DOROTHY HOUSE
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-24 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-09-10
Watchouts
Cash
£133K
+24.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£13M
-2.8% vs 2024
Employees
322
-3.9% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£424K
+83.9% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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6 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £11,053,222 | £11,234,083 | |
| Operating profit | -£2,640,560 | -£424,134 | |
| Profit before tax | -£2,640,560 | -£424,134 | |
| Net profit | -£2,349,228 | -£373,539 | |
| Cash | £106,763 | £133,055 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £14,261,541 | £13,630,967 | |
| Net assets | £13,316,691 | £12,943,152 | |
| Equity | £13,316,691 | £12,943,152 | |
| Average employees | 335 | 322 | |
| Wages | £12,447,939 | £12,301,090 |
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
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -23.9% | -3.8% | |
| Net margin | -21.3% | -3.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | -18.5% | -3.1% | |
| Current ratio | 1.41x | 2.42x | |
| Interest cover | -129.99x | -16.84x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Bishop Fleming LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the Trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”
Group structure
- DOROTHY HOUSE · parent
- Dorothy House Trading Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The ICBC contract was awarded to HCRG and Dorothy House was named as the Lead for Hospice and End of Life Care.”
- “A new three-year strategy titled 'It's personal' was launched at the start of FY25/26.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 73 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE JAEGER, Anthony | Secretary | 2015-01-20 | — | — |
| GARE, James Alexander | Director | 2018-07-03 | Feb 1975 | English |
| GRAY, David Paul, Revd | Director | 2024-10-09 | Oct 1963 | British |
| HARWOOD, Leesa Claire | Director | 2026-03-24 | Sep 1968 | British |
| HUGHES, Joanne Louise | Director | 2025-12-20 | Oct 1972 | British |
| NDLOVU, Margaret | Director | 2022-05-03 | Jul 1981 | British |
| NICHOLS, Charity Mae | Director | 2022-05-03 | May 1970 | British |
| PARIS, Holly Joanne, Dr | Director | 2025-07-01 | Dec 1977 | British |
| TARGETT, Paul Alan | Director | 2025-12-16 | Dec 1970 | British |
| THOMPSON, Francesca | Director | 2017-06-20 | Jan 1958 | British |
| WARR, Gillian Bridget | Director | 2022-05-03 | Dec 1948 | British |
| WRIGHT, Daniel John | Director | 2025-12-16 | Apr 1973 | British |
Show 73 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LENNARD, Peter George | Secretary | 2005-09-27 | 2014-08-29 |
| MEARS, Terence Frederick | Secretary | — | 1997-07-15 |
| WHITFIELD, Sarah Ann | Secretary | 2004-10-01 | 2005-09-27 |
| WILSON, Roy Walton | Secretary | 1997-03-01 | 2004-09-30 |
| WYATT, Ann | Secretary | 2014-09-01 | 2015-01-20 |
| ALLEN, Kevin Michael | Director | 2002-09-24 | 2004-03-23 |
| BARANOWSKI, Nathan John | Director | 2021-02-26 | 2021-12-31 |
| BATTERHAM, Imogen, Dr | Director | 2008-01-22 | 2016-03-22 |
| BEALE, Deborah Angharyd, Dr | Director | 2002-11-26 | 2008-01-22 |
| BLOOR, Gordon | Director | 2000-03-28 | 2002-07-23 |
| BRITTON, David | Director | 2005-09-27 | 2010-04-29 |
| BROADHEAD, Marjorie | Director | 1993-03-16 | 1999-10-05 |
| BURRELL, Simon, Dr | Director | 2016-09-20 | 2025-09-23 |
| CATCHPOOL, Terrence David Housden, The Reverend | Director | — | 1994-09-27 |
| CAVALIERO, David Marcus | Director | 2017-01-01 | 2024-12-17 |
| CHALMERS, Helen Anne | Director | 1999-03-23 | 2008-03-18 |
| CHAMBERS, Catherine Sarah Elizabeth | Director | 2005-01-25 | 2014-03-31 |
| COOK, Fiona | Director | 2010-11-29 | 2014-03-31 |
| COOMBE, Simon Hugh Jackson | Director | 2006-11-28 | 2015-09-22 |
