SEVERN HOSPICE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-14 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-09-30
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£6M
-2.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£28M
+1.4% vs 2024
Employees
449
-4.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£374K
-20.6% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- SEVERN HOSPICE LIMITED 2004-04-19 → present
- SHROPSHIRE HOSPICE LIMITED(THE) 1982-01-15 → 2004-04-19
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 | £14,712,000 | £16,157,000 | |
| Operating profit | £471,000 | £493,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £471,000 | £374,000 | |
| Net profit | £471,000 | £374,000 | |
| Cash | £5,751,000 | £5,628,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £27,653,000 | £28,027,000 | |
| Net assets | £27,653,000 | £28,027,000 | |
| Equity | £27,653,000 | £28,027,000 | |
| Average employees | 468 | 449 | |
| Wages | £8,645,000 | £9,533,000 |
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 | 3.2% | 3.1% | |
| Net margin | 3.2% | 2.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 1.7% | 1.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 4.0% | 4.1% | |
| Current ratio | 6.84x | 6.90x |
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 accordingly remain vigilant but through ongoing cost control measures and an emphasis on continuing to grow income, they are confident that the Hospice will continue as a going concern for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- SEVERN HOSPICE LIMITED · parent
- Severn Promotions Company Limited 1%
- Hospice Projects Limited 1%
Significant events
- “During the year the new legacy campaign was launched which included being party to a Hospice UK TV advert.”
- “The launch of a safety campaign in 2024 provided a framework to capture and evidence compliance in safety standards.”
- “The launch of Virtual Hospice and the integration of our community services has increased our ability to support more patients with greater complexities at home.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
16 active · 52 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIES, Kerry Jane | Secretary | 2018-05-29 | — | — |
| BATHURST, Nigel John | Director | 2023-09-07 | Dec 1963 | British |
| BLEAKLEY, Stephen Andrew | Director | 2022-01-27 | Jun 1964 | British |
| CASEY, Jacqueline | Director | 2023-11-13 | Sep 1965 | British |
| CORCORAN, Karen | Director | 2025-10-17 | Oct 1963 | English |
| CROSBY, Nicola Fay | Director | 2023-09-28 | Oct 1966 | British |
| DOWNTON, Kathryn Joan | Director | 2023-09-07 | Sep 1961 | British |
| FRASER, Robert Ashley, Dr | Director | 2022-01-27 | Jan 1948 | British |
| GALLAGHER, John | Director | 2025-10-17 | Jan 1960 | Welsh |
| GLOCKLING, Nicholas Mark | Director | 2025-09-24 | Apr 1967 | British |
| GOLD, Paul Allan | Director | 2022-03-29 | Jul 1959 | British |
| NORTHERN, David Graham Frank, Dr | Director | 2023-05-25 | Jan 1958 | British |
| ROBINSON, Daniel Stephen | Director | 2023-11-13 | Mar 1982 | British |
| TOWSE, Debra, Professor | Director | 2022-01-27 | Mar 1960 | British |
| WARDLE, John Marcus | Director | 2017-08-10 | Mar 1958 | British |
| WHATLEY, Vanessa Jane | Director | 2025-10-28 | Jul 1970 | British |
Show 52 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRONIN, Paul Anthony | Secretary | 2003-06-28 | 2018-05-29 |
| MCDONALD, George Duncan | Secretary | — | 1996-03-31 |
| WESTON, Terence John | Secretary | 1996-04-01 | 2003-06-27 |
| ASTBURY, Sheila Mary | Director | — | 2000-09-21 |
| BATES, James William | Director | — | 1994-09-22 |
