Impact Report 2024/25

St Barnabas Hospice provides free specialist palliative and end of life care across Lincolnshire, supporting over 12,000 people a year from two inpatient sites, community services and Wellbeing Centres. Their 2024/25 impact report highlights £8.7 million in benefits secured for 4,226 families, 956 bereavement clients, and the full breadth of therapy, welfare and community care delivered in the face of growing financial pressure — total expenditure of £14.8 million against income of £13.7 million.

Report snapshot
12,000+ people supported each year; 3,168 new patient referrals and 3,984 re-referrals in 2024/25 Key Metric 1
4,226 welfare clients helped to access £8,728,640 in benefits entitlements; total income £13.7 million Key Metric 2
Annual cost of hospice care £13.5 million — £37,133 per day; 70p in every £1 raised goes directly to care Key Metric 3
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📋About

Inpatient Unit (235 patients, Lincoln); Hospice in the Hospital (164 patients, Grantham); community palliative care (3,486 patients); Hospice at Home; Occupational Therapy (955 patients); Physiotherapy (638 patients); Counselling and Bereavement (956 clients); Welfare and Benefits advice (4,226 clients, £8.7m secured); Wellbeing Centres; retail shops; volunteer programme; education and training Custom geography from upload: Lincolnshire

📊Key Metrics

12,000+ people supported each year; 3,168 new patient referrals and 3,984 re-referrals in 2024/25 Key Metric 1
4,226 welfare clients helped to access £8,728,640 in benefits entitlements; total income £13.7 million Key Metric 2
Annual cost of hospice care £13.5 million — £37,133 per day; 70p in every £1 raised goes directly to care Key Metric 3

Key Outcomes

  • £8,728,640 in benefits and entitlements accessed for 4,226 welfare clients in 2024/25 — direct financial relief for families in Lincolnshire facing terminal illness alongside financial hardship
  • 956 clients supported through Counselling and Bereavement services; 955 through Occupational Therapy; 638 through Physiotherapy — covering the full range of non-medical needs at end of life
  • Financial sustainability a central challenge: total expenditure £14.8 million against income of £13.7 million — hospice operating at a deficit and focusing on sustainability rather than expansion

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2025

Annual Report 2024/25

£20.8m raised in 2024/25 (up from £17.4m in 2023/24)
Key Metric 1
£9.6m raised from 176 legacy gifts; £14m committed to new Total Body PET-CT scanner
Key Metric 2
49,000 active supporters; 3,857 running participants (doubled in 3 years); 83p in every £1 goes directly to patients
Key Metric 3
MyChristie-MyHealth ePROMs system reduces clinician time on routine reviews by up to 23% and enables earlier symptom detection
2026

Impact Report Year Ending April 2026

2,829 children, parents, siblings and grandparents supported; 506 families with a child in treatment
Key Metric 1
220 bereaved families supported; 424 individuals on 93 boat trips; 692 individuals in 165 cabin breaks
Key Metric 2
£71,935 unlocked in essential support; 1,320 social work hours; 188 creative therapy sessions and 271 counselling sessions delivered
Key Metric 3
Families show average 0.7 point improvement across five Mo's Outcomes after support begins; biggest gains in social participation and accessing emotional support