FATHER HUDSON'S CARITAS
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-18 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-10-04
Watchouts
Cash
£797K
-23.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£11M
-5% vs 2024
Employees
347
+6.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£595K
-822.8% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation — the current trading name was adopted 2024-10-02
- FATHER HUDSON'S CARITAS 2024-10-02 → present
- FATHER HUDSON'S SOCIETY 2018-08-14 → 2024-10-02
- FATHER HUDSONS SOCIETY 1984-06-19 → 2018-08-14
- TRUSTEES OF FATHER HUDSON'S HOMES 1982-07-22 → 1984-06-19
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 | £9,580,582 | £9,764,451 | |
| Operating profit | -£213,426 | -£605,802 | |
| Profit before tax | £82,330 | -£595,084 | |
| Net profit | £82,330 | -£595,084 | |
| Cash | £1,046,537 | £797,074 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £11,948,154 | £11,353,070 | |
| Net assets | £11,948,154 | £11,353,070 | |
| Equity | £11,948,154 | £11,353,070 | |
| Average employees | 327 | 347 | |
| Wages | £6,080,975 | £6,734,305 |
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 | -2.2% | -6.2% | |
| Net margin | 0.9% | -6.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | -1.8% | -5.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 5.5% | 6.6% | |
| Current ratio | 2.30x | 1.80x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Sayer Vincent LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After reviewing the Charity's budgets and projections, the Trustees have a reasonable expectation that FHC has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. FHC therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- FATHER HUDSON'S CARITAS · parent
- F.H.S. Projects Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “The name of the company and the charity was changed to Father Hudson's Caritas (formerly Father Hudson's Society) on 02 October 2024.”
- “Nicolas Barre House was opened in October 2023 in partnership with Newman Parish in Walsall/Wolverhampton as a refugee accommodation project.”
- “BRI Wealth Management were appointed in the place of Evelyn Partners Investment Management LLP in March 2025 to manage the portfolio on a discretionary basis.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 42 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WATTERS, Joanne | Secretary | 2024-05-29 | — | — |
| BROWN, Mary Gail | Director | 2012-12-11 | Mar 1946 | British |
| CLIFFORD, Brendan Martin | Director | 2018-06-26 | Nov 1960 | British |
| DEELEY, Peter Anthony William | Director | 2016-09-19 | Aug 1942 | British |
| FAHY, Peter Martin, Sir | Director | 2020-04-20 | Jan 1959 | British |
| FITZSIMONS, Julia Angela | Director | 2012-12-11 | Feb 1957 | British |
| FRIEL, William Dennis | Director | 2025-09-15 | Mar 1957 | British |
| HAGAN, Alan John | Director | 2023-06-13 | Oct 1957 | British |
| HEGARTY, Mary Elizabeth Fionnuala | Director | 2016-09-19 | Oct 1954 | Irish |
| KAVANAGH, Kevin Michael, Reverend | Director | 2012-12-11 | Dec 1956 | English |
| SILVA RAMIREZ, Mauricio Andres | Director | 2025-06-17 | Jan 1971 | British |
| WILTON, Jane Patricia | Director | 2020-06-16 | Jul 1960 | British |
Show 42 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRADFORD, Timothy | Secretary | 2011-11-01 | 2015-04-01 |
| CAFFREY, Kevin Patrick | Secretary | — | 2011-11-04 |
| QUINN, Andrew Matthias | Secretary | 2015-04-01 | 2024-05-29 |
| ALLEN, Susan Elizabeth Mary | Director | 2019-06-18 | 2020-11-16 |
| ATKINS, Gillian Mary Hollwey | Director | 1995-09-04 | 2006-06-12 |
| AZZAN, Iralyn Clemencia | Director | 1992-06-22 | 1998-03-09 |
| BARLEY, John Wrigley | Director | 2006-09-25 | 2019-12-10 |
| BASFORD, Brian Peter | Director | 2003-03-10 | 2023-12-12 |
| BOYCE, Joanne Lenore | Director | 2003-03-10 | 2010-01-18 |
| BROOM, Anthony Ernest John Newton | Director | 1997-12-15 | 2019-03-18 |
| BROWNE, Patrick, Very Reverend Canon | Director | 2002-09-16 | 2012-05-01 |
| CAFFREY, Kevin Patrick | Director | 2011-12-13 | 2023-06-13 |
| CARLYLE, John Frederick, V Rev | Director | 1998-09-14 | 2014-09-01 |
| COGHLAN, Gerard Anthony Dillon | Director | — | 2003-09-15 |
| CORRIGAN, Matthias, The Reverend | Director | — | 1998-01-16 |
| COUSINS, David, The Rt Rev Monsignor | Director | — | 1992-06-22 |
| COUVE DE MURVILLE, Maurice, Archbishop | Director | — | 2000-06-12 |
| CRAIG, David Peter Bellew | Director | 2019-06-18 | 2025-06-17 |
| DUDLEY, Francis Patrick, The Very Reverend | Director | — | 1996-09-16 |
| FARRELL, Thomas Anthony, Very Reverend | Director | 1990-10-15 | 2002-09-16 |
| GAMBLE, Michael Darren, Rev | Director | 2012-06-07 | 2025-12-16 |
| GREENSALL, Julia Mary | Director | 2022-11-10 | 2025-06-17 |
| HANDEL, Neil Joseph | Director | 2017-06-20 | 2021-08-02 |
| HEAP, Michael Arnold | Director | 1992-06-22 | 2006-06-12 |
| HOWLEY, Marie, Sister | Director | — | 1992-12-11 |
| HYNES, Monica | Director | — | 2006-12-13 |
| KANE, Rodney Thomas | Director | 2006-09-25 | 2019-12-10 |
| LLOYD, Peter, Reverend | Director | — | 1994-07-18 |
| MCDERMOTT, Marie Annette | Director | 2012-12-11 | 2015-09-14 |
| MCGINLEY, Brian Thomas, Father | Director | 2003-03-10 | 2011-06-15 |
| MCKINNEY, Patrick Joseph, Rev Mgr Canon | Director | 1998-09-14 | 2002-09-16 |
| MOORE, Jessica Ann | Director | 2006-09-25 | 2025-12-16 |
| MURPHY, Gillian Mary, Sister | Director | 2003-03-10 | 2018-06-26 |
| PARGETER, Philip, Bishop | Director | — | 2003-09-15 |
| PLUMMER, Anne Veronica | Director | 2005-06-13 | 2024-11-04 |
| QUINN, James Stephen Christopher | Director | 2002-12-16 | 2013-06-18 |
| RAMOS, Irma Angela | Director | 1992-06-22 | 2001-06-11 |
| REEVES, Richard Thomas | Director | 2012-06-07 | 2015-06-16 |
| STEVENS, Charles Patrick Joseph | Director | 1991-12-09 | 1997-12-15 |
| STOCKTON, Trevor | Director | — | 2014-06-10 |
| TARBUCK, Benedict | Director | 1994-07-18 | 1998-09-14 |
| WHITE, Michael, Father | Director | 1992-06-22 | 2003-06-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 212 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-10-02 CERTNM Certificate change of name company
- 2024-10-02 CONNOT Change of name notice
- 2024-10-02 NE01 Change of name exemption
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-02 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2024-10-02 | CONNOT | change-of-name | Change of name notice | |
| 2024-10-02 | NE01 | change-of-name | Change of name exemption | |
| 2024-07-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-29 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-05-29 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-01-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 4
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
+1.9%
£9,580,582 £9,764,451
-
Cash
-23.8%
£1,046,537 £797,074
-
Net assets
-5%
£11,948,154 £11,353,070
-
Employees
+6.1%
327 347
-
Operating profit
-183.8%
-£213,426 -£605,802
-
Profit before tax
-822.8%
£82,330 -£595,084
-
Wages
+10.7%
£6,080,975 £6,734,305
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