ST. CHRISTOPHERS HOSPICE

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  4 officer resignations in last 12 months

  Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.

1. ST. CHRISTOPHERS HOSPICE 1987-05-21 → present
2. ST.CHRISTOPHERS HOSPICE LIMITED 1961-01-27 → 1987-05-21

Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers

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Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Consolidated group

Auditor

Moore Kingston Smith LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“The Trustees believe that the Charity has adequate resources to continue operational existence for the foreseeable future. As a result, they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the Annual Report and Accounts.”

Group structure

1. ST. CHRISTOPHERS HOSPICE · parent
   1. St Christopher's (Trading) Limited 1% · UK · Operation of charity shops for the hospice

Significant events

• “Wards refurbishment project began to enhance patient experience.”
• “Received Investors in Diversity Silver accreditation from the National Centre for Diversity.”
• “Launched new strategic ambitions in 2023, with 2024-25 being the second year of a three-year strategy.”
• “Launched first Christmas fundraising appeal since 2018, raising over £100,000.”
• “Participated in a national campaign led by Hospice UK to raise awareness and drive legacy donations for end of life care.”
• “Health Secretary Wes Streeting announced £100m in funding for adult hospices.”
• “Public debate on hospice funding and the Terminally Ill Adults (Assisted Dying) Bill gained media spotlight.”
• “Started a pilot death doula programme in Croydon in September 2024.”
• “Began work with Brixton Prison in January 2025 to improve end of life care for prisoners.”
• “Hospice is hosting its first-ever conference on Advancing Palliative Care for Individuals with Learning Disabilities in October 2025.”
• “Launched a new Pathfinders Programme to develop future hospice leaders.”
• “Launched Beacons of CARE in October 2024 to empower palliative care leaders internationally.”
• “Achieved 'Cyber Essentials' accreditation during the year.”
• “Completed the rebrand of all 24 St Christopher's shops across south London.”
• “Held a Fun Walk at Keston Common with 1,960 walkers, raising over £200,000.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

7

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

0

last 12 months

Officers resigned

4

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  +3.3%

  £5,295,000 → £5,469,000

• Cash

  +43.8%

  £4,807,000 → £6,914,000

• Net assets

  -4.8%

  £46,755,000 → £44,533,000

• Employees

  +5.3%

  475 → 500

• Wages

  +11.8%

  £15,348,000 → £17,162,000

Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers