ST. WILFRID'S HOSPICE (SOUTH COAST) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-27 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-07-13
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£7M
+2.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£23M
+1.7% vs 2024
Employees
224
+5.2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£379K
+140.2% vs 2024
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 | £3,049,814 | £3,058,811 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£942,590 | £378,515 | |
| Net profit | -£943,109 | £380,128 | |
| Cash | £6,595,407 | £6,745,462 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £22,686,353 | £23,066,481 | |
| Net assets | £22,686,353 | £23,066,481 | |
| Equity | £22,686,353 | £23,066,481 | |
| Average employees | 213 | 224 | |
| Wages | £5,487,876 | £6,054,895 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | -30.9% | 12.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 3.6% | 3.6% | |
| Current ratio | 11.55x | 12.01x |
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
- Crowe UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Having reviewed these forecasts, the Trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties in St Wilfrid's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- ST. WILFRID'S HOSPICE (SOUTH COAST) LIMITED · parent
- St Wilfrid's Hospice Trading Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In 2024/25, St Wilfrid's received 1015 referrals, the first time that more than a thousand requests for our services for patients facing life-limiting conditions has been made in one year.”
- “In 2025, St Wilfrid's Hospice is proud to have become a supporter of the Armed Forces Covenant.”
- “At the Board meeting on 5 September 2024, the Board appointed Julian Clayton, the former Vice Chair, as Chair to take effect upon Soline's departure.”
- “Very sadly, Trustee Hilary Keenlyside died on 17 February 2025, after more than eight years of service to St Wilfrid's Hospice, its Trustees, members, employees, volunteers, and beneficiaries.”
- “The merger of Martlets Hospice in Brighton with St Barnabas House Hospice in Worthing and Chestnut Tree House Children's Hospice in Arundel to form the Southern Hospice Group took place in early 2024.”
- “In October 2024 the Sussex Hospice Alliance was approached by the Integrated Care Board (ICB) to consider how its member hospices could assist with increasing hospital in-patient capacity during the winter months.”
- “St Wilfrid's flagship Moonlight Walk was held in June 2024, and over 800 walkers, who raised a total of £83,344.”
- “The 2024/25 Christmas Tree Recycling project 'Treecycle' was in its sixth year, and over 1,500 trees were collected and recycled across the county.”
- “In September 2024 the Sussex Hospice Alliance ('the Alliance') was formed by the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between St Wilfrid's Hospice in Chichester and other hospices.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 57 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDSON, Helen Elizabeth | Secretary | 2015-04-22 | — | — |
| BATEMAN, Alastaire Michael, Dr | Director | 2023-05-24 | Jan 1963 | British |
| BRUCE, Louise | Director | 2021-02-24 | Feb 1961 | British |
| BUTCHER, Stewart Leslie | Director | 2026-03-11 | Sep 1956 | British |
| CLAYTON, Julian John | Director | 2018-02-28 | Oct 1957 | British |
| EASTER, Alan James | Director | 2020-09-21 | May 1965 | British |
| GREENBERG, Karla, Dr | Director | 2023-04-19 | Sep 1975 | British |
| HUDGELL, Keith James | Director | 2025-05-28 | Apr 1964 | British |
| MARTYN, John James | Director | 2023-04-19 | Nov 1958 | British |
| MUDFORD, Victoria Mary | Director | 2019-07-24 | Nov 1958 | British |
| SAVILL, Melanie | Director | 2024-11-27 | Mar 1971 | British |
| WATT, Louise Ursula | Director | 2016-08-24 | Feb 1961 | British |
Show 57 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GODFREY, Peter George | Secretary | 2004-10-27 | 2005-10-13 |
| HANWELL, Molly | Secretary | — | 2004-10-27 |
| SCUTT, Joanna Mary | Secretary | 2007-09-19 | 2015-01-28 |
