ST WILFRID'S HOSPICE (EASTBOURNE)
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-13 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-05-30
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
-17.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£15M
-15.9% vs 2024
Employees
262
+4.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£3M
-47.5% 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 | £1,396,838 | £1,538,008 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,932,423 | -£2,850,364 | |
| Net profit | -£1,932,423 | -£2,850,364 | |
| Cash | £2,244,199 | £1,843,338 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £17,946,925 | £15,096,561 | |
| Net assets | £17,946,925 | £15,096,561 | |
| Equity | £17,946,925 | £15,096,561 | |
| Average employees | 251 | 262 | |
| Wages | £6,323,867 | £6,912,013 |
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 | -138.3% | -185.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 3.4% | 6.8% | |
| Current ratio | 6.98x | 2.66x |
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
- HaysMac LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Trustees have considered the state of the finances of the charity and are of the view that it continues to be a going concern. A deficit of £2,851k has been posted for 2024-25. The cash flow is strong and free reserves at year end were at 6 months of total expenditure.”
Group structure
- ST WILFRID'S HOSPICE (EASTBOURNE) · parent
- St Wilfrid's Hospice Eastbourne Trading Company Limited 1%
Significant events
- “During the year, the Terminally Ill Adults Bill, commonly referred to as the Assisted Dying bill, began its progress through parliament.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 65 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOLDSWORTH, David | Secretary | 2024-09-24 | — | — |
| ADAMS, Duncan John | Director | 2017-07-25 | Sep 1972 | British |
| BARNES, Mark Hodson, Dr | Director | 2019-10-01 | Dec 1959 | British |
| BUTLER, Jane Margaret | Director | 2017-07-25 | May 1964 | British |
| BUTT, Lucy Rebecca | Director | 2025-10-07 | Oct 1991 | British |
| HOBSON, Beryl | Director | 2022-09-13 | Aug 1959 | British |
| HOLDSWORTH, David | Director | 2022-09-13 | Aug 1958 | British |
| O'LEARY, Michael Shaun | Director | 2021-09-28 | Jun 1963 | British |
| OWEN THOMAS, Louise | Director | 2025-10-07 | Aug 1977 | British |
| SMITH, Edward Robert Henry | Director | 2024-09-24 | Mar 1979 | British |
Show 65 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADDISON, Mark Lewis | Secretary | 2002-10-23 | 2003-03-28 |
| BISHOP, Kara | Secretary | 2006-11-28 | 2016-05-24 |
| BUSH, Philip John | Secretary | 2003-03-31 | 2006-02-13 |
| GILBERT, Stephen Charles | Secretary | 1998-06-01 | 2002-10-23 |
| HAMPSON, Brian | Secretary | 1992-10-05 | 1998-05-31 |
| RYAN, Pamela Wendy | Secretary | 2006-02-13 | 2007-01-05 |
| TURNER, David | Secretary | 2016-05-24 | 2024-09-24 |
| WRIGHT, Julia | Secretary | 1992-05-01 | 1992-10-05 |
| BARR, Reginald Kenneth Sidney | Director | — | 1996-05-22 |
| BEAN, Christopher James | Director | 2010-11-02 | 2014-10-13 |
| BESS, Cyril Henry George, Cannon | Director | — | 1995-05-24 |
| BISHOP, Kara | Director | 2014-07-22 | 2016-06-22 |
| BODKIN, Andrew David | Director | 2014-01-28 | 2015-11-24 |
| BRAND, Geoffrey Basil | Director | — | 1994-05-24 |
| BRAND, Mavis | Director | — | 1995-07-26 |
| BREEZE, Alan | Director | 2011-12-15 | 2021-09-28 |
| CAFFYN, Alan Morris, Dl Mi Mech.E. Fimi | Director | — | 1991-06-08 |
| CARTER-LEE, Mary | Director | 2011-12-15 | 2016-03-24 |
| CHAMBERS, Lauren | Director | 2018-07-24 | 2024-05-29 |
| CLEVERTON, John Neil | Director | 2004-09-28 | 2011-11-30 |
