# NI Hospice income declined last year

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2019/09/06/ni-hospice-income-declined-last-year/
- Published: 2019-09-06T18:35:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**Charitable income for the Northern Ireland Hospice fell last year by 7%, from 
just over £7 million to £6.6 million, according to the charity’s latest accounts.**

Both donation income and legacy income declined in 2018, from £5 million to £4.8
million and from £2 million to £1.7 million respectively. The Hospice also posted
a drop in voluntary income in 2017.

Legacy income accounted for 13% of the Hospice’s income last year with the balance,
37%, coming from donation income which includes all donations, community and support
group income. The accounts show a reduction in restricted donation income as the
capital campaign for the new hospice winds down.
Income from charitable trading 
increased from £2.2 million to £2.4 million, with net income up by £100,000 to £
344,000. The Hospice has a network of 28 shops and café operations in Northern Ireland.
In 2017 the charity opened a new charity shop and a café.

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Another category of income which declined last year was grants which fell from £
4.4 million to £4 million mainly due to the ending of a major grant from the Echo
and Hidden programme.

The cost of income generation was roughly similar for last year and year before 
at £1.2 million.

The accounts for the [Northern Ireland Hospice](http://www.nihospice.org) state 
the fundraising department is implementing ‘transformational change’ following strategic
reviews. The Hospice says a feature of the new strategy is donor engagement, with
an increased emphasis on local activity and events fundraising.

Total charity income, which includes funding from statutory sources, also fell from
£13.8 to £13 million. Voluntary income accounts for over 50% of the charity’s income.

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