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Rennie Grove Peace Impact Report 2025-26

Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care's Impact Report for April 2025 to March 2026 records 2,929 patients cared for, 59,060 visits to people's homes, 91% of people dying in their preferred place, and 1,785 volunteers donating 194,796 hours.

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About

Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care provides specialist palliative and end of life care at home and in its inpatient unit across Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire, supported by a large volunteer community.

Key Metrics

Patients cared for 2,929 patients were cared for in 2025-26, outperforming the charity's target of a 3% increase in patient referrals.
Home visits 59,060 visits were made to people's homes, not including volunteer visits.
Preferred place of death 91% of people died where they wanted to, achieving their preferred place of death.
Volunteer hours 1,785 volunteers supported the charity in 2025-26, donating 194,796 hours of their time.
Income raised GBP 9.1 million was raised by fundraisers and through the charity's shops, with only 16% statutory funding.

Key Outcomes

  • 91% of patients died in their preferred place.
  • Local hospice care reached 2,929 patients at the most critical time.

Geography

East of England

Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
Total income £18,180,000 and total expenditure £18,560,000 (year ended 31 December 2024, charity no. 1084958 England/Wales and SC039654 Scotland); in 2024 spent £3.8m on...
Key Metric 2
700+ members supported through in-person visits and support calls in 2025; 697 support grants allocated in 2025 for essential items including specialist clothing, cooling...
Key Metric 3
Largest global investment in EB research to date: multi-million-pound drug repurposing trial provisionally agreed with LifeArc partner at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation...
£34,000 raised in 2025 winter appeal supporting families like Darcie's with specialist items, emotional support and research; 697 support grants delivered in 2025; first Members Connect event in Northern Ireland; EB Priorities Setting Partnership study completed providing global research roadmap
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
22,507 households helped through RBL casework and specialist support services across 66 countries
Key Metric 2
22,600 grants given to those in need, totalling £11.8 million
Key Metric 3
733 beneficiaries represented at tribunals, resulting in £24.5 million in War Pensions awards
1,548 new families living with dementia supported by RBL Admiral Nurses service