# COMPASSION IN DYING

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1120203
- **Other names:** COMPASSION IN DYING LIMITED
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** July 23, 2007
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1120203


## Contact

- **Address:** COMPASSION IN DYING, 181-183 OXFORD STREET, LONDON
- **Postcode:** W1D2JT
- **Phone:** 02074797731
- **Email:** info@compassionindying.org.uk
- **Website:** www.compassionindying.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** 1.1 The objects of the Charity (“the Objects”) are for the benefit of the public and by all exclusively charitable means the relief of suffering and the advancement of education, including, without limitation,:-(a) to research all aspects of end of life issues including the needs and views of people connected with or affected by end of life issues and to advance the development of better end of life care, including palliative care;(b) to provide advice to the general public and to health care professionals as regards end of life options, including health care options;(c) to provide advocacy, mediation and dispute resolution services in connection with end of life issues, to supply legally recognized guidance, information and documents to the public, including health care professionals, in connection with end of life options and in particular living wills, advance statements and advance directives and to provide information, advice and guidance both to the public and to health care professionals in connection with the above.1.2 Throughout these Articles of Association a “charitable purpose” is a purpose that is regarded as charitable in the laws of England and Wales and of Scotland, and the term “charitable” is to be interpreted in accordance with the laws of England and Wales and of Scotland.

**Activities:** Compassion in Dying is a national charity that supports people at the end of life to have what they consider to be a good death by providing advice and information around their rights and choices.  We are the leading provider of free Advance Decisions in the UK and also conduct and review research around rights and choices in end-of-life care.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE: NATIONALLY AND OVERSEAS IN ENGLAND AND WALES, SCOTLAND AND NORTHERN IRELAND.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- **What:** Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £971367 | £817103 | £846561 | 27 |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £609530 | £993781 | £692297 | 27 |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £744989 | £923584 | £1076548 | 27 |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £1272047 | £797849 | £1255143 | 24 |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £1017023 | £740254 | £780945 | 23 |



## Trustees

- Cameron Brown — appointed Jan. 1, 2019
- Dame Barbara Monroe — appointed May 22, 2017
- David Spenser — appointed May 13, 2021
- Dr Anushka Aubeelak — appointed Dec. 6, 2020
- Dr Vinod Damodaran Nambisan — appointed Feb. 28, 2024
- Rachael Frances Rosemary Clarke — appointed Feb. 28, 2024