| TASKER, Karen Bernadette | Secretary | 2005-10-13 | 2007-09-19 |
| ADAMS, Carol Ann | Director | 2001-11-14 | 2007-12-19 |
| AHERN, Sean Michael Paul | Director | 2007-12-19 | 2011-12-21 |
| BATEMAN, Christopher John Turner, Dr | Director | — | 2008-10-15 |
| BEARD, Jeremy Robert Winston | Director | 2021-02-24 | 2022-03-03 |
| BEVIS, Michael George | Director | 2012-01-25 | 2021-09-29 |
| BREWSTER, Roger Anthony | Director | 2017-08-23 | 2018-02-27 |
| BUCKLEY, Bernard Patrick Joseph | Director | 2018-11-28 | 2020-02-26 |
| CAMERON, Charles Robert Macmartin | Director | 2012-12-19 | 2017-08-18 |
| CATCHPOLE, Keith William, Rev Canon | Director | — | 1994-07-28 |
| CHOUFFOT, Geoffrey Charles | Director | — | 1992-10-13 |
| COPSEY, Alan, Dr | Director | 2010-04-28 | 2019-10-23 |
| DEWHURST, Alec Graeme, Professor | Director | 1998-12-09 | 2021-11-24 |
| DICKS, Christopher Joseph | Director | 2014-08-27 | 2023-09-27 |
| EASTERBROOK, Anne Elizabeth Mary | Director | 2012-12-19 | 2014-01-22 |
| FOSTER, Patricia Joan | Director | 1994-02-09 | 2007-06-27 |
| FOX, Nicholas Anthony | Director | 2015-04-22 | 2025-04-22 |
| GLENDINNING, Kay | Director | — | 2013-03-31 |
| GODFREY, Peter George | Director | 2007-04-18 | 2009-07-31 |
| GODFREY, Peter George | Director | 2000-07-12 | 2006-05-10 |
| GRIFFIN, Rosemary Ann Griffith, Lady | Director | — | 1999-01-13 |
| HANWELL, Molly | Director | — | 2004-10-27 |
| HENNESSY, Deborah Anne, Dr | Director | 2007-12-19 | 2011-02-23 |
| HOUNSOME, Peter Dennis | Director | — | 1999-12-08 |
| HULL, Richard Charles | Director | 2006-02-08 | 2011-06-22 |
| HYLAND, Susan Ann | Director | 1998-05-13 | 2011-03-23 |
| JERRAM, Soline Ann | Director | 2015-12-16 | 2024-12-16 |
| KEENLYSIDE, Hilary Anne | Director | 2017-06-28 | 2025-02-17 |
| KROES-RANDELL, Joanne | Director | 2010-05-26 | 2014-11-19 |
| LACEY, Charles David, Dr | Director | 1994-03-09 | 1999-01-13 |
| LAMPAM, Julia Arni | Director | 2011-02-23 | 2015-01-15 |
| LEE, Margaret Salkeld | Director | — | 2000-09-01 |
| LEWIS, Adrian John Rednall | Director | 2009-06-17 | 2015-03-31 |
| LONG, Justine Teresa | Director | 2014-06-25 | 2014-09-01 |
| PAPWORTH, Graham Charles | Director | 1995-06-14 | 2013-03-31 |
| PERKINS, Victoria | Director | 2019-08-28 | 2020-04-15 |
| PINDER, Charles, The Venerable | Director | 1994-12-14 | 1999-04-03 |
| ROBERTSHAW, Linda | Director | 2000-07-12 | 2006-05-22 |
| ROBERTSHAW, Lyn | Director | 2007-04-18 | 2007-07-02 |
| SEDGWICK, Sandra Diane, Dr | Director | — | 2009-10-21 |
| SHARP, Amanda Susan Granville | Director | 2013-08-28 | 2022-09-28 |
| SHEPHERD, Rodney Peter | Director | 1999-12-08 | 2004-10-27 |
| SPENCE, Elisabeth Jane | Director | 2010-04-28 | 2019-10-23 |
| STOAKLEY, Peter Nigel | Director | 2012-02-22 | 2016-04-27 |
| STONE, Adam, Dr | Director | 2018-10-24 | 2024-11-11 |
| THEFAUT, Laurence Charles | Director | — | 2000-09-01 |
| TODMAN, Chistopher Derek | Director | 2011-02-23 | 2014-01-22 |
| TROY, Martin David | Director | 2007-12-19 | 2016-10-26 |
| UPTON, Neville Roderick | Director | 2012-03-28 | 2013-02-27 |
| WALTON, Christine Helen | Director | 2016-08-24 | 2017-10-24 |
| WHEELER, Richard David Herbert | Director | 2006-02-08 | 2009-01-21 |
| WICKINS, Anthony John | Director | 1998-09-09 | 2011-03-23 |
| WILLIAMS, Malcolm Stephen, Commodore | Director | 2007-12-19 | 2017-09-11 |
| WORMALD, Angela Patricia | Director | 2010-04-28 | 2019-10-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 229 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-26 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-10-26 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-09-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-07-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 0
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
+0.3%
£3,049,814 £3,058,811
-
Cash
+2.3%
£6,595,407 £6,745,462
-
Net assets
+1.7%
£22,686,353 £23,066,481
-
Employees
+5.2%
213 224
-
Profit before tax
+140.2%
-£942,590 £378,515
-
Wages
+10.3%
£5,487,876 £6,054,895
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