands Hospice

What Lakelands Hospice does

Lakelands Hospice is a registered charity (Charity Number 1062120) operating a community-funded palliative and end-of-life care service in Corby, Northamptonshire, and surrounding villages. It serves patients living with life-limiting illnesses such as cancer, COPD, and advanced heart failure — conditions for which Corby has one of the highest prevalence rates in England. The hospice employs 11–50 staff supported by approximately 140 community volunteers, and is led by a nurse-management team with clinical coordination roles (Nurse Managers Cathy Finnerty and Tracy Glen, Hospice at Home Co-Coordinator Lynn Davies, Volunteer Co-ordinator Jackie Henry). Its core clinical services are Day Services, Hospice at Home (overnight palliative nursing during the last two weeks of life), Bereavement Support, and a specialist Heart Failure & COPD Programme. The hospice does not receive any government or NHS funding.

The hospice's revenue model is entirely donation- and fundraising-driven, with an annual target of raising more than £650,000 to maintain operations. Income streams include charitable donations, community fundraising events (Golf Day, Strictly Corby, Three Peaks Challenge, Skydiving, Fire Walking, Night Walk), a Corby Lottery programme, warehouse retail sales of donated furniture and white goods, corporate sponsorship, trust and grants funding (including a £44,583 Mark Benevolent Fund grant for a Kitchen Renovation/Counselling Room Project), and room hire for corporate meetings. The hospice has held Gold Standards Framework Quality Hallmark Award accreditation, reaccredited for the third time in September 2019.

Distribution is direct: the main hospice site is at Butland Road, Oakley Vale, Corby NN18 8LX, supported by a warehouse and donation station at St Marks Road. Patient referrals flow from all GP surgeries in Corby and District Nurses, while fundraising and retail rely on community engagement, local press (Northants Telegraph), Corby Radio, Facebook pages, and email newsletters. All palliative services are provided free of charge to patients.

Name

Lakelands Hospice

Legal name

Lakelands Hospice Charity

Website

https://lakelandshospice.org.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Lakelands Hospice is a community-funded UK charity providing free palliative and end-of-life care — including Day Services, Hospice at Home, bereavement support, and a Heart Failure & COPD programme — to patients in Corby and surrounding villages, relying entirely on donations and fundraising.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hospice and Palliative Care Services

NAICS

Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Home Hospice Agencies (HLAFAEAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Palliative Care, Hospice & Serious Illness Support (BPAGACAK), In-Home Hospice Physician / Nurse Practitioner Visits (HSABAFAM), Residential Hospice / Hospice House (Facility-Based) (HLADAHAC), Bereavement & Grief Support Services (Family Aftercare) (HSABAFAI)

Keywords

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

Headquarters

HQ city

Corby

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and Fundraising: Relies totally on charitable donations and fundraising events. Need to raise in excess of £650,000 each year to keep doors open.
2. Retail Operations: Warehouse sales of donated furniture, white goods, and accessories. Goods donated by community and sold to raise funds.
3. Corby Lottery: Local lottery program generating ongoing community engagement and revenue.
4. Room Hire: Corporate meeting room hire with WiFi, projector, screen for 7-30 people. Complimentary tea and coffee included.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Lakelands Hospice delivers free palliative and end-of-life care to people with life-limiting illnesses in Corby and surrounding villages through four core clinical services: Day Services (day hospice care with transport), Hospice at Home (overnight nursing in the last two weeks of life), Bereavement Support, and a Heart Failure & COPD Programme. Operations are funded entirely through charitable donations, community fundraising events, retail warehouse sales, and the Corby Lottery, with the hospice needing to raise in excess of £650,000 each year.

Product overview

Lakelands Hospice is a community-funded hospice providing palliative and end-of-life care for people in Corby and surrounding villages. The organization operates as a single unified hospice care provider with integrated service offerings: core clinical services (Day Services, Hospice at Home, Bereavement Support, Heart Failure & COPD Programme) delivered alongside fundraising retail operations (Warehouse, Shops) and community engagement activities (Events, Challenges, Room Hire, Corby Lottery, Newsletter). The hospice does not receive NHS or government funding, relying entirely on charitable donations and fundraising to meet its annual operating costs of over £650,000.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hospice at Home Overnight palliative nursing care delivered in patients' homes during the last two weeks of life, working alongside GPs and District Nurses to enable patient choice about place of care and death. Free of charge to patients.
• Day Services Day hospice care providing help from initial diagnosis through treatments and ongoing support, offering complimentary therapies, activities, and door-to-door transport for patients living with life-limiting illnesses. Free of charge with optional £3 lunch and £5 return-journey transport donation.
• Bereavement Support Bereavement counselling and support services for families and carers of patients who have died, with referral forms available for both clients and health professionals. Free of charge.
• Heart Failure & COPD Programme Specialist support programme for patients with heart failure (NYHA score 2-3) and COPD (MRC Breathlessness score 2-3) who have uncontrolled symptoms despite optimal medication, including those with complex psychosocial needs. Free of charge with online referral.
• Lakelands Warehouse & Donation Station Retail outlet selling donated furniture and household goods (three-piece suites, beds, dining furniture, white goods, accessories) with collection and delivery services available. Operates as a donation station for community-donated items. Located at 8a St Marks Road, St James Industrial Estate, Corby NN18 8AN.
• Corby Lottery Weekly lottery programme raising funds for the hospice with weekly cash prizes for participants in the Corby area.
• Room Hire Meeting room hire for corporate meetings and events at the hospice, accommodating 7-30 people with Wi-Fi, projector, and screen; complimentary tea and coffee included. Pricing on application via Jenny.

