ST. CATHERINE'S HOSPICE (LANCASHIRE) LIMITED

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

MHA

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“The trustees have concluded that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and there are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, thus they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”

Group structure

1. ST. CATHERINE'S HOSPICE (LANCASHIRE) LIMITED · parent
   1. St Catherine's Hospice Trading Ltd 100% · UK · charity shops
   2. St Catherine's Hospice Promotions Ltd 100% · UK · weekly lottery and raffles
   3. St Catherine's Community Services Ltd 100% · UK · agent for domiciliary care services
   4. St Catherine's Social Enterprise Ltd 100% · UK · governance vehicle for The Mill at St Catherine's Park

Significant events

• “The introduction of two new Therapy Dogs into the Hospice has proved a great success in supporting patients and families.”
• “The Hospice hosted its first Iftar in February 2025. The celebration event welcomed staff, volunteers and members of our local communities to learn more about Islam and Ramadan.”
• “Compassionate Communities started a new walk and talk tour of the Hospice with key groups from our community to bust some myths about the Hospice and educate on the services we provide.”
• “The hospice gained University Hospice status in recognition of its research work and the training of medical students in palliative and end of life care.”
• “The Compassionate Communities team ran Last Days Matter training in-person in the hospice - open to all - for 62 people over 9 sessions.”
• “Electricity usage at the Hospice for the year fell by over 3.5% from the last financial year and paper usage fell by over 30%.”
• “Sales at the St Catherine's shops fell marginally from the record high of 2023/24. The Leyland store was closed for a short period towards the end of the financial year for an extensive refurbishment which, when it reopened in March, was very well received by old and new customers alike.”
• “We also secured the lease on the Old Post Office building in Chorley. This will be a 'shining star' in the town centre and we look forward to opening it in the next financial year.”
• “The social enterprise has grown outside catering by attracting and nurturing corporate clients.”
• “Member numbers for the Lottery increased in the year despite the continued challenges in securing new players.”
• “The Hospice was presented with the "Best Hospice" award at the North West In Bloom annual awards.”
• “At the year end, there were a number of donations in wills still pending and due to the uncertainty of the amounts, the income will be recognised in the year in which the donations are either received or the amounts can be determined with reasonable certainty. The approximate value of such donations in wills to which the Hospice can put a value is £2,373k (2024: £765k).”

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

Filings

10

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

3

last 12 months

Officers resigned

1

last 12 months

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

• Turnover

  +1.5%

  £4,092,000 → £4,154,000

• Cash

  +6.6%

  £7,413,000 → £7,902,000

• Net assets

  +2.6%

  £14,543,000 → £14,921,000

• Employees

  +0.5%

  206 → 207

• Wages

  +1.5%

  £6,086,000 → £6,175,000

Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers