Shooting Star Children's Hospices

About Shooting Star Children's Hospices

Shooting Star Children's Hospices is a registered charity in England and Wales (registration number 1042495). Based on official Charity Commission data, it holds a "Platinum" rating with a CharityScore of 88/100 — one of the highest-rated charities in England and Wales for governance and transparency. This places it among the top-rated charities in our database, reflecting strong performance across governance, financial health, and regulatory compliance. In its most recent reporting year (2025), Shooting Star Children's Hospices reported a total income of £13,071,573 and total expenditure of £12,496,801, a spending ratio of 96% which is broadly in line with its income. According to the Charity Commission register, Shooting Star Children's Hospices describes its activities as follows: The charity provides care services to life-limited children and their families at home, in the community and at their two hospices, Christopher's in Guildford and Shooting Star House in Hampton. These services included respite care, symptom management and end of life care. A wide range of therapy and bereavement counselling services are also provided for children and family members. Our analysis found no significant governance concerns for Shooting Star Children's Hospices. No regulatory actions, filing failures, or financial anomalies were detected in the available public data. This profile is based on data publicly available from the Charity Commission for England and Wales and is updated periodically as new filings are processed. CharityScore UK provides independent, data-driven transparency ratings to help donors give with confidence — we are not affiliated with this charity or any government body.

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Latest spending ratio: 95.6% of income spent on charitable work