| BEARD, Judith Ann | Director | 2016-05-04 | 2023-09-28 |
| BEVAN, Peter Harrison | Director | — | 1994-09-22 |
| BROOMHEAD, Sarah | Director | 2006-10-26 | 2022-09-29 |
| CLARKSON, Andrew James | Director | 2022-03-29 | 2026-03-11 |
| COACKLEY, Paul Ian | Director | 2018-08-09 | 2025-01-31 |
| COLES, Rosemary Ann | Director | 1994-05-19 | 1995-10-17 |
| CORDERY, Antony John | Director | 2011-09-06 | 2020-09-09 |
| DAVIS, Michael Nevill | Director | 1993-09-23 | 2003-09-18 |
| DAY, Michael John, Sir | Director | 1998-10-29 | 2003-09-18 |
| DE WET, Gabrielle Mary | Director | 2004-10-28 | 2020-12-10 |
| DONOHUE, Paul Joseph | Director | 2014-07-31 | 2023-09-28 |
| ENGLISH, Peter | Director | 1996-10-17 | 2006-10-27 |
| FAIRCLOUGH, John Michael | Director | 2001-09-27 | 2019-07-02 |
| GRIFFITHS, Derek Donald, Doctor | Director | — | 2000-04-10 |
| HAWKINS, Deborah | Director | 2003-01-30 | 2011-09-22 |
| HILL, Timothy, Dr | Director | 2002-08-01 | 2006-06-12 |
| HOGG, Vernon William | Director | 2007-07-26 | 2010-06-16 |
| HOLLINGS, Anthony | Director | — | 1997-01-23 |
| JENKINSON, Joy Florence Elizabeth | Director | — | 1995-10-17 |
| JOHNSON, Christopher John Staley | Director | 2004-10-28 | 2011-09-22 |
| JOHNSON, Sylvia Ann | Director | 2019-11-14 | 2023-05-19 |
| LAMBLEY, Eric | Director | — | 1995-10-17 |
| LOFTHOUSE, Angela Anne | Director | 1995-09-28 | 1998-09-24 |
| LOWE, Michael John | Director | 2001-09-27 | 2014-10-16 |
| MCPHAIL, Helen | Director | — | 2001-09-20 |
| OLIVER, Zara Dawn | Director | 2014-02-06 | 2022-02-16 |
| PAULSON, Peter Ellis | Director | 1998-10-29 | 2008-07-31 |
| RYAN, Thomas Declan, Dr | Director | 2014-07-31 | 2023-09-28 |
| RYDSTROM, Marilyn | Director | 2007-07-26 | 2016-09-29 |
| SANDFORD, Joan Margaret Harcourt | Director | — | 2007-03-29 |
| SCURFIELD, Hugh Hedley | Director | — | 2007-12-05 |
| SEAR, David | Director | 1995-09-28 | 2014-10-16 |
| SMITH, Constance Gwendoline | Director | 1996-10-17 | 2006-07-31 |
| STEWART, Peter John | Director | 1995-09-28 | 2014-10-16 |
| SWIRE, Georgina Mary | Director | 1995-12-07 | 2006-10-27 |
| TANCOCK, John Clive | Director | — | 2001-09-20 |
| TREVOR, Susan Mary | Director | 2006-10-26 | 2015-09-24 |
| TUDOR, Ann Hancock | Director | 2011-09-06 | 2018-10-17 |
| TUDOR, Michael John | Director | 2008-05-21 | 2016-09-29 |
| TWEEDIE, Barbara-Ann | Director | 2011-09-06 | 2022-09-29 |
| VINSON, Peter John | Director | — | 1995-10-17 |
| WALKER, Eleanor | Director | 2002-11-28 | 2009-01-11 |
| WALTON, Wendy Jane, Dr | Director | 2006-10-26 | 2022-09-29 |
| WHITFORD, Jeanette Thérèse | Director | 2020-03-12 | 2025-09-25 |
| WILLIAMS, Norman Barrie | Director | 1994-09-22 | 1995-03-30 |
| WILSON, Robert Stanley Edwards, Dr | Director | 2000-10-26 | 2005-07-02 |
| YATES, Francis Adrian Harvey | Director | 2007-07-26 | 2022-09-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 245 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-10-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-02-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-06-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-02-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-02-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-11-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 4
- Officers resigned
- 2
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
+9.8%
£14,712,000 £16,157,000
-
Cash
-2.1%
£5,751,000 £5,628,000
-
Net assets
+1.4%
£27,653,000 £28,027,000
-
Employees
-4.1%
468 449
-
Operating profit
+4.7%
£471,000 £493,000
-
Profit before tax
-20.6%
£471,000 £374,000
-
Wages
+10.3%
£8,645,000 £9,533,000
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