Macmillan Caring Locally

Registered charity 1189412 · since 2020macmillanlocal.org·Dorset, Hampshire·Updated 30 October 2026

Key takeaways

Its work fits groups providing or supporting end-of-life care, especially Hospice at Home, family support, rehabilitation, medical equipment and clinical education, and it says it funds services that sit beyond the current scope of the NHS.
The annual report gives no usable grants figure and no grant range, so a realistic request size cannot be worked out from the available information, and the charity should be asked before a figure is proposed.
No application process is published, so the sensible first step is to contact the charity using the contact shown rather than sending a formal application.
Nothing available says anything about timing or how competitive its funding is, so ask about both when you get in touch.
Its registered area of operation is Dorset and Hampshire, so a group working elsewhere should check that its work fits that area before approaching.

Overview

Macmillan Caring Locally is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1189412).

Macmillan Caring Locally is a registered charity whose purpose is to sustain and build upon specialist, responsive and compassionate end-of-life care close to home for residents of Christchurch, South East Dorset and South West Hampshire. It was formed from the fund raising committee for the building of the Macmillan Unit at Christchurch Hospital, the first of its kind in the country. It makes funding available for services considered desirable to support palliative and end-of-life care but outside the current scope of the NHS, and its provision includes education and training in specialist palliative care.

What they fund

Priority Areas

The foundation’s stated focus is sustaining specialist, responsive and compassionate end-of-life care close to home for residents of Christchurch, South East Dorset and South West Hampshire. It funds teams for family support, rehabilitation, community specialist palliative care, Hospice at Home and a virtual day centre, as well as senior medical roles at the hospice. It also provides nursing and medical equipment to improve patient treatment and comfort. Its approach is to make funding available for services that support palliative and end-of-life care beyond the current scope of the NHS, and to work constructively with NHS providers, commissioners and other local palliative-care services. Its provision includes education and training in specialist palliative care.

Themes

Palliative and end-of-life care
Hospice at Home
Family support
Rehabilitation
Medical equipment
Clinical education

How to apply

No application process is published in the charity's annual report, its register entry or its website. The contact shown is for getting in touch.

Where they fund

Registered area of operation (Charity Commission)

Similar funders

Funders supporting work similar to Macmillan Caring Locally.

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Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 August 2021	£0	£0	—	Accounts for year to 31 August 2021
year to 31 December 2022	£5,744,768	£1,734,220	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2022
year to 31 December 2023	£2,622,539	£2,303,449	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2023
year to 31 December 2024	£4,344,634	£2,300,071	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2024
year to 31 December 2025	£3,117,893	£2,256,742	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2025

— No grants figure for those years.

Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.