Quantifiable outcome

• Supported 79 additional Hospice at Home patients since May 2017, fulfilling last wishes of 518+ local people to be cared for at home
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Simpson WestminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 26 September 2025Golf Day sponsor for Lakelands annual fundraising golf event.
• N'N Community First RespondersminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 26 September 2025Golf Day sponsor for Lakelands annual fundraising event.
• Superior Services – CorbyminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 26 September 2025Golf Day sponsor for Lakelands annual fundraising golf event.
• Tollers SolicitorsminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 26 September 2025Golf Day sponsor for Lakelands annual fundraising golf event.
• Priors Hall Golf ClubminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 26 September 2025Venue sponsor for Golf Day event.
• Seventy9minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 26 September 2025Website developer and Golf Day sponsor. Created Lakelands website.
• Fallsteak ConsultingminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 26 September 2025Golf Day sponsor for Lakelands annual fundraising golf event.
• Spark Guard Fire Safety Services LtdminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 26 September 2025Golf Day sponsor for Lakelands annual fundraising golf event.
• SBR EventsminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 28 August 2019Event company running Rockingham10 race as alternative to cancelled Brass Monkey event.
• FMH ConveyorsminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 5 July 2019Corporate volunteers who transformed hospice gardens. Spent five days renovating garden room, weeding, planting. Returned in 2019 for garden transformation.
• Bailey's Skip HireminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 5 July 2019Donated skip to enable garden volunteers to clear grounds. Ongoing supporter of hospice.
• Spirit Hyundai CorbyminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 22 May 2019Donated £1,233.92 as part of charity of the year campaign.
• Iforce (Bangrave Road site)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 14 May 2019Donated array of items to warehouse. Team helped load van with donated items.
• Corby Hard Surface CleaningminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 9 May 2019New business donated first booking payment (£70) to hospice.
• Smart Garden ProductsminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 7 February 2019Presented cheque for £333.33 following staff auction event.
• Hampton by Hilton CorbyminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 24 January 2019Donated refurbished furniture items (sofa beds, foot stools, mirrors, TVs) for hospice warehouse sale.
• Lloyds Banking Group - Chief Security OfficeminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 10 January 2019Volunteering programme - repainted patient dayroom and corridor. Part of 'A day to make a difference' scheme.
• MashdancecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 October 2018School of dance providing professionals for Strictly Corby event. Dancers give time for free. Eight-year partnership raising over £300k.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Northamptonshire Community Foundation: Local grant-making foundation operating across Northamptonshire, including for health and community causes. Indirect peer/funder to Lakelands rather than direct competitor, but relevant as a potential funding partner and as a parallel organization competing for local charitable attention.
• Hospice UK: National membership and advocacy body for UK hospices, of which Lakelands is a member. Not a direct competitor but an industry association providing benchmarking, training, and policy support relevant to Lakelands' operations and Gold Standards Framework accreditation pathway.

Broad incumbents

• Macmillan Cancer Support: Major UK cancer charity providing some palliative and end-of-life support services alongside information and financial aid. Significantly larger than Lakelands with national brand recognition, competing for the same UK cancer-related charitable donations that might otherwise flow to Lakelands.
• St Christopher's Hospice: Pioneering London-based hospice and global leader in palliative care model. Operates as a teaching/training hospice with significantly larger infrastructure than Lakelands, but shares the same community-funded ethos and end-of-life care service mix including bereavement support.
• Marie Curie UK: National UK charity providing hospice care across nine hospices plus a community nursing service. Larger and more established than Lakelands with broader geographic reach, but competes directly for end-of-life charitable donations from UK donors including those in the Corby area.
• Sue Ryder: National UK charity operating hospices and palliative care services across the country. Significantly larger scale than Lakelands with established retail network, but provides overlapping palliative and bereavement care services and competes for the same charity donor and volunteer pools.

Direct peers

• Dorothy House Hospice Care: UK community hospice serving Bath and surrounding areas with hospice-at-home, day services, and bereavement support. Closely comparable operating model to Lakelands with similar reliance on donations, retail shops, and volunteer-driven fundraising, but at slightly larger scale.
• Rennie Grove Hospice Care: UK community hospice providing hospice-at-home nursing across Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire. Strong comparable to Lakelands given emphasis on home-based palliative care rather than inpatient hospice, similar fundraising-heavy model, and analogous volunteer-dependent service delivery.
• Cransley Hospice: Northamptonshire-based hospice providing palliative and end-of-life care to the local community. Direct geographic peer to Lakelands Hospice within Northamptonshire, competing for the same donor pool and overlapping patient catchment in the Kettering area.
• Cynthia Spencer Hospice: Northamptonshire hospice providing specialist palliative care, hospice-at-home, and bereavement support. Operates in the same county as Lakelands, with overlapping clinical services and similar community-funded model competing for regional donations and NHS referrals.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/lakelandscorby
• Facebookfacebook.com/lakelandshospice
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lakelands-hospice

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

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