| CONWAY, Sari Elizabeth | Director | 1997-01-15 | 2001-02-19 |
| COOKE, Richard Peter Davidson | Director | 1994-05-24 | 2002-06-10 |
| CULLEN, Dennis Patrick | Director | — | 1995-01-23 |
| ELLWOOD, Jonathan Nicholas | Director | 2004-09-28 | 2008-01-29 |
| ELPHICK, Neil Alexander | Director | 2011-12-15 | 2015-07-27 |
| FRANCIS, Elizabeth Olive | Director | 1996-05-22 | 1998-02-25 |
| GREGSON, Kenneth Albert | Director | 1991-07-29 | 1993-01-14 |
| HADDOW, Feo Peggy, Lady | Director | — | 1994-05-24 |
| HAYTER, Bruce Norman Frank | Director | 2009-05-26 | 2010-01-22 |
| HAYWARD, John | Director | 2004-09-28 | 2009-05-26 |
| HEASMAN, Roy Edwin | Director | 1995-10-25 | 2004-06-22 |
| HOLLAND, Mark John | Director | 2007-03-27 | 2011-07-27 |
| HUNT, Ian | Director | 1995-05-24 | 2004-06-22 |
| JOHN, Howard, Reverend | Director | 1997-09-24 | 2003-06-25 |
| LEES, Anthony George | Director | 1994-05-24 | 2007-03-31 |
| LLEWELLYN, David Walter | Director | — | 1993-05-25 |
| MACINTYRE, Fiona Bell | Director | 2015-06-02 | 2024-09-24 |
| MCGOWAN, Janet Filmer, Dr | Director | 2017-07-25 | 2022-03-22 |
| MCKINNA, Fiona, Doctor | Director | 2003-06-25 | 2012-01-07 |
| MEYER, Giles Dominic Humphrey | Director | 2020-09-22 | 2026-01-13 |
| MORREY, Vicki | Director | 2015-07-28 | 2021-09-28 |
| MOTTERSHEAD, Derek, The Reverend | Director | 2003-06-25 | 2005-02-01 |
| PAINE, Roger Clive, Commander | Director | 2005-02-22 | 2006-01-31 |
| PARKES-CRICK, Stephanie | Director | 1998-05-20 | 2004-06-22 |
| PLANTEROSE, Karen Lesley | Director | 2012-11-27 | 2021-09-28 |
| PLATT, Derrick James Branscomb | Director | — | 1999-05-19 |
| PLUMRIDGE, William John | Director | 2004-09-28 | 2008-11-25 |
| READE, Nicholas Stewart | Director | 1995-05-24 | 1997-09-24 |
| REGAN, Kevan | Director | 2000-06-07 | 2006-10-10 |
| REGAN, Kevan | Director | — | 1999-05-19 |
| RICHARDSON, Bryony Mary Anne | Director | 2004-09-28 | 2013-09-24 |
| RICHARDSON, Melanie Jane | Director | 2020-09-22 | 2024-12-23 |
| RIDDICK, Hugh Arthur | Director | — | 2000-06-07 |
| RIDEOUT, Gordon Trevor, Canon | Director | 2005-04-26 | 2012-03-08 |
| ROSS, Rosemary | Director | 2011-12-15 | 2015-06-02 |
| SCURRY, George Martin | Director | 2005-02-22 | 2006-11-27 |
| SIMANOWITZ, Arnold | Director | 2008-07-29 | 2014-12-02 |
| SLIDE, Paul Leslie | Director | 2015-06-02 | 2019-09-04 |
| SMITH, Sheila | Director | — | 1996-05-22 |
| SULKE, Sarah Jane | Director | 2005-02-22 | 2014-01-28 |
| SULLY, John Roy | Director | 1998-05-20 | 2007-10-01 |
| TURNER, David | Director | 2015-07-28 | 2024-09-24 |
| WARD, Clive Merrick Norman | Director | 2010-05-18 | 2013-05-22 |
| WAYWELL, Colin | Director | 2005-02-22 | 2008-01-02 |
| WEBSTER, James Michael | Director | 2000-06-07 | 2007-10-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 240 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-12-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-12-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-09-27 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-09-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-25 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-05-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-09-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-09-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 1
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
+10.1%
£1,396,838 £1,538,008
-
Cash
-17.9%
£2,244,199 £1,843,338
-
Net assets
-15.9%
£17,946,925 £15,096,561
-
Employees
+4.4%
251 262
-
Profit before tax
-47.5%
-£1,932,423 -£2,850,364
-
Wages
+9.3%
£6,323,867 £6,912,013
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