| COX, Arthur Thomas | Director | 1994-01-18 | 2000-01-25 |
| COX, Arthur Thomas | Director | — | 1992-11-02 |
| CRANE, Josette, Reverend | Director | 2017-06-20 | 2020-12-15 |
| DAVIS, Christine Susan | Director | 2013-01-31 | 2021-12-31 |
| DEUCHAR, Neil John | Director | 2021-11-12 | 2024-09-24 |
| DEWEY, Rupert Grahame | Director | 2007-11-27 | 2016-11-30 |
| DOHERTY, Peter James | Director | — | 2000-10-11 |
| ELSTON, Quentin Timothy Starr | Director | 2001-01-22 | 2010-01-26 |
| EMERSON, John David | Director | — | 1997-09-30 |
| FARRAR, Julie Elizabeth | Director | 1995-09-26 | 2003-09-16 |
| FERGIE, Peter John | Director | 2004-09-28 | 2008-11-25 |
| FROST, Dora Irene, Reverend | Director | 1995-09-26 | 2001-06-15 |
| GOODINGE, Tom Christopher | Director | 2025-07-01 | 2025-11-18 |
| HALL, Diane Patricia | Director | 2011-06-17 | 2020-06-30 |
| HASTINGS, Anne | Director | 2001-05-22 | 2010-05-18 |
| HAYWARD, Stephen John, Dr | Director | 1997-11-18 | 2005-09-27 |
| HUNT, Mark Atkinson, Dr | Director | 2017-06-20 | 2021-03-26 |
| JACKSON, John Haydon | Nominee Director | 1993-05-18 | 1999-10-05 |
| KINGSTON, Helen Mary | Director | 2008-06-03 | 2017-06-20 |
| LACEY, Muriel Pauline Olive | Director | — | 1995-09-26 |
| LAFFERTY, Ian Carlyle | Director | 2013-03-26 | 2022-03-29 |
| LEE, Stephen, Prof | Director | 2010-10-08 | 2014-12-21 |
| LLOYD, Jonathan, Rev'D | Director | 1998-11-17 | 2001-09-25 |
| MANSFIELD, Brian John | Director | 2015-09-22 | 2026-03-24 |
| MOYNIHAM, Kevin | Director | — | 1993-01-19 |
| NUNN, Roger Norman John, Revd | Director | 2008-06-03 | 2017-06-20 |
| O'MAHONY, Jonathan | Director | 2023-08-01 | 2025-07-01 |
| PARKIN, Charlotte | Director | 2016-12-13 | 2020-09-22 |
| PEAGAM, Garry John | Director | 2009-03-23 | 2018-03-13 |
| PEARCE, Neville, The Reverend | Director | — | 1996-09-24 |
| PRICE, Lois Emelie Noble, Dr | Director | — | 1992-09-08 |
| REDMAN, Leonard Rountree, Dr | Director | 1993-03-16 | 1997-09-30 |
| REID, Warren Francis | Director | 2016-09-20 | 2025-08-15 |
| REITER, Sheila | Director | 2003-09-16 | 2012-09-25 |
| ROBERTS WRAY, Brian Philip | Director | 2001-09-25 | 2010-09-28 |
| ROBINSON, Penelope Ann | Director | 2000-01-25 | 2009-03-23 |
| RYE, Stephen, Dr | Director | — | 2002-12-04 |
| SCOTT, George Edward | Director | 1997-03-18 | 2000-10-11 |
| SHEPPARD, William Henry Thomas | Director | — | 2000-12-31 |
| SPEER, Michael Patrick | Director | 1999-11-23 | 2006-09-26 |
| STACEY, Timothy Brian | Director | 2015-09-22 | 2018-10-09 |
| STEWART MORGAN, Charles Patrick | Director | 1998-09-15 | 2007-09-25 |
| SULLIVAN, Nicola Ann, The Reverend | Director | 2002-01-22 | 2008-03-18 |
| TAYLOR, Stephen Richard Arthur | Director | 2020-04-01 | 2026-02-28 |
| TAYLOR, Victoria Ann | Director | 1995-09-26 | 1999-10-05 |
| TERRY, Brian Richard | Director | 2004-03-23 | 2010-09-28 |
| TOMLINSON, Ian | Director | 2009-03-23 | 2012-07-24 |
| TOMPKINS, Kate | Director | 2012-01-22 | 2022-06-28 |
| TOOGOOD, Anne Margaret | Director | — | 1999-10-05 |
| WALDRON, John | Director | 2010-10-11 | 2018-12-18 |
| WEBB, Edith Dorothy | Director | — | 1997-09-30 |
| WELLER, Irene Vera | Director | — | 1996-09-24 |
| YOUNG, Alan John, Dr | Director | 2002-05-28 | 2008-01-22 |
| YOUNG, Helen Mary, Professor | Director | 2008-01-22 | 2017-01-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 267 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 17
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 5
- Officers resigned
- 6
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
+1.6%
£11,053,222 £11,234,083
-
Cash
+24.6%
£106,763 £133,055
-
Net assets
-2.8%
£13,316,691 £12,943,152
-
Employees
-3.9%
335 322
-
Operating profit
+83.9%
-£2,640,560 -£424,134
-
Profit before tax
+83.9%
-£2,640,560 -£424,134
-
Wages
-1.2%
£12,447,939 £12,301,090
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